Opinions
Dear Savvy Senior,
If my mother needs to move into a nursing home, what are the eligibility requirements to get Medicaid coverage?
Caretaking Son
Dear Caretaking,
The rules and requirements for Medicaid eligibility for nursing home care are complicated and will vary according to the state your...
If you are even involved in the production of a cookbook for your club, your church or your town, please make sure the name of the organization and its location are clearly printed somewhere in the book. I have a treasure trove of vintage cookbooks from similar organizations, usually compiled as...
Dear Editor,
On August 9, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon resigned, due to the Watergate scandal. This concluded events which commenced on June 17, 1972, when five men broke into the Democratic party’s national HQ in Washington, D.C.
Watergate, in my view, could’ve been dealt with quickly had...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I added a skylight to my condo.
I’ll bet you’re enjoying it.
I am, but I don’t think the people living in the condo above me are.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Deep thoughts occur as I drive past his drive. I was trying...
Dear Savvy Senior,
I recently received an email that I needed to update my online Social Security account. Is this legit or is it a scam?
Suspicious Susan
Dear Susan,
The Social Security Administration did indeed send out a legitimate email last month to notify recipients that they are making...
Most community-style cookbooks are compiled by schools, churches, Chambers of Commerce and the like. Occasionally you’ll find a family that revers its traditional, passed-down recipes and wants to immortalize them. When this happens, a family cookbook is born. “Poppy’s Recipes, Traditions and...
Dear Editor,
Bible Reading Marathon,
We have completed the reading of the entire Bible aloud on the Worth County Courthouse lwan for the ninth consecutive year.
We appreciate all those who read and/or prayed for this event, June 28-July 4.
It has been proclaimed by Governors Branstad and...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I don’t like my Tesla.
What’s wrong with it?
I get 0 miles to the gallon.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Deep thoughts occur as I drive past his drive. I walked as my socks edged lower on the New York Sock Exchange and on...
Dear Savvy Senior,
I work for a county health department and every summer we’re seeing more and more seniors get sick and even die from heat-related illiness. Can you write an awarness piece on the affects extreme heat has on older adults, and what they can do to guard against this summertime risk...
This week’s cookbook is simply titled “Community Presbyterian Church” (1987, Cookbook Publishers Inc. Olathe, Kansas) There is a page of information about the creation of the church in 1919 when they met in a tent for the first two years. Names of pastors, comments about the expansion of the church...