Today as I opened my computer there was a beautiful picture. It reminded me of the song, “America the Beautiful.” I learned that song while I was in elementary school. We had a rich musical program in those days. I sang in the choir and accompanied the band on the piano. I remember the ...

Weeknights at our house, Jeopardy! plays during supper. It’s a duet that works for us, and I think Dear Richard looks forward to the pairing as much as I do. Our little tray tables in the den get a lot of use. Mine collapsed recently, dumping my entire pot roast dinner, gravy and all, ...

In January, state Rep. Martin Causer and Rep. Kathy Rapp hosted a legislative hearing on Rural Healthcare Disparities, with the purported goal of overcoming them. Preceeding this hearing, nurses throughout the Commonwealth have advocated within hospitals as well as at state and national levels ...

Our city council’s recent action to send a letter to Harrisburg and PennDOT requesting they halt the construction of the roundabout is embarrassing, to say the least. It is very symbolic, too. It has been said many times that this is the first city council that has had the opportunity to ...

This morning I took out the coffee maker that makes one cup at a time. That turned out to be a tear jerker. It made reality that much more real. When we married, I knew because of his age Don would probably pass before I would although since I had had breast cancer, anything was possible. ...

Today, as I write this, it’s a Monday in late February – bright sunshine and 63 degrees. Outside it looks and feels like late April but inside – we are still decorated for all the winter holidays. Three dangling red hearts festoon our front door. St. Valentine would be pleased that we ...