An OPEN LETTER to … The Men Who Cheer The Grinch …

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Dear Grouchy Resident Grinches:

Resistant and damned stubborn about it? Don’t ask about the busted bulbs, the gnarled garland, or the tilted tree, right? No red or green decorations before Thanksgiving, right? And you never need anything, now do you?

Nope. Instead, you’re a mean one, right? Let’s guess … you pace around repeating, “Hate, hate, hate. Double hate!” … right?

You are one of the unfortunate “Scrooged.”

A photo of a bathroom trash can.
This is a bathroom trash can and when in place in a bathroom, it is not allowed to be utilized as an actual trash can. Recovered Resident Grinches only need to learn the rules to shed their Scrooged attitude at this time of year.

Well, we know you. We see you. We were you. And we’re here to inform you that you’re wasting your time because, what we have learned is, “Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store … maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more.”

Translation? Joining the fun doesn’t mean you have to spend a bunch of money, and that’s because “Christmas cheer” actually is free of charge and – BEWARE!! – is quite contagious.

God bless us every one – even you, you grumpy, grouchy Grinch!!

The Ghost of Christmas Present

Steve Novotney
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.

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