By Shannon Caine The hallways are empty, and the children are gone. What will happen to the historic Jefferson Elementary School building?

No Peace on Earth So Mike Huckabee’s theological experience makes him someone  “who understands the theological nature of this war, as we’re fighting a radical religion in Islam,” his Iowa state chairman said. Oh well, at least Huckabee himself points out that the real enemy is radical Islamic Jihadism, a sub-sect of Islam. I’d prefer…

At year’s end: What is known, and unknown As an attempt to “settle up” or assess what’s gone on in business after a hectic year; it is often a best strategy to divide the future year into two broad categories: What is known. And what is unknown. So here is a little bit to ponder…

By Tony Macklin I can’t remember ever being as stymied in selecting a top-10 list of movies as I have been in 2007. It’s not that it was a bad year; it was a good year – a very good year. The difficulty for me is picking from a contenders’ list that reaches more than…

Understanding Claret and Meritage Hello Everyone, Californians call it Meritage, the British call it Claret, but whatever you call it, this red blend has a lot of fans. When you don’t want to pick between cabernet and merlot, you can have both, and more, in one glass.

Esoteric Astrology as news for week December 27-Jan 2, 2008 The Hour is Upon Us – New Year 2008

Alternative Gift Giving By Kathy French Each year at this time, the Free Weekly invites area support agencies to submit their wish lists of needed items.