Regardless of the size of your Thanksgiving gathering, one thing is always true: There will be leftovers. Some people, like my husband’s family, like the leftovers almost as much as the dinner themselves and roast the largest turkey they can so that there can be days of turkey sandwiches. Me? I tire quickly of eating…
Backlash Over Austria’s Lockdown of the Unvaccinated; Professor Uncovers Fake-Student Scam
The news from Austria shocked many: a lockdown of just the unvaccinated, about 2 million people. Footage emerged of police patrolling the streets checking people’s papers. The backlash in Austria was swift and strong. Then Friday, just five days into the experiment, the government imposed a full lockdown on the entire country with a promise…
A Literary Thanksgiving: 3 Stories, 3 Children’s Books, and a Compendium
Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol,” O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi,” Robert May’s “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” which later became a song most of us recognize, and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” by Dr. Seuss—these and other stories are now classics of the Christmas season. As for Thanksgiving, well, that beloved holiday definitely plays…
Let’s Make Every Day a Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is all about food, family, friends, and festivity. Wherever people gather—Grandma’s farmhouse in Iowa, a condo in Jacksonville, or a small apartment in Atlanta—ideally, there’s the mouthwatering scent of cooking food, a lot of talk and laughter, and televisions featuring parades and football games. The kids kick a soccer ball around the front yard,…
NTD Business Full Broadcast (Nov. 19)
The House passes President Biden’s social spending plan. What happens next? And what are lawmakers saying about it? The Biden administration asking China to release its oil reserve, to help ease gas prices, it’s the first time ever. And Thanksgiving dinner getting much more expensive this year — we ask some shoppers how are they dealing…
Survey Reveals Thanksgiving Food Costs Up 14 Percent
The annual Farm Bureau Thanksgiving survey has revealed that the cost of food for the traditional holiday meal has increased by an average of 14 percent, largely due to the heightened cost of turkey. The traditional shopper survey evaluated prices between Oct. 26 and Nov. 8, approximately two weeks in advance of the holiday. The…
Thanksgiving With the Isacs: Turning Grief Into a Celebration of Gratitude
For the past 19 years, the Isacs family has hosted Thanksgiving dinner at their home in the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut. Each year, anywhere from 8 to 20 extended family and friends swelled the ranks of the family of four: Peter and Nadine, the consummate host and hostess, and their sons PK, 27, and Christopher,…
Thanksgiving Air Travel to Rebound to 2019 Levels, TSA Says
WASHINGTON—The number of airline passengers traveling for Thanksgiving this year is expected to rebound to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, but the Transportation Security Administration says it is ready to handle the surge. Administrator David Pekoske said Wednesday he expects agency staffing to be sufficient for what’s traditionally TSA’s busiest travel period. “We are prepared,” Pekoske told…
Let’s Make It Happen: Saving Thanksgiving From the Grinch
Dr. Seuss wrote “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” the story of a sour, solitary creature who despises the joy that Christmas brings to others. This year, the Grinch has widened his ambitions and is taking aim at Thanksgiving. Our country is in a mess. Gas prices are soaring. The cost of groceries, including turkeys, is…
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Backlash Over Austria’s Lockdown of Unvaxed; Prof Uncovers Fake-Student Scam
The news from Austria shocked many: A lockdown of just the unvaccinated, about 2 million people. Footage emerged of police patrolling the streets checking people’s papers. The backlash in Austria was swift and strong. Then Friday, just five days into the experiment, the government imposed a full lockdown on the entire country with a promise…