By Carrie Jacobson
Some last-minute gift-card thoughts about Christmas

By Bob Gaydos
What a perfect answer, I thought, to the perplexing problem of what to do with all those Republican presidential candidates and the people who actually think any of them is capable of being president of the United States. We could build a fleet of space ships big enough to carry them all and blast off for Kepler-22b, as the new planet has been named.

By Shawn Dell Joyce
Find the true meaning of the holidays with simple pleasures that feed our souls and local economies.

Long before humans had mirrors to look into, nature had its own mirror – water.

By Bob Gaydos
It’s a struggle just trying to keep track of all the stupid s*** that goes on in America. But I try.

By Michael Kaufman
“For a sport so bound up with physical violence, there has been an almost criminal lack of controlled, scientific exploration in the area of protecting that primary target of a fighter’s fists, the human head,” wrote Mort Sharnik after the death of Davey Moore.

By Jeffrey Page
More jobs! Lowert taxes! Hmm, but what about the water?

Wanted D.O.L.
Be on the lookout for a Thanksgiving Day turkey that has escaped authorities and is on the run. The large white bird is considered armed and dangerous.

By Jason Poggioli
Here’s a radical notion for the 2012 election. Let’s vote them all out.

By Jeffrey Page
Because the Republican candidates aren’t exactly bowling America over with their charm, their positions and their charisma, Newt Gingrich is back.