Keep making good choices throughout every stage of life
Be Well “The Good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It’s your mind you have to convince.” – Vincent Lombardi Note: This is a “rerun” article…
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Good health depends on hope
Be Well “Just as man cannot live without dreams, we cannot live without hope. If dreams reflect the past, hope summons the future.” – Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor Some of…
Taking steps to calm yourself during times of chronic stress
Be Well “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Although August is nearing its end, I was contemplating that as we move toward to…
Women’s Equality Day reminds us to continue to work for more opportunities for all women
Reporter Columnist Aug. 26, 2020 is a special date for all of us as we celebrate and commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the…
Becoming your best in the worst of times
Be Well “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …” – Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, 1859 I probably could not have selected…
Finding new ways to stay fit during COVID-19 pandemic
Be Well “Me thinks that the minute my legs begin to move my thoughts begin to flow, as if I had given vent to the stream at the lower end…
Pets need you to make sure they stay healthy
Be Well “A dog has the soul of a philosopher.” – Plato Some of my readers may recall a few years ago when my dog Sweetie “penned” some of my…
Hamilton County’s REAL Daughter of 1776
Submitted by Sharon McMahon Phoebe Touhig enjoyed retelling the story of her father’s military service during the Revolutionary War. Samuel D. Davis was born in York County, Pa., and served…
Enjoy the warm weather, and most of all, enjoy life
Be Well “Spring flew swiftly by, and summer came; and if the village had been beautiful at first, it was now in the full glow and luxuriance of its richness…
Don’t let fear of uncertainty keep you from living a healthy lifestyle
Be Well “It’s a brave new world we’re headed for, no doubt about that. We must try to meet it with as much grace as we can muster.” – Robert,…