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Year-end reflections

“So this is Christmas And what have you done? Another year over And a new one just begun. — John Lennon “So This is Christmas” Happy New Year! For some reason this song, which really never struck a chord with me, spoke to me this year as I wrote a little something to share with my family at Christmas dinner. Anyone who has ever established New Year’s Resolutions – and more than likely let them fall by the wayside – might interpret the above lyrics as a time of reflecting about the year just past, the goals that were set, the challenges accepted and faced, ...

New year a time for healthy habits

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 them. ——— The new year is upon us, and with it comes the tradition of ...

Merry Christmas and happy holidays from the Family Recovery Center

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all. The staff and I at the Family Recovery Center wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. Today, this being the week of Christmas, I am sure that all of us have pushed ourselves in getting those last minute gifts purchased and wrapped, and planning or putting together those special meals we all enjoyed during the holidays in years past. Last year I do recall that my husband and I had a much smaller gathering with family and friends as the pandemic was in full swing. We here at the Center fully ...

Democrats likely to struggle next year

The House Bill 6 bribery scheme to provide a $1.3 billion ratepayer bailout of two failed nuclear power plants in exchange for an alleged $60 million bribe has tentacles that could touch many prominent Ohio Republicans. With 2022 statewide elections approaching, an important political question is: Can Democrats capitalize on it as they did with Coingate in 2006? In July 2020, Larry Householder, then the Ohio House speaker, and four other Republicans — including former Ohio GOP Chairman Matt Borges — were indicted on racketeering conspiracy charges by federal authorities related ...

Holiday driving

Do you drive defensively? Say you are driving along and someone coming toward you swerves left of the center line and into the path of your car. Maybe you are driving through an intersection. A car blows through the light on your left, against a red light, because the driver is so busy with a cell phone or adjusting a radio station or heater or air conditioning. In these times when marijuana has been legalized, some people think that means it’s OK to use and drive. When you are on the highway, you have no idea what condition the other driver is in, but you want to believe everyone ...

Holidays can bring on melancholy

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following column previously ran Dec. 13, 2019 ——— 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 them. ...