Halloween is here and, if this year is like the last few years, there won’t be a lot of trick or treating. Those bright young faces, many venturing out for the first time to meet neighbors and get some candy. A pleasure as much for the giver as the receiver. It teaches the young and renews an unwritten bound that is neighborhood.
However a new tradition has taken its place, trunk or treat. It has taken all the trick or treaters from the neighborhood and left me holding the bag.
It is also imparting a bad message.