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Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
My doctor said I need to stop worrying so much, so I paid some guy $60,000 to do all my worrying for me.
Wow, $60,000! How are you going to pay that?
That’s not my worry.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his...
By Jim Miller
Dear Savvy Senior,
My 80-year-old father, who lives alone, has fallen several times over the past few months. Are there any tips or precautions you recommend that I can implement to help prevent this?
Concerned Son
Dear Concerned,
This is a common concern for millions of elderly...
Herberger’s Department Store and its sister store, Younkers, were favorite retail destinations in the upper Midwest for decades. Sadly, both are now closed and greatly missed. At one point in their long tenure, Herberger’s published a large cookbook, “Cooking With Friends: A Collection of Hometown...
In some places it’s called a casserole but in Minnesota it’s a hot dish. It’s the all-in-one-dish meal that is often taken to potlucks (also called by other names in other areas), church suppers, family gatherings and the like. The Great Minnesota Hot Dish: Your Cookbook for Classic Comfort Food by...
The Iowa Newspaper Association is presenting perspective from both major political parties on different issues. This month that is “Higher Education.”
Iowa Leads on Higher Education Reform
By Rep. Taylor Collins; Chair of the House Committee on Higher Education
The challenges facing Iowa’s higher...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I can see into the future.
When did you learn you had that gift?
Next Thursday.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. The rain came down. Does it ever go up? Yes, when I...
Dear Savvy Senior,
Do I have to pay taxes on my Social Security retirement benefits? I heard that President Trump’s big, beautiful bill eliminated that. What can you tell me?
About to Retire
Dear About,
No, the new law, better known as the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ did not eliminate Social...
For most of my life I thought The Old Farmer’s Almanac (Yankee Publishing of Dublin, New Hampshire) was a publication that predicted weather, had interesting bits and facts about rural living and charts/graphs about things I didn’t understand or care about. Now, I find they also publish recipe...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I took my husband to Luxembourg for our 25th anniversary.
Wow! What are you going to do for your 50th anniversary?
I might go back and get him.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts...
Dear Savvy Senior,
What can you tell me about restless leg syndrome? Over the past year or so I’ve developed an uncontrollable urge to move my legs because of an annoying tingling sensation, and it’s keeping me awake at night.
Always Tired
Dear Tired,
If an irresistible urge to move your legs...