Apologies for the long silence, this is a busy time of year. (And, I got to enjoy a little vacation away from my computer. Unfortunately, it was not on a sunny beach.)

So what’s on your mind as we head into the new year? Obviously, presidential politics, but there have to be some local issues out there, too. Feel free to make suggestions here.

When Santa comes calling to put presents under Mary Anne Snapp’s Christmas tree, he has a bunch of them to choose from.

I feel like I’m behind the eight ball a little bit.  There are still gifts to wrap, and last-minute logistics to figure out with Santa.

The recent story here at tricities.com about the complaints of a neighborhood when one of their own put up some non-kosher Christmas lights in his yard (pun intended) caught my twinkling eye. 

(read the details at http://www.tricities.com/tristate/tri/news.apx.-content-articles-TRI-2007-12-19-0007.html)

Bucs hold on late for much-needed win