Everyone loves to see beautiful, full, well-proportioned, valuable trees. We look at them for timber value and for their aesthetics. But contrary to our modern way of looking at nature, many species ...

Young Adult literature has an interesting reputation. Sometimes, readers assume that because a book is shelved in the YA section, it should be full of light, easy-to-digest themes and stories only. If ...

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When I was a kid, we always had a ceiling-high red cedar as a Christmas tree. Although they are prickly trees that can cause severe itching, they had one feature I particularly enjoyed. The week after ...

One of the most memorable and meaningful Christmas Eve’s for me was the year I was abandoned at the public library. It was Monday, December 24, 1979. I was seven. The Baldwin Public Library is in the ...

I know the big day is a few days away, but the three weeks between Thanksgiving and now have flown by. No, I didn’t decorate my house or listen to Christmas music until after Thanksgiving. Remember ...

A buddy is someone who’ll have a beer with you when you’ve fallen on hard times. A pal is someone who’ll loan you his socket set. A friend is someone who’ll offer to let you sit his best deer stand ...

The holiday season sparks a significant increase in consumer spending. This year, Black Friday alone saw consumers shell out a record $11.8 billion. It’s the time of year when many Americans make ...

The season may just be turning to winter, but spring and summer were already on the minds of some in Chenango County during December 1925. As the Norwich Sun of Dec. 12 reported, “It now seems that ...

Although many of us have opted for artificial Christmas trees, for many families, going out and choosing a Christmas tree is an annual tradition. And bringing the tree home and decorating it signals ...

A few weeks ago, a creator went viral for the worst reasons. At a glance, the video depicted a creator searching for toys at Target while shopping for the Angel Tree, a program that provides gifts for ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Editor’s note: Editorial Page editor Megan Schrader takes a side in the “real vs. fake” Christmas tree debate. Look for the counterpoint by Features ...