Opinion
Songs of Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving upon us and Christmas mere weeks away, I once again notice an imbalance in holiday music - a decided plethora of yuletide songs over...
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Recently, a reader asked, “If you can’t afford to live in a senior care facility, or have family to take care of you what other options do...
Another kind of bucket list
When that Morgan Freeman/Jack Nicholson movie, The Bucket List, appeared in my TV listings last week, I remembered seeing the film around the time it ...
A year or 2 not too long to use uncooked frozen turkey
Question: I bought two turkeys last November, with the intent to cook one at Thanksgiving and the second one for New Year’s Day. We ended up goi...
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It’s time to take steps to ensure that your fall season is safe with these tips from the Center for Disease Control.It’s time to turn the ...
Raising the bar for dementia care
One of the key functions of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman is to help nursing homes and other long-term care providers in Ohio conti...
Eating and screen time not a good mix
Question: My kids love to watch TV or view their cellphones or tablets while they eat. I used to eat cereal on Saturday mornings and watch cartoons wh...
Pausing for positivity
There certainly is change in the air. We have turned our calendars to a new month, traded in our Halloween pumpkins and autumn leaves for Christmas wr...
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Aging happens naturally, but aging well takes careful planning. Take steps to ensure that your financial, living and medical needs will be met in old ...
George refutes Marenburg again
What a surprise to see Jo Marenburg’s political letter in the October 29 Urbana Daily Citizen! True, Jim Jordan may have faults, but he is surel...
