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A special relationship with Ireland

Posted on19 March 200927 April 2015Leave a comment

As we know from reading Spotlight Online, President Obama has proclaimed March to be “Irish-American Heritage Month”. Certainly, with the name O’Bama, he can joke about having a connection to Ireland. With 12 percent of Americans claiming some Irish ancestry, it’s not unfair to give the Irish a whole month. African-Americans, at 13.5 percent, have all of February as Black … >>

The coming of spring

Posted on5 February 20093 April 2015Leave a comment

This past Monday saw the return of a yearly event in my home state of Pennsylvania: Groundhog Day. Groundhogs are large rodents that live underground. The saying is that if one of these animals sees his shadow on this day, six more weeks of winter will follow. If he doesn’t, then spring will come early. The tradition was brought over … >>