Editor’s Column: Wise Words

As the Class of 2023 commences on their respective forays into the world, I’m reminded of the parting message given by Polonius to his son Laertes in “Hamlet.” Polonius, as a character, was kind of a skunk, but the pithy platitudes he shared are wise words nonetheless, whether you’re graduating from high school or college, or traversing the obstacles, opportunities and marvels of adulthood. Translated into modern English at www.myshakespeare.com, the classic speech reads as…