As we enter a new year we are also entering another Presidential election cycle as the primaries come thick and fast and before we know it is November. I think it is time we all find a dose of civility during this election season compared to the last couple of times.

Christmas time is a special time for many people for many different reasons. I feel it is important that we celebrate Christmas in our own way, and there is no way that is better than the next.

I am not sure who is the booking agent for Santa Claus, but the big guy sure stays busy this time of year!

With the arrival of winter’s first major snowstorm, and with more likely to come, winter driving has officially come to the area; time to drive carefully and slowly.

I recognize the importance that Christmas has for most – economically, emotionally, spiritually – but if I may bah-humbug for a minute, may I say that the holiday’s reach has gone too far?

It is that time of year again -- Thanksgiving.

All of Lake County has a major issue that is both a health hazard and a blight on ongoing efforts to enhance rural tourism – a culture of complacency when it comes to proper care of pets.

Dark skies of Lake, Harney, and Malheur Counties are an untapped resource.

It is that time of the year again, when mornings are a tad more brisk; and let’s face it -- afternoons and evenings too.

Not only am I the new reporter at the Lake County Examiner, I am a new resident of Lakeview and Lake County. Over the past couple of weeks I have come to know more about the new community that I now call home.

An ancient Chinese curse states, “May you live in interesting times.”

For a country built on the basis of free speech, social media has emboldened odd times, creating an uninhibited pathway to hatred and baseless claims. It is been disheartening to see Lake County social life become centralized around Facebook, and the amount of mob-like accusations that follow.

Sometimes it takes stepping back to see the bigger picture and understand just how much progress has been made.

Of the many classic quotes from The Godfather films trilogy, the line, “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in,” has run on repeat through my head all week.