No worries … this isn’t going to be long, and that’s because I have been blessed with family and friends here at the house throughout this holiday season.

AND … yesterday was my daughter’s birthday, and OMG, she’s 39 now. And my son turns 38 in April. Where’d it go? The time. Their youth? Our 20s and 30s, and now our 50s?

I guess I just wanted to take a moment away from another house full of folks to remind our readers to treasure “those” moments. At this time of year, yes, but always, too. Far too many of us take life for granted, and far too often are lives snuffed out in unexpected tragedies.

Cherish your people, and Happy New Year!

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Steve Novotney
Steve Novotney has been a professional journalist for 33 years, working in print for weekly, daily, and bi-weekly publications, writing for a number of regional and national magazines, host baseball-related talks shows on Pittsburgh’s ESPN, and as a daily, all-topics talk show host in the Wheeling and Steubenville markets since 2004. Novotney is the co-owner, editor, and co-publisher of LEDE News, and is the host of “Novotney Now,” a daily program that airs Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m. on River Talk 100.1 & 100.9 FM.