Archive for History
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2020 – A Year Like No Other
By Mary Schricker Gemberling It has been nine months since the term ‘Pandemic’ became a household word. On January 9, 2020, the World Health Organization( WHO) announced a mysterious Coronavirus-related Pneumonia in Wuhan, China. On January 20, three additional cases of the virus showed up in ...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham Let There Be Light It is now December. In the Northern Hemisphere the dark nights are longer, and the daylight hours shorter. December is a dark month. However throughout history, we humans have always looked for and found the light. Take the winter solstice, for instance. Cele...
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones Impersonator, Imposter, Fake The world is full of them, people pretending to be something they are not. Except for a few whacky folks who really believe the streets are filled with sawed-off Vampires, a bantam Batman (or ten), and height-handicapped hobgoblins, we celebrate the fak...
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National Gobble Day Has Local Ties
By Mary Schricker Gemberling During the last week of November a time-honored tradition once again marked the unofficial beginning of our 2020 holiday season. I am referring to the ‘Official Pardoning of the ‘White House Turkey’ at which time two fine-looking and well behaved “Toms” are pr...
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A Legacy That Lives On
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Give a man a dole, and you save his body and destroy his spirit. Give him a job and you save both body and spirit.”.............Henry Hopkins “Some would say it’s a dismal time in American History; lives are upended, unemployment is high, and it’s pretty har...
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones An Age-Old Thanksgiving Question Many moons ago, we argued the question of America’s Thanksgiving Tradition. Is the tradition real or a bit of Cold War propaganda? We concluded; the Pilgrims really did have a Thanksgiving celebration and indigenous peoples were invited. Regardles...
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A Tribute to Max Molleston
By Eloise Graham On October 8, 2020, we were saddened by the passing of one of our friends and contributors to 50+ Lifestyles magazine. Max Molleston had been penning poetry or sharing other poets and their works in his column in 50+ Lifestyles for over two decades. He often shared some of his own ...
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November Birthstone(s) and a Few Famous Birthdays
By Eloise Graham I always thought that Topaz was the rightful birthstone for the month of November, but I read that Citrine is an alternative. So what is the answer? Topaz has been known since ancient times, but has often suffered from considerable misidentification and has been confused with cit...
