 The candy aisles were stocked with Christmas goodies the day after Halloween, the holiday lights were up before daylight saving time ended and we were knee-deep in mail-order catalogs by Veterans Day. But Black Friday on Thursday? For a lot of Americans, that's taking things too far. | Chapman: The balanced budget amendment delusion When I graduated from college in 1976, I got a job in Washington with the National Taxpayers Union, which was working to get a constitutional amendment to require a balanced federal budget. Someone graduating today could sign up there and pursue the same goal. The balanced budget amendment has never gone away and never come to pass. | | To grandmother's house we go I adored my dad, but did not love my grandmother. I wanted to love Grandma Sophie. I wrote her letters when I was first learning to write, back when I was figuring out "dear" versus "deer" and where to put the stamp. | | Being thankful amid personal grief So many people take Thanksgiving Day for granted, as a holiday of gratitude for family, friends and blessings. That is why what is intended as a joyful celebration has been difficult for me the past two years. Then again, so have all holidays. Birthdays and anniversaries included. I know I'm not alone when I say such occasions only remind me of love lost and those no longer with us, but it certainly feels that way. | | Thanksgiving in October From the frozen fields of Canada, I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. My only question is: "Why now?" | |  | |
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