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Boomer Blog: The moment of truth

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One by one, Champaign County schools are closing their doors on another academic year. Students are running headlong into summer; parents are adjusting family...

Remembering 2 Ohio heroes on Memorial Day weekend

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This Memorial Day weekend, we’ll gather together with family and friends to usher in the unofficial start of summer. We will do so in...

Crowd-sourcing may make medical charges transparent

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In a recent column I reported on an effort in Ohio to bring price transparency to medical services. Ohio state representative Jim Butler had...

Two ways Congress can our make police officers safer

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Earlier this month Ohio experienced a tragic loss, as another police officer was killed in the line of duty. He responded to a call...

Let’s address problem of drug addiction, not retreat

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Recently the media reported that the White House is considering cutting 95 percent of the funding for the Office of National Drug Control Policy...

Boomer Blog: Square meals in hard times

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We Baby Boomers did not experience the Great Depression or the war years first-hand, but we certainly grew up being influenced by those extraordinary...

Check out apps to help plan perfect trip for grandparents and grandkids

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Summer equates to vacations. It’s the most favorable time for road trips. Kids are out of school and ready to take a trip with...

Carol Marak at Seniorcare.com has ideas on making friends

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Having friends makes life a lot more fun, enjoyable and easier to deal with challenges. But as one grows older, research shows, it’s harder...

Not another bailout

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Too many in Washington and on Wall Street seem to have amnesia about the devastation the Great Recession wreaked in communities across the country...

Get hydration tips from American Heart Association, Prevention and CDC

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Question: Now that spring is here and the weather is warming up, I plan to be outside more doing all kinds of strenuous outdoor...

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