How a common love for animals brings the community together DAWN CARTER REPORTER Part 2 This edition, we continue to look at several community individuals who have a common love for animals and their ...

Every Tuesday and Wednesday I am lucky enough to pick up my grandbaby Max from his daycare. Max will be three in March. He is a huge light in my life. I wish more than anything that Steve had lived lo...

Before you turn 65, you’ll want to become familiar with Medicare’s rules and features. And if you’re a high earner, you’ll want to be especially aware of the Medicare premium surcharge — because, over...

Folks, we have often heard, he or she is a happy camper. Or, he or she is NOT a happy camper. Well, I am here to tell you I was not necessarily a happy camper. At some point that husband of mine thoug...

January 20 is National Cheese Lover’s Day! As a cheese lover myself, I HAD to use this week’s column to celebrate cheese! For me, cheese enhances any dish. I will add it to recipes where there is no c...

Folks, I’ve been thinking, again. In spite of all the work I remember doing on that old farm, I don’t think I was much of a farm gal! I think I have already told you, I never learned how to milk a cow...

“By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity — another man’s, I mean,” wrote Mark Twain. If you’re reduced to human resources, there’s wisdom as well as wit in Twain’s quip. Severe personal adve...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Have you ever wished you understood how the State Capitol works and what you could do to be more of a voice in shaping policy? I might have the answer for you. Each year, Oklahoma’s Le...

Folks, I don’t go anywhere much anymore. However, I continue to take trips down memory lane. That has some advantages. If there is something I don’t want to remember, I just omit that part. I have tol...

This past spring I acquired four young geese. Other than seeing geese at a park, I had zero experience with them. One of the first things I did was purchase several kiddie pools for them. After about ...

Author Betsy Maestro was born Jan. 5, 1944 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Her mother taught nursery school and was a school guidance counselor and administrator. Maestro wanted to be a teacher from an early age. D...

Folks, I’ve been told confession is good for the soul. So here goes! I have been talking to myself! It must be, as it sounds like my voice. And, no one lives in this apartment here at the retirement v...

The new year is upon us and by the time I write another column, it will be 2023. The years rush by so fast its almost unbelievable. This year has been rough though and the holidays were no exception. ...

Dec. 29, 1943 is the birthday of author, Molly Bang, in Princeton, N.J. She is the second of three children born to an Army doctor father in WWII and a mother who was a student of medical illustration...

I love sitting outside. I love that connection to life and watching the interchanges constantly happening around me. As I have said before, I sleep with my window wide open; it doesn't matter what the...

Folks, must tell you about a wonderful dinner we enjoyed recently. It was for those in my building at the retirement village. It happened in the adjoining sunroom. It was paid for by a generous World ...

Christmas is a time for parties and get togethers! Growing up, I remember Christmas Eve at Granny’s house with the whole family gathered to celebrate. We would bring finger foods and drinks and sing c...

To achieve your financial security, and that of your family, you will need to create a comprehensive strategy. But for this strategy to succeed, you'll need to guard it from various challenges – and t...

Avi (pen name) was born Edward Irving Wortis on Dec. 23, 1937 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to an American/Jewish psychiatrist (his father) and social worker (his mother). This American author of young adult and ...

“Because they think they have more thinking in their head,” says Patrick, age 5. Too much of the wrong kind of thinking in our head is called worry. Lewis and Faye Copeland tell the story of a man who...