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Guest column by Reed Anfinson
“If once they become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress, and Assemblies, judges and governors shall all become wolves.” — President Thomas Jefferson on the dangers of an uninformed electorate Reed W. Anfinson
Eight community newspapers — the...
Echoes from the Loafers’
Club Meeting
How are you doing?
I have a cold, my car has a blown engine, I need a new knee and I lost my job.
Wow!
But I can’t complain.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. When I was a...
Dear Savvy Senior,
Next month I am moving to a different state so I can be near my daughter and grandkids. Do I need to notify Social Security and Medicare about the move?
Relocating Grandma
Dear Relocating,
Yes, if you’re a Social Security and Medicare recipient you definitely need to let these...
Week Fourteen
As we continue to work on budgets, there are also final negotiations on policy legislation. I continue to work with the Senate and the Governor’s office to move legislation based on the Boards and the Commission’s study from this summer. A committee was formed to perform a...
ALMOST everyone likes ground beef. It is so versatile that you can probably find recipes to fix it for all three meals of the day…although probably not all the same day! “Ground Beef Cookbook” (1967, Favorite Recipes Press, Montgomery, Alabama) has nothing but ground beef dishes, over 500 of them...
There are some topics that are difficult to discuss. One of those topics is sexual assault. April is nationally recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and provides an opportunity for us to embrace uncomfortable conversations to support victims of this crime.
Every 68 seconds, an American is...
Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting
My family was poor while I was growing up, but we didn’t know it.
How could you not know that?
We were terrible at math.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. I’m not a hurkler-...
Dear Savvy Senior,
What tips can you offer retirees with health issues who are planning some trips? We’ve been looking forward to traveling again after staying home the past few years, but my husband has a heart condition and some back problems that worry me.
Concerned Wife
Dear Concerned,
A...
Week Thirteen
Although most of our work last week was on budgets, we still have policy bills being amended and moving from one chamber to the other before final passage. I am continuing to work with the Senate and the Governor’s office on a bill to reduce the number of boards and commissions in...
Let Us Talk
As April showers seem to be happening we all need to start thinking about Spring Clean Up. This spring it is going to happen in Northwood from April 25 thru April 27. This is an opportunity for ALL Northwood residents to tidy up their property.
The following ordinances apply:
51.01...