This is the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the long and brutal clash between the Allied Army and the Nazis in a cold and snowy Dec. 16, 1944, and Jan. 28, 1945, along the German, Belgium and Luxembourg borders. It was a fierce counterattack by the Nazis as the Allies neared the… Continue reading

Bandleader and WWII mainstay Glenn Miller disappeared 80 years ago Sunday as he flew in a small Army Air Corps plane going from England to Paris. If you have seen the biopic “The Glenn Miller Story” starring another WWII hero, James Stewart, then you will remember that scene when the world finds out he’s gone.… Continue reading

I can’t believe it but I am actually in a shopping mall on Black Friday. I don’t think that has happened since the ‘90s, and I really wish I kept up the streak. Continue reading