'Auld Lang Syne': New Year's song has a convoluted history

Something for the weekend. Auld Lang Syne sung by the incomparable Arethra Franklin. Written by the immortal Scots poet Bobby Burn in 1788, his poem captured perfectly the grandeur of human memory as it captures the

At the stroke of midnight on New Year's eve, most people will kiss, hug, and sing a stirring rendition of Auld Lang Syne. Well, about a quarter of us will.

It's rare to not see Jim Boroff smiling. Be it on the street, on television during a city council meeting or just in his office, Boroff is rarely not in good spirits. This, the last week of his term as mayor, was not an exception.

Auld Lang Syne was written by Robert Burns and adapted, long ago, into an old Scots ballad where the words were set to a traditional folk tune. The title means “old long since,” and the poem speaks of people and memories