On Dec. 7, 1941, the United States was attacked by Japan, “… a day,” then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt said in a galvanizing speech, “which will live in infamy.” Just a few hours later, Congress delivered a declaration of war against Japan.
I have always been interested in setting goals and working toward them, which is everything the new year is branded to be: an opportunity to look ahead at what you would like to achieve and coming up with a plan to achieve it.
So, are you in the Christmas spirit? I think it may be a bit difficult for many this year.
There is incredible power in that special red suit. And to anyone entrusted to portray the man who wears it, that power bears great responsibility.
Last week I had a real pleasure — I was asked to speak to a group of students taking a journalism class at UMass, my alma mater.