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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Thank you, to veterans

Letters to the editor

I would like to wish all the veterans a happy Veterans Day. Thank you all for your service. “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends,” John 15:13. Many of you either know me or know of me as the shaker boarder or guitar man for a local pizza store ...

Kiki’s Corner: Thanksgiving is the Super Bowl for cooks

Local columns

Can you believe Nov. 8 is already here and in less than three weeks Thanksgiving will be here. So much needs to be done for the big celebration. I have to say I purchased my 23-pound turkey yesterday. All our family is so excited to come to our house for dinner and we are very excited to have ...

Cracking the Code: Prevention, better than the cure

Local columns

This week was my five-year colonoscopy. The fifth in my life. Colonoscopies are the best way to prevent colon cancer. Fourteen years ago, my brother passed from colon cancer at age 57. He didn’t like doctors, checkups or colonoscopies. He finally went to the doctor when he was too weak to ...

Caregivers: Are you doing your part to help?

Editorials

Among the many other designations for November is National Family Caregivers Month — a time to recognize the role played by those who sometimes jeopardize their own long-term financial, physical and mental wellbeing to instead care for a loved one in need. According to data from AARP West ...

Nutrition: Affordable, healthy food is a challenge

Editorials

As Americans try to focus on upcoming holidays and rapidly approaching New Year’s resolutions, data accompanying this National Diabetes Awareness Month reminds that many of us have some work to do regarding our health. This is no time for nasty digs about SNAP and the health of those living ...

The Way I See It: The highs and lows of being a photographer

Local columns

My life as a photographer has had a lot of ups and downs. I don’t mean metaphorically, I mean high places, and some really low places. Sometimes the location is the story, and other times it’s just a good angle. One of the tricks of good photography is putting your camera at a location that ...