Moving on from the holidays
[media-credit id=3 align=”alignright” width=”300″][/media-credit] The 2012 Christmas season is now history. I savored the last lingering magical moments. Each precious…
Remember to say “I love you”
[media-credit id=3 align=”alignleft” width=”300″][/media-credit]Last Friday, while shopping in North Adams, the man behind the store counter started talking to a coworker about the tragedy in Newtown, Conn. Curious about what…
Christmas season changes
Things are going to be different this holiday season. How many times have you said those very words but never followed through? For me, it’s most years, but I…
Thanksgiving thoughts
This Thanksgiving, like all those before it throughout the years, I’m deeply grateful for family. Good health comes in second as the years click by. When thinking back on all…
Enjoy the seasons
Every season brings good things, enhancing our lives here on planet earth. It’s hard to pick a favorite because all of them have so much to offer. Just being alive…
Get out there and vote
By next week at this time, we will know who will occupy the White House for the next four years. No matter which candidate we back, it’s imperative to get…
Auctions filled with ‘nice buys’
By Susan M. Wicker Guerrero PITTSFIELD – Going to an auction is like stepping into a different world. It’s always fun to try something new in life, to get out…
A view of a friend
By Susan M. Wicker Guerrero The View today is about friendship, fear, hope and love. More than 40 years ago, as a fresh-out-of-college journalist, my first newspaper job was on The…
Fall decorating while waiting for bewitching hour
Last year, October fled by so quickly that I didn’t even have a chance to decorate the house for Halloween. All the lighted pumpkins and scary-faced witches picked up for…