Q: I will be traveling with my mother in the next few weeks. We want to take her with us on our vacation to see my sister who lives down South. They have not seen each other for more than a year.   Read More »

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"A moose!" exclaimed my 10-year-old son Matt, "A real moose!" We screeched to a halt along the side of the road in Grand Teton National Park. Reggie, 8, was equally mesmerized but 3-year-old Melanie   Read More »

Many people have misconceptions about one of their most important financial lifelines - Social Security. Some of these misconceptions are: Thinking that Social Security can do it all.   Read More »

My sympathy goes out to the Milford parents who lost their teenage children in a car accident recently. Just looking at the headlines of teens in a fatal crash saddens my heart.   Read More »

On these icy, wintry nights we've been having lately, I can't help but think about those who are out on the highways sanding, plowing and trying their best to keep up with the storms.   Read More »

You may be in a situation where you are looking to either change your career focus or the direction of your life. Some of you may have entered into college confident in your major and then   Read More »

Roll out those lazy, hazy, weedy days of summer - well, that doesn't sound quite right, but with all the rain we had last week and now all the warm sunny weather this week the weeds have been singing   Read More »

For a long time, it seemed that TV action series had lost their sense of humor. No matter what the situation, today's TV action hero confronts it with a grimace on his face and a growl in his throat.   Read More »

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When Cheryl Smith wanted to serve chicken salad at her parents' 85th birthday party, she called me to ask for some recipe advice. "My mom likes chicken salad," the Wichita, Kan., woman said.   Read More »

For years, some of my favorite foods were fried, but when I set out to lose weight, I knew I needed to make some changes. Instead of giving those delicious dishes up, I spent plenty of quality time in my kitchen   Read More »

At the last church sleepover I attended in 1993, eighth-grade boys feigning sleep in the balcony took turns standing up to wing Tic-Tacs down on the quiet nests of the sweetly snoozing girls below.   Read More »

I don't know when I started doing it, but I have a Top 10 list hanging over my desk. It is titled, "Top Ten Reasons to Get Married." Like I said, I don't know when I started it, but the "why" is   Read More »