Opinion

Even for those of us who don’t refer to them as resolutions, a new year brings thoughts of something we’d like to do better, some way in which we want to be better. The end of a year invites us to look back at the 365 days just completed and do an inventory of where we’ve been, how we’ve done.

A 21-year-old Nampa man is alright after spending Monday night lost in Ponderosa State Park without shelter. The man, whose name was not released, left a home where he was staying with family members on Reedy Lane in McCall around 10:30 p.m.

Thank you, Trek supporters Thank you to those who supported the Trek the North Pole. It was a magical morning in Ponderosa State Park for the return of Trek to the North Pole with nearly 300 participants showing up to find Santa! Thank you to all the local businesses and organizations that contributed: Stacey Cakes, The Star-News, Mountain Java, Mc-Call Parks and Recreation, McCall Chapter of Idaho Master Naturalists, Ponderosa State Park, Amber Coyle Photography, and Roots Forest School Alumni.

I recall reading a Christmas story once about an “air tree.” It was the story of the family struggling due to job loss who found a way to make the holiday special. As I remember it, a mother looking to provide a Christmas tree for her young daughters, and with the family unable to afford to purchase one, came up with a creative solution.

Racial victimization in history not limited to U.S. The Planned Parenthood Organization was founded by Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) to provide women birth control information for unwanted pregnancies.

Thank you for support with Red Cross blood drive The American Red Cross would like to thank everyone who donated blood at the McCall blood drive last week at the Elk Creek Church. We had 124 donors and 137 units of blood collected; 98 donors have signed up for our next blood drive: Tuesday, Jan.

While things are changing in the ownership and on the management team at The Star-News, it is our plan to continue providing the kind of news to which this community has become accustomed. Tom and Tomi Grote have poured their heart and soul into this newspaper for a very long time, and we honor their contribution.

Trust readers to separate opinion, hyperbole Heather Lewis (Nov. 17 opinion) disagrees with the Idaho Freedom Foundation’s support of limited government and personal freedom.