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Community Voices

Biden: an example of America’s trend toward vital aging

The 2024 political season is in full swing, as candidates do everything within their power to get out the vote and to make every vote count. I might have to go to the store for microwave popcorn so that I can pop some and watch the election returns. It doesn’t sound like we’ll know ...

Thanks for all the cards

We have been dealing with a plethora of cards at our house recently. One type of card is the kind that comes with a layer of sticky glue applied to its top side. They are used to catch mice and the occasional careless stocking. If you live in the country, it’s inevitable that ...

Under pressure

We all have pressure in our lives. Too much pressure can be disastrous, but the same can be said about too little. I have a family member who has been experiencing pressure problems for the past several years. OK, so she technically isn’t an actual family member or even a human being. But ...

Harvests, fall color and migration: three of nature’s greatest features

Fall is a great time of year, a time when nature is at its zenith, a time to enjoy things we know well and a few things we don’t completely know about. The harvest is very familiar to anyone who has ever farmed. We have the crop varieties that are equipped with everything from drought ...

Put a mammogram on your October to-do list

One in eight women will face breast cancer during their lifetime. Yet life-saving early detection methods, like mammograms, can help catch this common cancer when it’s most treatable. Health care professionals close to home can help women ensure that breast cancer is detected and treated in ...

Better days ahead

I could tell at the beginning of my tonsil cancer treatment that this was not going to be a fun experience, much in the same way that having root canal is not a fun way to spend time with your dentist. My oncologist laid out his proposed plan of action. This plan had been agreed upon by a ...