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On or about Nov. 13 of 2023 approximately 12:05 p.m, my mother, Louise Huston Massoud, took her last breath and went to be with the Lord. This tragedy has happened

I am about to reveal a secret. I have to admit, I have been a buckwheat pancake lover ever since I was a kid. I can still smell them cooking

An idea that is central to my life’s work is that “the ugliness we see in the civilized human world is not human nature writ large.” The idea is that

John F. Kennedy’s exhortation during his inaugural address of “Ask not what your country can do for you but ask what you can do for your country” became the rallying

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22. With his youthful appearance, charm and eloquence, Kennedy personified what he called "a

It’s time to congratulate the winners and losers from last week’s elections. Hail to the winners for convincing voters that they were worthy of election, and to the losers for

We turned the clocks back recently leaving me to wonder if this is a metaphor for the current climate in our country. I sense a desire to turn back the

Among my family I am known as an incurable “dumpster diver,” especially if I spot a discarded item that may be of historical significance. Many a time to the chagrin

Preparing for Wreaths Across America this year finds me immersed in a history lesson of wars fought, lives lost and families changed forever. Each veteran has a story, each story

In this busy and sometimes crazy world we live in, there is never enough time. This is true for one-parent families and often just as true for families where one