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Gerry Goldstein, a columnist for What’sUpNewp, has been writing about a variety of topics throughout 2022.
In December, he wrote about the spelling and significance of Chanukah in the Jewish faith. In November, he touched on the use of Santa Claus in advertising and the challenges faced by elderly politicians. In October, he commented on the political rhetoric leading up to the election. September saw him discussing the royal burial of a member of the British royal family on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island.
August saw him writing about the concept of happiness and the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion rights. In July, he wrote about the upcoming holiday of July 4th and the importance of truth in the wake of the January 6th attack on the US Capitol. June’s column focused on Father’s Day and the relationships between fathers and their children.
May’s column discussed the use of nicknames in military brass and the role of slaps in film and real life. April’s column celebrated the English language and the Ukrainian people’s resistance to Russian aggression. March’s column discussed the arrival of spring and the importance of hope in difficult times. February’s column explored the history and significance of Valentine’s Day.
And in January, Gerry wrote about the new year and the importance of setting goals and making resolutions.
Despite all that’s going on in our turbulent world, much of the current presidential campaign is based on age, but this isn’t the first time that’s happened.
TV commercials during the Super Bowl earlier this month continued to attract nearly as much attention as the game itself, and one of the most popular of the entries had an unintentional local flavor.
The Federal Highway Administration, which apparently never took a crash course in humor, is absorbing some jocular flak over its recent recommendations for restraint when states install amusing traffic safety signs.
Although I’m a member of the oldest generation and a bit shaky on computer nuance, you wouldn’t consider me a Luddite – a person who by nature opposes new technology.
Since we’re deep into the Christmas buying season – the season when long ago three wise men were wending their way to Bethlehem – it seemed appropriate that on Facebook recently, a shopper begged for sage advice.
Without much fanfare, print newspapering in Rhode Island suffered some body blows recently, and though my view on this surely dates me, I grieve the situation.
The reasons Donald Trump is abhorred here at Shalom Acres, our little hobby farm in Greenville, are too many to be counted, but among them is the fact that he was one of few American presidents to keep no critters in the White House.