FDA warns against drinking sodium chlorite
QUESTION: I just saw a social media post warning against drinking Miracle Mineral Solution. What is it, and why shouldn’t I drink it? ANSWER:...
When school started after Labor Day
We Boomers remember when we began school the day after Labor Day – as did our parents. A check of the UDC archives available...
Organization key to successful move
Moving is a chore and more but more for those living in the same home for decades where memories were made. It is all...
Food safety and homemade fruit- or vegetable-infused water
Question: I’m planning to add either fresh strawberry or cucumber slices to a pitcher of water to serve with a lunch I’m hosting. Are...
Multiple ways to disinfect drinking water in an emergency
Question: The water supply for my household has been disrupted twice this summer due to historic rainfall levels, leaving us faced with boil alerts...
AGAIN…and AGAIN…and AGAIN…and
As a word lover, I occasionally mention to any friends willing to listen that the adverb is the most powerful of the eight parts...
Preparing to age in place
Do you hope to grow older and live at home for as long as possible? AARP says 89 percent of Americans hope to age...
Confessions of a county fair exhibitor
Let me, at the outset, define my particular type of county fair exhibitorship. My entries will not be found in any of the barns...
Beating the summer heat
The heat of summer is a grave risk for older adults. The National Safety Council gives easy to apply guidelines to outsmart the heat...
Protecting victims of human trafficking
Ohio knows all too well that human trafficking isn’t a problem from the distant past, or one found only in countries across the world...