Memories
As I sit here on a porch in the same place I grew up vacationing as a little girl, I watch my husband leave to head to the bakery with…
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Ken boldly calls play ‘perfect’
She Loves Me, the 1963 Broadway musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick is an adaptation of the 1937 play Parfumerie…
Gathering at a table
There’s something special about gathering around a table. The table was set, and the meal was prepared. The aroma coming out of the kitchen had my taste buds salivating. I…
A look back at our Civil War past: the Hamilton County Surgeons
Nearly 2,400 men from Hamilton County were enlisted in the Federal Army during the American Civil War. One of the unique aspects of the war was the recruitment of companies…
A good cry at a psychic fair
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in Next Avenue on Oct. 31, 2024. Last October, Brynne showed me an advertisement for a psychic fair. I arched a quizzical eyebrow, in…
Inflation-fighting strategies for retirees
At different times, inflation may be high or low, but, except in those rare periods of deflation, it’s always with us. During your working years, when you may receive boosts…
Thank you, Readers!
Today’s column is all about you – our readers. If you can’t tell, many of the Reporter columnists are friends. In fact, four of us – hopefully more in the…
Supplements are not The Jetsons meal pills . . . that was a cartoon
“I read, I study, I examine, I listen, I think, and out of all that I try to form an idea into which I put as much common sense as…
Damaging assumptions
If you have a disability or any other chronic medical diagnosis, the waiting rooms of doctor’s offices can start to feel like your second home. After 50 years, it is…
The abortion vote
Every election year several people ask me how to vote. They typically indicate they know I’m often in the courthouse and know many of the politicians. As we try to…