Volunteer Care Corps in the works
Several years ago, back in 2013, I heard about the hopes and plans for a government program that would mobilize volunteers to help older...
Volunteers continue to help those in need
Champaign County Community Christmas would like to recognize the volunteers who diligently help each year to make Christmas a little better for families in...
What is the role of an SSA?
This month, I wanted to showcase the Service and Support Administration Department of the Champaign County Board of Developmental Disabilities (DD). Service and Support...
The sixes and sevens of November
It seems that our unsettling times are having an unsettling effect on me at the moment. The national political situation in general and specific...
Are you comfortable using technology?
Americans ages 60 and older spend over 4 hours a day on their TVs, computers, tablets or other electronic devices, says Pew Research. Screen...
A room was a room is a room
When political news threatens to overwhelm - a daily occurrence of late - I soothe my frayed nerves with episodes of House Hunters on...
Get prepared for winter’s hazards
As we age, cold weather can be extremely dangerous. Plummeting temperatures can lead to icy sidewalks, hypothermia and other serious injuries.The frigid weather takes...
$4.50 a day for healthy foods?
QUESTION: I want to get a head start on my New Year’s resolution to make healthier food choices, but I really don’t have a...
Erasers, hearts – and a patchwork elephant
A few days ago, the television was blah-blah-blahing in the background when a single sentence broke free: “Each of us is born with beauty...
