If one objection from one parent can remove one book from one school, can one objection from one parent remove every book from one school? The answer, theoretically, is “Yes.” In theory, one …
Chatterbox is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get. I confess, “Forrest Gump” wasn’t my box of chocolates; I couldn’t get through it, but it birthed some …
Most average people disapprove of the proliferation and hypocrisy of photoshopping models’ and celebrities’ wrinkles, pimples, and body flab. Years ago, we talked about airbrushing photos, …
This coming weekend, we have two special days.Yes, one is Mother’s Day. The day itself has a great history we discussed once, but we’ve done many columns on the day itself. As a mother of four, I …
Chattereaders know we cover topics ranging from my kitchen table to the health of our planet. Today we stick to home: New Hope. We’ve discussed local issues before and there are no secrets about my …
When I sought a modern day, colloquial definition of “snowflake,” I found none. It’s been around far longer than any of us realizes as an insult for every attitude. Today, it’s used to …
Redundancy. Apathy. Survival. This morning, for reasons we won’t go into, the Oregon Trail came up at our brunch table (I know, right?). Still, it came up: the hope: danger; perseverance; carnage; …
Today, I was blessed to be with my friend of almost three decades, and her sister whom she graciously has shared with me, my friend for nearly as long. These two gals are pure excellence; I could …
The greatest strength of America is her people – her real people – and it always has been. They are the powerful backbone that keeps this nation standing.Our real-deal people are becoming more …
Most of the phenomenal technological advancements we’ve made over the last five decades are used well in good health care and making life safer and more convenient. Still, too many create discord …
I affectionately refer to my computer as “the cooker,” even though, like all my computers, I did give him a name.“Wylder” always houses numerous columns under construction. Often, “we …
There was a pretty amazing young woman who came of age in the 1970s and proceeded, without too much of a plan, to take the road less traveled – very less traveled. Most of her roads weren’t roads …
Chatterbox has been part of The Herald since our first edition in 2002; ergo, a few of my old columns do make me uncomfortable now. I’ve evolved, but the Herald is history, and such history is …
Lately I’ve been hearing a lot of complaints from the ordinary folks of America. We have many reasons to complain, just as we have reasons to be grateful. It’s just difficult to remain grateful …
Over the past decade our patriotism has gotten muddled more than ever.As always, the disclaimer: The Founding Fathers didn’t all want a true democracy, and we haven’t yet achieved the democracy …
Americans with young adults, setting out for the tuition paying years, are in big trouble. If we aren’t earning at least six figures, it’s nearly impossible to keep up with a rent or mortgage, …
I often wonder what people are concerned about, most especially young people. I wonder what we fear, and what we should fear that we’re not, and the many things that should deeply concern us as …
On occasion, as people expound on things they find interesting, it’s not uncommon for some of us to, possibly, end up feeling like we’re from the shallow end of the gene pool. It happens. It …
Here at Chatterbox, we’ve talked about the many things that technology has given us, and they’re not all bad; we’ve also talked about the many things that technology has given us that are not …
Recently, my grandson was playing a video game about the future of the planet’s environment. The objective is to save the Earth after the apocalypse.Of course, there’s an element of overcoming …
