Opinions
Dear Savvy Senior,
What gardening tips can you offer to older seniors? I love to putter around and work in the garden, but my back and knees have caused me to curtail my gardening activities, which I miss greatly.
Older Gardner
Dear Older,
There’s no doubt that gardening can be hard on an aging...
There seems to be no end to the beautiful cookbooks compiled by various chapters of The Junior League. This nationwide organization of women spearheads programs and service projects in the areas where they are located and it seems there is at least one chapter in every major city. “Amarillo Junior...
Dear Editor,
In 1860, my family used a land grant acquired from a Revolutionary soldier’s widow for ground on the Shell Rock River.
The idea that this farm ground, or any other family farm, could be subject to eminent domain for a private company’s profitable enterprise is against the principles...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I sent my brother a “get better” card.
I’m sorry to hear he’s ailing.
Oh, he isn’t sick, but I know he could get better.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. I saw a pickup...
Dear Savvy Senior,
Can you recommend some good resources to help me locate some quality doctors in my area? I’m looking for an orthopedic doctor for my 77-year-old mother and a new internist for me, since my doctor retired last year.
Searching Susan
Dear Susan,
Finding and researching doctors is...
I don’t think I would like to be considered a “Pork-Ette”! I know these hard-working women are the auxiliary of various state pork producer groups but although I tend to be a bit porky, I don’t want to advertise it! Prize Winning Pork Recipes from Illinois Kitchens (Heinold Hog Markets) has no...
May is Mental health Awareness Month. To start the month, Trent Trask, a clinical supervisor at Prairie Ridge, shares his story.
Trent Trask, Clinical Supervisor at Prairie Ridge, is a father of now two, Jaylon (5 years old) and Paxton (2 years old), a wife, Kristine, and Goldendoodle Charlee Mae....
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
Well, Lars Larson, look at you. The last time I saw you, you were tall and thin with a head full of hair. Now you’re short, portly and bald.
My name is John Johnson.
And you’ve changed your name, too, Lars?
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful...
Dear Savvy Senior,
I was recently notified that the Affordable Connectivity Program, which subsidizes my monthly internet bill, is about to end. What are my options for finding affordable home internet services now? I’m 71 years old and live primarily on my Social Security benefits.
Barely...
“From Our Family Tables” is a collection of recipes compiled by Beckwith-Wiedemann Children’s Foundation. Located in Everett, Washington, this cookbook came to me from a thrift shop (my favorite type of haunt when on the prowl for new books). It was published in 2006 by Morris Press Cookbooks,...