We often step back and take a look at the world around us and say, “Wow. Things have changed.”Some for the better, others — not so much.

In Friday’s paper on page 2, there was a small story on a middle school banning hugging. ’Scuse me? Hugging?

Here is an interesting look at how some things have changed  in the past 30 years. For the better? Or not so much?

These scenarios may seem a little out there but they are not that far off the mark if you follow the news.