Grinch has slipped into schools

Merry Christmas!

There. I said it. Not happy holidays, but Merry Christmas.

It’s Christmas time here and around the world. Throughout our region, families are shopping for festive meals and gifts, decorating, and anxiously awaiting the moment they see “long-lost” family and friends.

It’s a time where children and adults express wishes, not just for gifts from Santa Claus, but also for happiness and prosperity for friends, family, and sometimes even mankind. And while Christmas is a decidedly Christian holiday, all creeds have wishes this time of year.

Indeed, many people from all walks of life...