Today's News

At the end of one year and the start of another, many of us will renew our commitment to living with daily affirmations. We strive to know the power of affirming our truths, over and over, everyday!

     While these may not suit everyone’s taste, here are some “possible” affirmations to consider!

     1. As I let go of my feelings of guilt, I am in touch with my inner sociopath.

     2. I have the power to channel my imagination into ever-soaring levels of suspicion and paranoia.

It’s hard to believe, but here we are, once again, $80,000 later, still enduring presentations from planning consultants about a comprehensive plan,. This time it was for Union County, but as usual, the report isn’t finished and the consultants are still “asking for our input.”

  I failed to pay as much attention as I should have when a lot of the material about the history of Europe was being covered, so I have less than a working knowledge of the events of over there that ultimately influenced things over here. As a result of that inattention in school, as I research or try to make comparisons of today’s events with things that have happened before, I find myself covering some high school and college work I vaguely remember.

 With our country in the grip of economic turmoil and at war in two different places at the same time, Barack Obama took the oath of office Tuesday and began his tenure as America’s 44th president. Now comes the “hundred day watch.”

   Ever Since Franklin Roosevelt pushed through sweeping reforms and new government programs in the opening months of his presidency, pundits and critics have used the first hundred days of a president’s term as a sort of score card.