I wrote a column about a year ago based on an email from an 85-year-old woman whose husband of 60 years was near death. She was asking me how to deal with Social Security matters after he passed away. That column struck a chord with many people. For example, many readers told me they were…
Homeschool Tips: How to Organize Your Home Life
About to embark on your first year as a homeschooling parent? Maybe you’ve been at it for a while or it’s just something you’re considering. Either way, you may be wondering how to simultaneously get the household chores done and your regular to-do list checked while homeschooling. Homeschooling adds a level of complexity to the…
CPS Took Their Newborn Following Normal Bruising After a Breech Birth, Now the Parents Are Speaking Out
When Jaimie Rose and her husband Ryan found out they were expecting their second child in January of 2020, they decided to move from Georgia to Florida. Then, before the first trimester was over, COVID hit. “I started to panic,” Jaimie, 33, remembers. “How are we going to have a birth in the hospital?” The…
Treating Arthritis in a Senior Dog
Q: Grayson is my first dog now that I’m an adult living on my own, though I did grow up with dogs. When I was a kid and our dogs got old and arthritic, they were euthanized. Gray is aging and, I think, developing arthritis, but I am reluctant to take him to his veterinarian…
Video Shows K9 Lifeguards Rescuing Teenage Girl Swept Out to Sea by Ocean Current
A sunny summer’s day at the beach in the port town of Palinuro in Italy turned treacherous when a 15-year-old girl was swept out to sea by a strong current. But thanks to a pair of furry, four-legged lifeguards, and their handlers, the flagging swimmer was safely brought back ashore. Italian media reported the incident…
Cashier With Autism Meets Veteran Unable to Pay for His Groceries, Steps Up, Says ‘I Got This’
A supermarket cashier in Oxford, Massachusetts, recently garnered media attention for a kind gesture shown to a veteran, who came up short of cash while shopping for groceries. Briar Poirier, 28, who’s worked for Market Basket for the past 8 years, was on checkout duty on the afternoon of Friday, July 23, when he encountered an…
How to Divide Irises
Q: We have some bearded iris that have spread out from their original planted spot and now form a circle with an empty spot in the middle. Can we divide them and replant them back into the spot they came from? It’s the best location to see them from between some bushes. A: Yes, you…
Summertime Smarts: 11 DIY Tips for Your Family’s Next Adventure
Whatever summer adventures you have planned—to the beach, pool, campground, or even your own backyard—these cool summer tips, tricks, hacks, and DIYs will bring a smile to your face and, perhaps, even a sigh of relief. There’s still plenty of time to get out there and do summer like a champ! No. 1: Pack a…
Elderly Lady Stranded on I-85 Rescued by State Troopers—Who Buy Her Lunch After Ordeal
Getting stranded on the highway is an inconvenience at best; at worst, it can be a disastrous nightmare. That terrifying situation befell an elderly woman in North Carolina, who was traveling alone mid-July when her car ran out of gas on the I-85. Luckily, a few good men came to her aid after she called…
A Grandfather’s Last Moments
Forty-two years ago, I witnessed something that has softened the blow of losing loved ones. Although I was able to see the inherent blessing it had been to my life, it took years to be able to share this story. In 1979, I was a sophomore in college, heading home for Easter break. As we crossed the Throgs…
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