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Opinion

On the Porch

Local Columns

Inauguration Day occurs every four years on Jan. 20 (or Jan. 21 if Jan. 20 falls on a Sunday). The inauguration ceremony takes place at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C. The date of Jan. 20 is due to the 20th Amendment. The 20th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on Jan. 23, ...

Managing aging parents’ finances: What to know

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Making financial decisions takes time, attention and energy at any age. In the case of elderly adults, it may become increasingly difficult to manage finances, particularly if their health is declining or they’re experiencing a cognitive issue. If you’re providing support to aging parents ...

Traveling — what can go wrong?

Community Voices

Slang tries to make language more efficient. Tickets become “tix.” Pictures become “pics.” Recently we took a “vacay.” That’s vacation for you less cool people. We met our two daughters and attached others for a week of running around Charleston, South Carolina, and Savanah, ...

Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign raises nearly $40,000

Community Voices

We started 2024 almost two weeks late due to unforeseen circumstances. Paul Bridgland, Dave Olafson, John Drown and Kathy Blomme volunteered and we had a very successful year bringing in almost $37,000. In addition, in the kettle in Cottonwood Co-op we were blessed to receive a $1 gold ...

Battling video game addiction

Community Voices

When video games came on the market I began to see problems gradually develop. I believe that Pong came out In 1972. You could get your own game in 1975. I believe my first relationship problem that was the result of addiction to Pong was sometime in 1976. At that time I could never have ...

Clarification please

Local Columns

On one side of me stood a wagon of freshly baled hay. On the other side of me was a bed of roses. Then I realized what I was smelling. It was a similar scent from both the hay and the flowers — a slightly sweet smell with a touch of earthiness. No, I wasn’t high on anything. I was in a ...