WE GIVE THANKS BY ...

AWAKENING each day with an attitude of gratitude.
BEING HUMBLE about our role in the universe.
COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS ... often.
DELIGHTING in simple pleasures.
ENCOURAGING those who need our support.
FORGIVING those who have disappointed or hurt us.
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Watching Sarah Palin on Oprah made me recall a wonderful quote by Catherine Aird: "If you can't be a good example, you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning." Which is Palin? A good example ... or a horrible warning? The answer is both.

Whether you love her or...

This Veterans Day finds us with heavy hearts - grieving for the dead and wounded at Fort Hood and praying for their families. How could this senseless slaughter have happened? Were there warning signs no one saw? What made the doctor turn on his fellow soldiers? We have so many...

The good news is that the economy has hit bottom and is now in recovery -- we're on our way back up. The bad news is that many jobs that disappeared in the Great Recession aren't coming back -- they're gone for good.

While the outlook for our country...

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Fame is like alcohol. Some people can handle it and others can't. Like booze, fame can make you feel warm all over, bringing a rosy glow to your cheeks and a smile to your face. Most people can enjoy the buzz from a glass of wine with no ill effects...

The American melting pot seems to be alternating between a steady simmer and boiling over. Our newspapers carry the latest stories about one diversity issue or another: immigration, racial harassment, hate crimes, prejudice and discrimination in the workplace, reflections on Obama's historic election, speculation about the First Lady's influence on...

Where's Jack Webb when we need him? As allegations, speculation, and conjecture about David Letterman and sexual harassment fly around on talk shows and blogs, many are wondering: "Just what is sexual harassment, anyway?" If the boss asks you out for a drink, is that harassment? If you tell a...

"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning," wrote English mystery writer Catherine Aird.

I love the way revelations about celebrities' personal lives give us all an opportunity to explore, discuss, and learn about important issues. "You're as sick as...