It doesn’t take much to get a smile on my face and touch my heart. I was accused of being a negative person. I guess it happened when my friend Mrs. Adler, who is 103 years old, summarized what is …
As a Penn Stater, Class of 1963, I was disappointed with the loss to Mississippi in the Peach Bowl, and I was irate with the key Penn State football players who sat out the game. Four of them signed …
The beginning of each new year brings something exciting for every person — whether it’s a life milestone such as a wedding or maybe a relaxing vacation. For the Fraternal Order of Police …
For those who are unaware, I’m noting that U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick went out of his way during his Christmas holiday to visit our troops in South Korea.A round trip to South Korea to visit U.S. …
When I was just a kid my mother instilled in me a love of reading. When she finished a huge tome she would toss it to me. I devoured those books. Most of them were about the Holocaust. My young mind …
The op-ed section of the Dec. 14 issue of the Bucks County Herald carried an attack on Karen Smith, the newly installed chair of the Central Bucks School Board. The author denounced Smith for taking …
As a resident of Chalfont, I am distressed to see the steady destruction of woodlands for development.
Doylestown’s been doing a lot these past couple of years. Now that our marvelous Broad Street Commons Park is open, our borough administration has moved to the beautifully rehabbed and repurposed …
My wife and I moved to Lambertville from New York City three years ago to escape COVID-19 and seek a quieter lifestyle. We have met many other people who have moved to this area and are curious about …
My granddaughter just started kindergarten at her local Philadelphia school and is full of exciting recounts of what she is learning. I was not prepared, though, for her to tell me that they …
It’s time we reject separation from each other caused by our chosen blinders, intolerance, ham-fisted maxims and all the hurly-burly of ever hastening lives. Let’s pause now and then and look out …
Live evergreen wreaths, their red bows fluttering in the old hilltop cemetery, mark the veterans’ graves at the Upper Tinicum Cemetery in Upper Black Eddy during this holiday season.
Maennerchor (men’s chorus) was the name given to immigrant German social clubs established in the United States. The Gossiper dated March 29, 1912, gives the following …
When you napped in my arms, the plump of your lips bearing a slick of milk, your infant breath sweet as nostalgia, I didn’t consider the pulling away. I knew, of course, it would happen based on all the …
I enjoyed reading Camille Mancuso’s Chatterbox column (No ribbons required, Dec. 14) about her giving her family experiences instead of material gifts. Often gifting during the holidays is a time to …
Sunday night, Dec. 17, an Israeli tank-fired shell hit Naser Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. As reported by Defense for Children International — Palestine, the shell didn’t …
I very much enjoyed reading Jean Rollo’s article and photo from the Doylestown Historical Society archival records about the Trappe Family Singers who performed a Christmas concert in December 1941 …
Another holiday season is upon us and, as a senior citizen, I find myself reflecting on Christmas and how it used to be celebrated and what we do now. Christmas trees and decorations have been on …
In the November 2023 municipal election, “we the people” made our decisions about who would represent us. We voted for commissioners and row officers, township and borough officials, judicial …
As it happens around here once in a while, my holiday column was naughty, not nice, and veered off on its own. So, please enjoy the remix of this happy holiday memory: “This holiday season isn’t …
