For some people, Thanksgiving is the forgotten middle child of the holidays. Halloween has months of anticipation: watching scary movies, planning a costume, and decorating the front steps. Christmas ...

THANK YOU, CHELSEA. WELL, THIS TIME OF YEAR, MANY OF US REFLECT ON ALL THE THINGS WE’RE GRATEFUL FOR. BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT BEING THANKFUL AND EXPRESS GRATITUDE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON ...

Thanksgiving is a funny holiday. Its origins rest in the story of a gaggle of English religious dissenters who were happy that they had the help of native Americans to avoid starvation. For many of us ...

As we celebrate another Thanksgiving Day holiday, the spirit of thankfulness is evoked and experienced. To join this spirit, it helps to hear how others view thankfulness. A Kennett area resident, ...

Like many of you, Ron and I (and yes … Daisy) lead very busy lives. It's often a challenge to find ourselves at home, all three of us, when the sun is still out. But despite the challenge, we create ...

You may have noticed that there is a bit of a campaign going on in America to get folks to express gratefulness. This might be a reaction to the political polarization we’ve experienced, trying to get ...

Americans have been celebrating Thanksgiving in one form or another since 1621- though it wasn’t until 1863 that it became more or less fixed on the calendar, thanks to Abraham Lincoln. No matter the ...

Every year at the end of November, Americans gather around tables short and long with family and friends to enjoy a meal with those for which they are most thankful. We take note of our blessings and ...

Ah yes, it is the time of year when we think about the things we are thankful for. I would guess that most people have some kind of tradition on Thanksgiving of expressing thanks. In our home, we call ...

(By Mike McVay) It’s tough to be thankful for much of anything when so many of our friends, associates, and current and former co-workers have lost their jobs just ahead of the holidays. We’ve not ...