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It is possible, especially if you are over a certain age, that you have heard the Christmas song “Here We Come a-Wassailing.” But what is wassailing? Wassailing is the practice of people going door-to-door, singing and offering a drink from the wassail bowl in exchange for gifts; this practice still exists, but has largely been displaced by caroling. The word “Wassail” actually comes from an Anglo-Saxon word that means “be thou hale”, or “be in good health.” It originated as a greeting, but by the twelfth century, the cry “was hail” and reply, “drink hail” became a toast.

Decorations adorning homes and businesses in the familiar colors of red and green are popular come the holiday season. Even gift wrap, greeting cards and clothing tend to lean toward red and green as the holiday season hits full swing. It is difficult to think of Christmas without envisioning everything awash in these popular colors, broken up only by the inclusion of gold, white or silver accents.

Attorney general announces new indictment and pledges legislation A former state employee faces criminal charges for allegedly forging and falsifying reports of food-service health inspections she never conducted, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Tuesday. Renee Lynn Strong, 55, of Springfield, was indicted Tuesday on 26 forgery-related charges carrying a maximum combined sentence of up to 91 years in prison and up to $182,000 in fines, Jackley said.

English history was constantly before the eyes of delegates to the Constitutional Convention as they stressed about the exercise of the presidential pardon power. Kings had abused the pardoning authority for corrupt ends. They sold pardons to those who could afford them and, on occasion, sought to screen from parliamentary inquiry those whom they had instigated to violate the law. The historical practice, it seemed to the Framers, constituted a parade of horribles.

Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA The Corporate Transparency Act would have required tens of millions of United States small businesses, such as limited liability companies (LLCs) with fewer than 20 employees and gross receipts less than $5 million annually, to report their private business information regarding their “beneficial owners” to the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which according to them, would then store this sensitive information in a secure, confidential database.