Opinion

For decades, public health officials and anti-tobacco activists have talked about the “endgame” in tobacco control. It refers to laws and policies that would virtually end tobacco use. Great strides…

“It was a beautiful, bright autumn day with air like cider and a sky so blue you could drown in it.” – Diana Gabaldon, Outlander Let’s talk about seasonal eating,…

Into life, a little laughter must fall. My thoughts as I write this column. For the past two weeks, my column has brought tears to my eyes and those of…

One good way for a writer to lose delusions of grandeur about his or her own literary prowess is to self-publish a failed book. I’m a slow learner, a glutton…

As many people approach retirement, being divorced can cause a lot of confusion around Social Security. How do benefits work if you are divorced? If you were married for at…

On a dark, snowy February evening in 2022, the “empty nester blues” hit me hard. Both of my sons were away at college and my husband John was working that…

I would call myself a master planner. I do not mean at planning big events, outings, or vacations. I mean I am a daily master planner. As a disabled person,…