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  • Health is Like a Bank Account0

    Many years ago, I read a popular book called The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. The book was about ethically producing results, and while I was not crazy about the book as a whole, I haven’t forgotten the simile Covey used, likening trust to a bank account. More recently, I

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  • TouchTunes Spotlights PA Nonprofit During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month0

    Music is powerful, healing, provides comfort, brings people together, and much more. During the month of September, TouchTunes Jukeboxes is spotlighting the Angelina’s Song Foundation in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. “Angelina’s Song is honored to be featured by TouchTunes this month to help share the importance of not just music therapy but to

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  • Fight Hunger with Family Meals, Selfless ways to support community members in need0

    With hectic day-to-day schedules and varying dietary needs, many families face the dreaded daily question: “What sounds good for dinner?” In contrast, millions struggle to put food on the table each night, impacting about 1 in 8 children, according to Feeding America. You can help support those in need through Safeway and Albertsons’ “Fight Hunger,

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  • Can’t Get Enough of this Time of Year

    Can’t Get Enough of this Time of Year0

    It’s getting to be about that time. SpOoKy season. I know it’s only September, but when you are a Halloween lover like me, September 1 is game on for Halloween. It’s such a fun time of year! Now, let me get this straight, though. I love Halloween, yes. I love black cats, old batty witches

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  • Narcotics, Murders, Asylums & Salt: More Weird Word Origins0

    Last week’s “Weird Words” tried to show that the unlikely field of etymology (word origins) is a lot more interesting than it sounds. I mentioned, for example, that “goodbye” is a contraction of “God be with you,” and that “galaxy” has the Greek base “lact,” meaning milk — indicating the cloudy appearance of those starry

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “This Boy: The Early Lives of John Lennon & Paul McCartney” by Ilene Cooper

    The Bookworm Sez: “This Boy: The Early Lives of John Lennon & Paul McCartney” by Ilene Cooper0

    You can almost hear the cheering. You’ll have a lot of fans once you’re famous, and they’ll be wild to see you in person. You can imagine them reaching for you, begging you to touch their outstretched fingers, to touch their lives for just a minute. In your imagination, the stage is yours. In the

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  • Tips for Encouraging Exploration and Learning in the Kitchen

    Tips for Encouraging Exploration and Learning in the Kitchen0

    Planning, preparing, serving and cleaning up after mealtimes are skills that can be beneficial to everyone. Yet when it comes to meal prep, many families find it easier to tell children to go play rather than bringing them into the kitchen to help create meals. “One of the best ways to encourage children to try

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  • Fall Layering Basics0

    Fall is just about here, friends; sure, we still have a few weeks of semi-sweltering heat left, but autumnal winds are slowly blowing in. To me, the principal manner of dressing when it comes to fall is to layer well. While you probably already have a slew of traditional layering basics like long-sleeve shirts and

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  • What is the Autumnal Equinox?

    What is the Autumnal Equinox?0

    Fall begins slightly after the midpoint of September. The arrival of fall may be met with joy that cooler temperatures and vividly colored leaves will soon be the norm. For others, the arrival of fall is met with some trepidation that shorter days will soon pave the way for less sunlight and the inevitable arrival

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “Small Town Sins: A Novel” by Ken Jaworowski

    The Bookworm Sez: “Small Town Sins: A Novel” by Ken Jaworowski0

    Carpe diem. That’s good advice: grab an opportunity immediately when you spot it. Don’t wait, make it happen. Even the Romans knew that embracing the moment, wringing everything out of this time, not fretting about the future was the way to live now. Seize the day, as in the new book “Small Town Sins” by

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  • Fall is in the Air

    Fall is in the Air0

    Deep breath. Ahhhhhh, the “ber” months! Here all over again. My favorite four months of the year! The crispness of the air will soon be with us. We will need to bundle up in a warm sweater or hoodie in the early mornings. Leaves will begin to change. Bright colors will paint our county in

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  • Grimes Takes Silver at PA’s Strongest Man 2023

    Grimes Takes Silver at PA’s Strongest Man 20230

    Local Adam Grimes recently competed in his fourth strongman event on September 9th at Pennsylvania’s Strongest Man held in Parkersburg, PA. Grimes made the podium, taking silver after five events. “There were four competitors in my individual division and 51 total through all divisions,” said Grimes. “I was in the Super Heavyweight Division, which typically

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