QUESTION: I am 66 years old and ready to retire. I am trying to put together a monthly budget for my retirement and wondered if my Social Security benefits would be ...
She writes about her generation
The first time I talked to Judith Viorst was in 1979, and she had already written “It’s Hard to be Hip Over 30” and “How Did I Get to Be 4...
QUESTION: My mother is 83 and on Medicare but Medicaid pays for her prescriptions. Will Medicaid continue to cover these costs after the new Medicare drug benefit be...
Some could be prevented, but not all
NEW YORK — In a season of national calamities, the elderly have taken perhaps the hardest hit — dying by the dozens in flooded Louisi...
Yards livened by bird visits
Thanksgiving will be here before you know it and as you prepare to entertain family for the feast, why not also prepare a feast for your fea...
QUESTION: What would you suggest for the backyard of our new home? It is a steep slope, eastward facing, that is 55 feet wide and 30 feet deep, leading to a wetland....
Leetta Christy of Clearfield Township looks over the pineapple plant she grew. Christy bought a pineapple at a grocery store about 4 or 5 years ago, cut off the top, and...
Call them what you will.
Whether pet pedicures or nail trims, they are part of an everyday activity we perform at our clinic. We perform this service for a variety of re...
About four years ago, we met with an engineer and inventor who said he had designed a new type of screw head, one, he said, "that would revolutionize screws as we know t...
Manufacturers add some zip
Two words describe the new 2006 cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles: power and utility.
From the new-generation Honda Civic to the sporty C...
