One emotion that we hope to experience rarely is fear. Fear should not be confused with anxiety or stress. Anxiety is what you feel when faced with a possible, imagined, anticipated, future threat. Maybe a policeman behind you turns on his lights and siren. His actions may have,nothing to do ...

This winter hasn’t been too bad in our neck of the woods. We have little to complain about, but that won’t stop us from doing so. It’s not as if winter hasn’t left a mark. It has. We recently endured levels of subzero cold that are often associated with the formation of vast areas ...

When we think of Eating Disorders we typically think of females. Depending on the study, about 90 percent of people with an eating disorder are women or girls. What is not mentioned or is ignored is that about 10 percent of people with eating disorders are males. There was a study that showed ...

It had been quite a while since I last attended a winter farm show, and it felt like I was long overdue. The only problem with going to a winter farm show is the “winter” part. It’s unfailingly cold in this neck of the woods when those particular events are held, but duh, it’s ...

Monday will be Presidents Day, an ideal time to think about our perspective on the nation’s highest office. I’ve seen a big change in my lifetime in regard to how people view the presidency. When I was growing up, I had a book with biographies of all the Presidents. I memorized their ...

Teen dating violence has become more recognized and there is a nationwide initiative to increase awareness and education about the dangers of teen dating abuse. In 2006 the first National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Week was held. Since then, the month of February has been recognized ...