This is the holiday season. It is a festive time of year, a time of joy and peace on earth for all. We sing of “No place like home for the holidays,” and “I’ll be home for Christmas.” We dream of “little children all snug in their beds.” This year.
A standard NRA refrain is, “The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” That didn’t happen in Texas. A total of 19 beautiful young children and 2 teachers were slaughtered while law enforcement waited more than an hour to.
Optimism was in full supply as local shopkeepers in Southern Vermont put their best foot forward at the start of Black Friday, the traditional beginning of the Christmas shopping season.
Optimism was in full supply as local shopkeepers in Southern Vermont put their best foot forward at the start of Black Friday, the traditional beginning of the Christmas shopping season.