He and his fake fir felled by furry felines
By SCOTT SAALMAN Scaramouch Oh, Cat-mas Tree Oh, Cat-mas Tree Much displeasure thou can’st give me I used to not be a cat person – until I was forced to…
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Got winter blues? Keeping up good exercise habits may help
By SHARON McMAHON Be Well “Sunshine is my quest.” – Winston Churchill December – a time for celebration, for joy, for time spent with friends and loved ones, which hopefully…
Let’s have an ‘invest in Indiana session’ – not culture wars
By J. D. FORD State Senator We are likely to hear a lot of noise in the 2022 legislative session about cultural war issues like critical race theory (even though…
Hit “pause” this holiday season
By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched I went to see the chiropractor last Monday due to my body getting all out of whack from recent stressful activities (see last week’s column). It…
It’s time to move on recovery funds
By FRED SWIFT The County Line What’s the holdup? Hamilton County officials have again postponed action on the disbursement of American Recovery Act funds to small businesses and community non-profit…
Can your ex-spouse sabotage your retirement?
By SYLVIA GORDON Guest Columnist No. Or rather, he can’t prevent you from drawing Social Security benefits off of their work record as long as you qualify. To qualify, you…
Just call me vintage
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart It’s official. I am old. Well, maybe not old old, but let’s say vintage. This week I received my first Social Security check. Full retirement…
Balancing life
By KADENCE VOEGE Sheridan High School Student Editor’s Note: The Sheridan Student Column is brought to readers by Sheridan High School’s 10th grade English class, taught by Abby Williams. During…
The Feeding Team meets a veteran at local food pantry
By MARK HALL The Feeding Team Feature This month’s column is about a neighbor we met almost two years ago while stocking pantries in Northern Hamilton County. This was our…
This worry shelf is about to break
By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched My left eyelid has been twitching quite a bit lately. The last time this happened, my family and I were scrambling to move Mom from her…