Editorially Speaking  

 

In his 59 years, Timothy Metzel never was called for jury duty until a letter arrived in his mailbox this year telling him to report to the county courthouse April 11.
One problem — Mr. Metzel died May 1, 2010.
His widow, Louise Rebman Metzel, still hurts when she goes to the mailbox...

 

When daughter Abigail got her learner's permit a few months ago, I was appreciative of those drivers who saw a nervous teenager behind the wheel and treated her with patience as we drove our neighborhood and the country roads close by.
Her first excursions around our part of the Southern E...

 

There's an old saying that goes like this: Newspapers are discussed and cussed, but never ignored.
That's us.
Some comments from readers; and, no, you can't make up this kind of stuff:
• A note sent by email:
"Great idea having [April] Kelly-Woessner and [Gil] Smart having point-count...

 

You can't beat the police log when it comes to reporting on the human drama ... and sometimes, the comedy.
• In Manor Township, a 71-year-old man got a call telling him that he had won the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes. The caller also told him that he needed to send in 1 perc...

 

In an email last week, a reader raised this question:
"May I ask the reason that you sometimes identify an association of a letter writer to a topic? [Sunday] a wife of a policeman was identified as such by you."
Good question, and one that usually comes from letter writers (not in this ca...

 

You've been around a long time if you remember:
• Women and children getting dressed up for church on Easter Sunday. I mean really dressed up, including big, big hats for the women. Back then, the men always wore suits to church, no matter the day. Many congregants of African-American...

Some readers have long suggested that we find a local conservative columnist to try to defang our resident liberal lion, Gil Smart.
You have your wish. Today, and on the first Sunday of every month, April Kelly-Woessner, associate professor and chairwoman of the political science department at Eliza...

 

Jeff Ruppenthal is a Sunday News photographer and a very good one. You see his fine work in these pages every Sunday.
Jeff is also a sports fanatic who keeps the members of the staff informed with his running commentary. Think of him as sports talk radio without an off switch.
Something el...

 

Notes, quotes and anecdotes:
Best quote I've read on this season's political campaigns comes from Joe Queenan in The Wall Street Journal. He wrote this about how the presidential candidates dress down:
"You're seeking the world's most important office and dressing like you're working the n...

 

It's not easy being me. Following are excerpts from some of the recent letters, emails and calls we've received.
You can't make up this kind of stuff.
• From an email joining the debate over our Outdoors page.
"Looks like there's a lot of others besides me that find killing for the sp...