Opinion Archive

As the old saying goes, good things usually come in small packages.

Surprises which arrive in small, subtle ways do not always mean a corresponding big, pleasant surprise during this month of festivities.

The team at Navarre Press is wishing you and yours a very merry and meaningful Christmas.

This week will be the 22nd time that we have published Luke’s writings regarding the birth of Christ in Luke, Chapter 2.

Three of the greatest athletes in Navarre history signed their national letters of intent shortly before Christmas five years ago.

Michael Carter, Nick Brahms and Emily Madril all opted to graduate from high school a semester early to get a jump on life as a student-athlete in college.

Have you ever made a gaffe in public that was embarrassing, like, dig-a-hole-and-climb-in-it embarrassing?

One particularly memorable gaffe that had me longing for a shovel happened at another church in the same community where I was a pastor.

On Tuesday, the day this column was due, I erased everything I had written and started all over.

My original premise was to write about the homeless, since I always think of them when it’s hot or cold or a time of year when the rest of us are celebrating and they are trudging from campsite to campsite.

Full disclosure – our editor, Wendy Rudman, is helping me with this week’s column because I’ve been busy with some very important projects that I hope to share with you next week or the first paper of the new year.

Since you’ll be reading this just over a week before Christmas, I’ll start out with a Christmas theme.

The seasonally cooler weather has had a silencing effect on the nighttime chorus of insects, amphibians and most other animals. The frogs and cicadas are taking shelter in anticipation of the warmer months to come.

Common among the native nocturnal animals is the opossum (Didelphis virginiana). This resourceful scavenger is found in forested areas, fields and pastures, and even places with a high density of humans.

I am like a kid when it comes to Christmas. On our first Christmas together, I excitedly asked my wife the night before,

“When do you want to open gifts?” She answered, “Tomorrow morning is fine.” What an adult!