Opinions
After Kansas Reflector reported on the ignominious and unconstitutional raid of the Marion County Record on Aug. 11, news outlets and commentators from across Kansas and the nation followed suit throughout the weekend. The voices of those who value a free press and free expression were overwhelming...
Echoes from the
Loafers’ Club Meeting
Do you have mosquitoes around here?
Big ones. See that eagle over there?
I do.
Well, that’s no eagle.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. Everything was nearly copacetic except...
Dear Savvy Senior,
What retirement planning tips can you recommend to single women? I’m a divorced 58-year-old women with a teenaged son and have very little saved for retirement.
Financially Vulnerable
Dear Vulnerable,
It’s an unfortunate reality, but many single women – whether they’re...
Until I did a bit of internet research, I had never heard of Royal Neighbors of America. This is a women-led insurance company established in 1895 and was one of the first such companies to realize that women as well as their husbands needed life insurance. The company is alive and well,...
Featuring Big Tiny Little, Jr. at the Piano
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I ate at the Eat Around It Cafe. They ran out of the special. I always order the special.
So what did you get instead?
A sub.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his...
Dear Savvy Senior,
Are there any monitored medical alert devices that you know of that don’t require pushing a wearable help button? My 82-year-old father, who lives alone, has fallen twice during the past year but doesn’t like wearing an SOS pendant button.
Searching Daughter
Dear Searching,...
Serious cookbook collectors prowl thrift shops, second-hand stores, garage sales and the like. If the force is with us, we’ll find a treasured book someone has donated that has notations from the previous owner or recipes that are marked as special. “Dessert Lover’s Cookbook” by Marlene Sorosky is...
How did your hometown get its name?
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
It’s nice to meet you, Alan.
Please, call me Allen. I just went to the movie theater to see “Groundhog Day II.”
How was it?
It was a repeat showing of the original “Groundhog Day” movie.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a...
Dear Savvy Senior,
How does Medicare cover preventive health screenings? I’m due to get a physical and a colonoscopy this year, but I want to find out what I’ll have to pay for before I go in.
Just Turned 65
Dear Just Turned,
You’ll be happy to know that Medicare covers a wide array of...
Digging around in the “cookbook crypt” again, I came across this 1976 church fundraiser book crammed full of recipes titled The First United Presbyterian Church of Fairfield, Iowa. The book was published by the church in honor of their 135th year of service to the community. It was self-published...