Is Irish American history woke?

Being something of a smart aleck, I’ve sometimes joked that while I may look white, actually I’m Irish. All eight of my great-grandparents were born there.

Having true empathy for others

For people feeling a little too blue this holiday season, just remember there would be a line a mile long of people waiting to trade places in a heartbeat.Life is about handling adversity because there are times when it feels like it can arrive and wash over people in droves.

Can the nation wait until Jan. 20?

Joe Biden has only days to serve as president of the United States. But anyone watching events in Paris over the weekend would think President-elect Donald Trump has already taken office.

Lifestyle changes can help lower cholesterol

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: I had my physical last fall, and it included some blood tests. One of them showed that my cholesterol levels rose a bit since last year. My doctor says that if they keep going up, I should consider using meds to control them. What is cholesterol?

Reader determined to conquer fear of heights

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have always had a fear of heights, which has made me hesitant to try things that involve being up high. However, one item on my bucket list has been going skydiving in Dubai, and I’m determined to conquer this fear.

No one should go hungry in this nation

It is an astonishingly large number: 5.3 billion. That’s how many meals were distributed by the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization, Feeding America, in 2023 alone.

DO JUST ONE THING

• The electronics retailer Best Buy has made it a mission to collection as much ewaste as possible for recycling – so much so, Best Buy has recycled nearly 3 billion pounds of personal electronics and appliances.

Anger about pardon is all about Trump

You will probably agree that President Joe Biden’s issuance of a broad pardon to his son Hunter Biden is the world’s least surprising news.

Biden covers crime by pardoning son

President-elect Donald Trump is selecting radical MAGA loyalists for top national security positions, signaling his intention to upend the professionalism and independence of institutions that wield some of the federal government’s most awesome powers.

Trump’s plan has a dismal precedent

CHETICAMP, Nova Scotia – In the middle of the 18th century, Great Britain undertook a deportation program in the New World with many of the elements of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to expel hundreds of thousands of immigrants, perhaps even more than a million, from the United States.