Chow Line: Eat better without breaking the bank
Question: I want to help my family eat better, but it seems like whenever I try to buy healthy foods, it costs a lot...
Boomer Blog: Memories of music – and more
After the article about my Concord school days appeared, I received a delightful phone call from someone I mentioned in that piece – Tom...
Pathfinders successful due to community-minded people
It has taken many community-minded people to have the faith and trust to stand behind The Simon Kenton Pathfinders. The SKP has worked diligently...
Medical Reserve Corp volunteers respond to emergencies
Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a series being printed in September about preparing for emergencies.Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) Volunteers is a...
Time to chill: Be sure fridge is cold enough
Question: I noticed that a friend of mine has a thermometer in her refrigerator. She says she uses it to make sure the refrigerator...
Boomer Blog: Going to work at a real job
My great-nephew recently informed his father that he does not have a real job; he “just goes to work.” Six-year-old Leo reassured his dad...
Campaign designed to welcome Pope Francis
People of all faiths, and Catholics especially, look forward with great joy to Pope Francis’s visit to the United States from Sept. 22 through...
Boomer Blog: Chance encounters of the ‘six degrees’ kind
I am fascinated by the concept of “six degrees of separation.” Developed in 1929, this theory seems much more modern: everyone is supposedly just...
Boomer Blog: Elementary days and ways
“School days, school days…” That 1907 ditty has formed the basis for many discussions about education across the generations. We have all heard from...
September is readiness time
Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a series being printed in September about preparing for emergencies.When disaster hits, your family needs to...