Opinions
Now that school is starting again we all need to help protect our young people by driving defensively and SLOWING DOWN. The speeds on ALL of our City streets seem to be getting faster and faster. Help make our community a safe one by being a good and courteous driver. Driving is a FULL TIME job. NO...
That fictional kitchen maven, Betty Crocker, will probably “live” forever unless someone becomes offended by the idea of a woman in the kitchen. Until that unknown time, we see Betty’s name on kitchenware, food products, books and magazines. One of those is New Slower Cooker Meals, a supermarket...
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...