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August 5, 2018

Finding adventure, connections in the pages of a good book

Getting lost in a book is good for you! A good book is the fastest way to transport yourself to a new adventure without leaving your favorite

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July 22, 2018

Resources for ACs; and what to do if scammers come knocking

By: Sara Duris Q.  I got a call from a local number and the caller stated that my doctor’s office had asked them to call me about receiving a knee

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July 15, 2018

The pace of time is just a matter of perspective

Do you ever wonder about our sense of time? It fascinates me.  Most cultures refer to time spatially, as a direction, but how they do that differs a

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July 8, 2018

Today’s phones offer more privacy- and intrusion

We learned from our son recently that our grandson Wesley is a pen pal. Yep, a genuine pen pal. He and a female classmate dated as high school

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July 1, 2018

One man’s top 10 tips for combatting loneliness later in life

The terms loneliness and social isolation are often used interchangeably. While related in some ways, one can exist without the other. Social

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June 24, 2018

Are you a caregiver? What are your needs? We want to know

My husband grew up in a multi-generational home. Watching Saturday afternoon television with his grandmother and playing cards with her were favorite

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June 17, 2018

What can be done to help protect seniors from house fires?

By: Sara Duris Q. My friend’s mother almost burned her house down the other day by falling asleep with something left cooking on the stove. The

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June 10, 2018

How mom’s advice on posture, kindness still applies later in life

Maybe you had the same experience. When I was a girl, there were two prompts my mother frequently gave me. The first: “Stand up straight; chin up,

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June 3, 2018

Where’s Tom Wolfe when we need him to help us understand new cultures?

Tom Wolfe died a few weeks ago. It was a great loss to all folks who enjoy modern American fiction. Wolfe established his reputation in

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