December 2011
December 21st, 2011
Written by Rita Cook in Latest News, The Welcoming Table with 0 Comments
You can bet it’s the holiday season when you sit down to a meal particularly around Christmastime and find turkey, dressing, cranberry, and pumpkin pie. This tradition comes primarily from customs adopted from the United Kingdom and brought over to the United States when America was first born.However, across the world there are many holiday food traditions that, these days, other cultures...
December 20th, 2011
Written by Rita Rizzo in Latest News, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
“Joy to the world! The Lord is come. Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room; And heaven and nature sing!” This exuberant Christmas carol is sung by millions around the globe each year at the Yuletide, but is it really a Christmas song? The words hardly sound as though they are trumpeting the birth of an infant, but more like an announcement of the coming of a patriarch....
December 19th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue, Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
As we pause this Holiday Season and enjoy family and friends, it is also a great opportunity to share and learn something about how others, different from us, celebrate during this time of the year. Explore the meaning of those celebrations, enjoy the decorations and ornaments, sample some foods.What a great time to enjoy and enrich our experience in better understanding each other.To learn more...
December 19th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in All About Family, Latest News with 0 Comments
Imagine what the growing number of children in poverty would say to President Obama and members of Congress — Ole Saint Nick and the Elves — about what they want for Christmas and the New Year.This is the season of giving. Grown-ups search the caverns of their minds to find those unique and special gifts for family members and loved ones. Kids are often equally challenged as they try to...
December 16th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Cause and Civility, Eyes On The Enterprise, Latest News with 0 Comments
It is time for the public to say “No.” No, to the notion that we have become a society who would rather be entertained than informed as we go about the business of governing. No, to the sensationalism that has replaced rationalism in its power of influence when it comes to our collective decision-making process in selecting our leaders.Not to do so is to continue to allow the awesome power of the...