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Dear Savvy Senior,
What tips can you recommend for choosing a good active adult housing community? My husband and I, who recently retired, are planning to relocate to an area closer to our grandkids and are interested in buying a house in an age-restricted 55-plus housing community.
Active...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I signed up for the neighborhood watch.
Good for you.
I hope it’s a Rolex.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. I was dressed as if I were on my way to clown college. I was on a...
Dear Savvy Senior,
A few months ago, I read a column you wrote on extremely cheap smartphone plans for budget-conscious seniors. Can you do a similar column for those of us who still use basic flip phones? My old 3G flip phone is about to become obsolete, so I’m looking for the cheapest possible...
By Ron McMullen
Our family recently drove from Sioux City to Iowa City and noted the beauty and bounty of Iowa’s farmland. Hayfields were dotted with big round bales waiting to be collected, covered with plastic, and turned into Leviathan-sized white caterpillars. The few oat fields we saw...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I’ve been doing some naked sunbathing in my yard.
Why on earth are you doing that?
So my neighbors will build a privacy fence for me.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. My wife...
Dear Savvy Senior,
How do I go about selling unwanted burial plots in my hometown cemetery? When my parents died about 25 years ago my husband (at the time) and I bought two plots near them in the same cemetery. But we’ve gotten divorced since then and have both moved out of state. Besides that, I...
As I write this, I am back to the office, in a manner of speaking, but back to that in a minute.
On or about July 7, several branches of the family tree uprooted themselves and made their way to southernish California for a semi-annual celebration of three special birthdays, with one milestone...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I saw a great baseball game on TV last night.
Which one?
The one in my man cave.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. It was so hot, my neighbor sat in his garage and stared...
Dear Savvy Senior,
I’ve been taking daily aspirin for almost 20 years now because I have a family history of heart disease. But I recently read that using aspirin is not recommended anymore. What can you tell me about this change in philosophy?
Confused Aspirin User
Dear Confused,
There’s no...
The Bible was read in its entirety for the seventh year on the Worth County Courthouse lawn. Originally, in 2016, Governor Terry Branstad made a proclamation that encouraged all Iowans to join in this historical Iowa 99 County Bible Reading Marathon to take place the week before the Fourth of July...