Category Archives: Values

We Remember 9/11

By | September 11, 2024

[September 11, 2024]  We pledge to remember and honor those lost on September 11, 2001 – those killed in the unprovoked attacks on our soil by Islamic terrorists twenty-three years ago.  The wave of patriotic sentiment that emerged was unprecedented, and never before has anyone born after WWII experienced such an outpouring of goodwill from all Americans. However,… Read More »

Schuylkill Haven Borough Day

By | September 8, 2024

[September 8, 2024]  It was 36 years ago when a small group of friends gathered in the living room of one of the town’s citizens to discuss how to create something positive.  Since that time, each year, a one-day celebration occurs; they call it Schuylkill Haven Borough Day. In this small central Pennsylvania town, the annual event draws… Read More »

Letters to My Granddaughter, No. 90

By | August 22, 2024

[August 22, 2024]  I’m from the poor Deep South, where I can still find my heart.  I relate closely with those living in small towns and on farms, working blue-collar jobs, local volunteers, small church congregations, and truckers.  When people ask where I’m from, I say, “I’m from Mer Rouge, Louisiana.”  Despite not living there for six decades,… Read More »