HAPPY THANKSGIVING… I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving among family and friends. And I wish special Thanksgiving greetings to all our public servants working during all the holidays. From local services such as police, fire, and public works and including schools and public offices, to hospital and medical services. The list could go on and on. This Karl’s Kolumn is revisiting bits of previous columns.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS… are something Anne and I have done for years. Some years we put up a lot on the trees outside. Other times we put up most of the lights and decorations indoors. While we were living in England, we decorated indoors. When we returned stateside, decorations were all over the house and yard.

DID YOU VOTE? We did. Did you know that it is your obligation as an American Citizen to vote? … In 1789 the U.S. Constitution was adopted but left voting rules mostly to the states - so at first only white male property owners could vote in most places. In 1870, the 15th Amendment gave men of color the right to vote by prohibiting racial discrimination. In 1920, the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote nationwide. In 1971, the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18. So if you didn’t...