Our adventure in becoming foster parents to three newborn kittens began with finding one on the driveway of my sister-in-law’s house in Green Cove Springs, Fla. Where did it come from? Where was the mother cat? Were there other kittens, and if so, where were they? Lindy said the mother ...
Staying hydrated is important at every age, but as you get older, your body composition changes and the amount of water in your body decreases. This means that it takes less water loss to become dehydrated and experience impacts to your health. In addition, the sensation of thirst also decreases with aging, so you feel less thirsty throughout the day, even when your body needs more fluids. What Causes Dehydration? While not drinking enough fluids is a major cause of dehydration, there are many other factors that can contribute as well, such as: – Illness – you can become ...
On April 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a blitz of regulations targeting the nation’s fossil-fuel power plants. In the center of the EPA’s crosshairs is America’s coal fleet, which remains a workhorse source of power across the country—and the leading source of electricity in more than a dozen states. EPA’s suite of rules—anchored by a series of unachievable and exorbitantly expensive technology mandates—will force the closure of the nation’s existing coal plants nearly overnight. They’ll also make it all but impossible to build new ...
At the Showcase of Talent presentation held at the East Liverpool Area Community & Learning Center, a gentleman approached me and asked if the building was still a church. He said that he was a former member of the Trinity Church and wanted to know if I had anything to do with it now. I responded that it is still a church, but only between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. each Sunday. All other times it is a community and learning center. He looked a bit puzzled, but the show was about to begin. I had no time to explain further to him and I didn’t see him afterwards. Perhaps he will read this ...
For two candidates running for Congress for the first time, state Sen. Michael Rulli and state Rep. Reggie Stoltzfus both raised impressive amounts of money in short periods of time. How each raised their money, though, was very different. The two were among three Republicans running for the open 6th Congressional District seat. Because this was a presidential election year, the date for the primary was March 19. That’s seven weeks earlier than nonpresidential years. Also, candidates running in the 6th District had to scramble to get organized because the seat opening up was a ...
Editor’s Note: The follow column was originally published Aug. 15, 2020. Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, injuries and impairments that affect older adults. With this in mind, we at the local Visiting Angels office in Salem have created this series of articles to keep our older population and their families informed and to offer some practical advice for meeting the challenges faced by seniors and those who care for ...
