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Chow Line: Eat better without breaking the bank

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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“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

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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...

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