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I can spend hours walking around the house feeling for drafts.

It's that time of year again - winter. While the winter season is second only to fall as my favorite, it also brings out the old miser in me.

There are few rules at my house, but one is "Don't touch the thermostat." What separates us from the animals is our ability to put on extra socks and make hot chocolate.

Months in the works, the News-Journal's new website is up and running and we're excited about all that it offers for readers.

Of course, we're still learning all the "ins and outs" of the new web process, but we believe you'll notice the improvement.

The new site has so much more than our previous website, and it's easier to navigate as well.

We're making changes at the News-Journal, changes that we believe readers will enjoy.

In addition to our new website, which we hope you've had a chance to examine, we're also making a change to the lineup of our Editorial Board.

Traditionally, members of the Editorial Board have included the publisher, editor, sports editor, both staff writers and two rotating, non-editorial staff members at the CKNJ.

If you enjoy reading, why not give the CKNJ Bookmarks reading group a try?

The group meets once every three months to discuss a book. We know that everyone has busy lives, and that's why we decided to meet just four times a year. But we have a great discussion on those four days.

Our last book was "Dancing on the Edge of the Roof" by Kentucky author Sheila Williams. An interesting read, the story was about a woman who decided to make a major change in her life by moving alone across the country.