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It was announced this morning that President Gerald Ford died yesterday at the age of 93. Although his pardon of President Richard Nixon was controversial, and most likely cost him a term of his own in 1976, he succeeded in holding the country together through the twin traumas of Watergate and the aftermath of the Vietnam War. We mourn his passing.

Now that all that remains of Christmas are the mopping-up sales, why not sit down and compose that letter to the editor or that guest column that you’ve been meaning to write? In the mean time, this is your open line.

Let us put the politics of Henderson aside for today and speak of what is most important to us on this special day. To all of those who celebrate, we at Home in Henderson wish you peace, love, and joy.

If Santa Claus could bring one big present to Henderson, what do you think it should be? Discuss this or anything else that might be on your mind on our weekend open line.

Well, there’s one shopping weekend left until Christmas morning. The Littlest Editor gives me the daily countdown. How goes your final approach to the Big Holiday? Let us know about this or anything else on today’s open line.

Christmas break is upon us at last. Although I enjoy the time off, I sometimes fear the students will forget half of what we taught them over the holiday. That fear is multiplied many times over during summer recess. Express your thoughts on this or any other topic on today’s open line.

Once, long ago, I followed alleged shoplifters in my car.

With a week until Christmas, we know that we’re looking forward to some time away from everyone else’s kids and some time with our own (and, to be honest, maybe a little time away from them, too). What are you looking forward to? Let your thoughts on this or anything else be known on today’s open line.

We read in the Daily Dispatch this morning that the City Council wants to amend the minimum housing code so that all habitable rooms have the capacity to be heated to 70 degrees Farenheit. The article may be viewed here. In the early days of our teaching career, we lived in an apartment with a more-or-less central natural gas stove, and later in a house with a central kerosene burner. The extremities were cold, but the price was right. Give …

Nothing quite says it’s the holidays like a letter to the editor or a guest column about whatever’s on your mind. Give the gift that really says you care today! With that, this open line is yours. Enjoy.

Although we have yet been unable to verify if a selection has been made for principal at Eaton-Johnson Middle School, interim or otherwise, we will say this: years of service at at a middle school are like dog years, and the twenty-eight years we spent at Henderson Middle School should earn us a spot in doggie heaven. Apparently it has something to do with hormones, and brain chemistry… With that, we give you the open line.

At Thursday’s Henderson-Vance Economic Partnership meeting, one of the members wished for a “reset button”. His reason? Even though we all have our differences, he said, that’s not a reason not to be civil. Are Hendersonians basically uncivil, or simply impassioned? Let your thoughts on this or any other subject be known on today’s open line.

Our heart goes out to our hearty boys in blue who came so close to the 2-AA State Championship on Saturday. We’re sure they’ll make a go of it next year, and we know that the community will come behind them as has for the past couple of weeks. Go Raiders! This space is yours. Enjoy!

Here’s a handy little site an out-of-town friend introduced us to yesterday evening: www.popcenter.org, a Web page devoted to community-oriented policing. Among the gems it contains is advice on how to handle “Disorderly Youth in Public Places” and a section on graffiti, both useful pieces of information in today’s Henderson. We recommend a look. With that, the floor is yours.