Recognizing that June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, we are challenged to look at PTSD not only as a clinical disorder, but as a form of traumatic grief. It is the body, mind, and spirit carrying profound losses that have not yet found a safe place to be fully ...
“This is how real men have fun!” yelled The Favorite, laughing crazily as he lunged in the shallow, murky, mucky water, trying to get a grip on an amazingly strong fish the size of a wiener dog. Our other two younger grandsons, Lamppost Head and The 747, were doing likewise in the small, ...
Dear Editor, As a county property owner I have a vested interest in the recent County Commissioner’s discussion regarding changes to the homestead tax exemption as reported in the Morning Journal. As we all should know, due to the recently completed county triennial property assessment of ...
I say my friend Bruce Nielsen was an “interesting” person because it would have irritated him. If somehow he is reading this in The Afterlife News, he will be furrowing his brow and clearing his throat to harrumph. Bruce pointedly disapproved of calling someone “interesting.” It ...
Dear Editor, HB 849 gives communities like Wellsville the tools necessary to protect kids. For communities like Wellsville, we don’t have the luxury of ignoring things until they become a crisis. When illegal, unregulated vape products flood into convenience stores, smoke shops, and ...
I’m showing my friend Cricket how to grow vegetables by giving her two rows in my garden and helping her plant and tend them. I learned as a boy from helping my parents in the garden. Things that seem so simple to me are a complete revelation to her. She was very worried about the ...