Columns

When I was six years old and in second grade, I was so proud of my new Christmas mittens. Not only did they keep my hands warm on my long walk to school, but they were also beautiful. Red leather and white bunny fur.

Editor’s Note: Gloria took a much-deserved break this past week as she visited family in Ohio. She will return next week. So with a new year here and the sweets of the holidays behind us, we wanted to share this recipe to start the year. If you miss the candy and confections of Christmas, but don’t miss the calories, try this unique dessert!

For years, presidents of both parties promised infrastructure, but with President Biden, we got it done.

Welcome to 2023. If things feel a little more crowded, well, they should.

In an idea I blatantly stole from Dave Barry, I started thinking about the worst songs ever written. Mr. Barry wrote about this and invited readers to send him their votes for the (dis)honor. He received over 10,000 responses which tells you many things, first of which is that newspapers had a gigantic number of subscribers back then. Because some time has passed since his article appeared in the Miami Herald, I thought it would be interesting to revisit the topic. Plus, I was out of column ideas of my own.

Welcome to 2023. If things feel a little more crowded, well, they should.

Defying the stereotype, let me say I do not like buying shoes. I love owning shoes — all styles and colors and heights — but the actual process of purchasing them is second only to one other onerous task. We’ll get to that in a minute.

“Mom, someone’s here! I saw them coming in the driveway!”

Things are falling here. Not so much into place as, well, apart.

U.S. military forces are scattered around the world, and many men and women will not be home for the holidays. As you eat your meals this holiday season, ask the military and ex-military persons at your table to talk about a special holiday when they were serving their country and wishing they could be with family.