Now and then, I like to look around the world to see what’s going on and how I feel about it. Here, then, is that: ■ “Cards Against Humanity,” which bills itself as the world’s most inappropriate adult card game, is seeking donations to help pay for a plot of land it claims to have ...

While we strongly agree with Milford Superintendent of Schools Robert Marquis that the town’s kindergarten program should be expanded from half day to full, we also think that school board member Len Mannino has a point about career training and language skills. Which, of course, brings us ...

It is time, again, for seasonal warnings but if you’ve lived here long enough you probably have a handle on what to do and not to do. Still. ... Here’s one from the state Fish and Game Department: “Motorists are advised to watch for deer crossing roadways this time of year, especially ...

“When I’m worried and I can’t sleep, I count my blessing instead of sheep, “ And I fall asleep, counting my blessings.” Bing Crosby sang it. Diana Krall sang it. It’s one of those songs that have been around for decades, are featured in movies, and sung in churches. This ...

We know, of course, that in a time when 28 people can be massacred in a Texas church that the welfare of a dozen kittens pales. But the abandonment of those kittens in Hollis still says something, something about the cruel individual who abandoned them, that’s for sure, but we wonder, too, ...

Here we are in mid-November and fortunate to have an early Christmas present: From the “State-by-State” column in USA Today, we have two choices for lunkhead of the year. Or the month. Or whatever you choose. You can vote any way you choose, but only vote more than once if you grew up in ...