Opinion

The holidays came and left, now what are we supposed to do with this new year? What do we do with ourselves? It is a new year but it is also another day. Physically and mentally, nothing happens to us when the clock strikes midnight.

Nobody talks about the melancholy feeling of an older sibling after you move out of the house. You can feel free and light about your new independence but you don’t want your siblings to feel alone. In a house as tight-knit as mine, it feels like I’m ditching them by living approximately 13 minutes away from my three siblings.

The newspaper hit peak popularity in the late 19th and early 20th century. It was a golden age for newspapers in Europe and the United States, as content expanded, circulation increased exponentially and the number of newspapers reached historic levels, according to www.cislm.org.

The Richmond News, Dec. 8, 2023 Charley Cates Jr.

When working diligently at your job, have you felt yourself fall more into the character, or personality, that fits it better? If you’re a soldier, have you become braver? If you’re a government official, have you become more open to ideas? If you’re a salesman, have you become more persuasive?

Although winter isn’t set to begin until Dec. 21, the air is already filled with the crisp change of colder weather. As the days get shorter and the night air sends a chill through the atmosphere, I know as a parent that it’s time to close the door and spend most of my time indoors.

Thanksgiving rolls around every year with a twang, cheesy potato casserole and, of course, turkey. Most people prepare themselves to gather with family they love - or don’t get along with - and interrogate them about their ambitions, love life or how their work is going – all over eating clove-covered ham and brown gravy.

Did everyone set their clocks back an hour? I know I did, and I’ve been waking up early the last several mornings – woo hoo! As the nights start earlier and by 5 p.m. the sun is down, some people are affected differently by the darker evenings.