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  • The Bookworm Sez: “Who We Are Now: Stories of What Americans Lost & Found During the COVID-19 Pandemic”0

    Check-in. Let everybody know you’re OK, so they don’t worry. Make a phone call, send an email or a text, just let them know you’re upright and taking nourishment, and you hope they’re the same. Don’t make them wonder; go ahead and reach out. As in the new book “Who We Are Now” by Michelle

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  • Getting the Most Out of Retirement0

    Part 2 of 3 As I mentioned in part 1 of this article, I have worked with many seniors in the fitness and wellness fields, and there are some things I have noticed that the best-living among them have in common. In part 1, I also mentioned that everyone needs to decide the best way

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  • Hidden Truth of Human Trafficking in PA: It’s Our Problem, Too0

    According to a new local documentary, a single human-trafficking victim can suffer more than 40 rapes a day. But perhaps even more shocking is the fact that this sort of thing happens in Lycoming County. Produced by Central PA’s On the PULSE media outlet, “The Hidden Truth of Human Trafficking in Pennsylvania” is a bracing,

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  • The Narrow Road0

    We’re living in divided times. Why? Because people are becoming very narrow-minded and incapable of understanding and respecting someone else’s point of view. Worse, they seem completely unwilling to even try. It’s their way or the highway. It’s driving us all crazy. With a big holiday coming up in just a few days, families will

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “The Teachers: A Year Inside America’s Most Vulnerable, Important Profession” by Alexandra Robbins

    The Bookworm Sez: “The Teachers: A Year Inside America’s Most Vulnerable, Important Profession” by Alexandra Robbins0

    Raise your hand. That’s probably one of the first things you learned when you started school. You couldn’t yell for the teacher, tug on her dress or be any kind of a wild child. You had to remain civilized, calm, and orderly, and you raised your hand when you wanted attention. And in the new

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  • More Streaming Choices: Three Picks from CBS-Paramount0

    Back in 2020, as a Star Trek fan who particularly loved “The Next Generation,” I paid to stream CBS when Patrick Stewart reprised his beloved titular character in that network’s “Star Trek: Picard.” But I quit after five episodes; this dark new incarnation had boldly gone far astray from the exciting idealism of “Trek” creator

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  • The Battle

    The Battle0

    The nights are getting longer, and afternoons are feeling warmer. Spring is officially among us. We were so lucky this year; it really was a mild winter. Coming from someone who loves snow, I feel robbed, though. We didn’t get much of that beautiful white stuff. But, working for a fueling company and seeing oil

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  • Transitional Weather Outfits0

    As we head into April, you may be wondering: What does one wear when it’s cold in the morning, warm by midday, and back to chilly in the evening? Winter coats can be overkill, but lighter jackets alone may not cut it. While many find dressing for the weather challenging going from April to May,

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  • Horoscopes0

    ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20Requests from friends, associates and family this week can have your nerves on end, Aries. You may have to escape the crowds to recharge. Plan a getaway in the next few days. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21You are awesome at staying on track when you need to be, Taurus. That is

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  • Getting the Most Out of Retirement, Part 10

    While I am not close to retirement age, I have and currently do, work with many retirees and seniors. I will also say that retiring well and finding joy in later life have been on my mind since I was a young boy growing up in the Fingerlakes. I clearly remember my mother taking me

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me” by Patrick Bringley

    The Bookworm Sez: “All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me” by Patrick Bringley0

    One hundred eighty degrees. That’s where you want to be after something very bad has occurred. You want as far as possible away from it, miles out of reach, an exact opposite situation, pronto, thank you. A new schedule, different place, rearrangement, anything that’s not that anymore. As in the new book “All the Beauty

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  • Stu, Pugh and One More, Too: Three Picks from Netflix0

    Last spring, your Webb Weekly critic spent a week with Apple TV and reviewed three picks for eager streamers. This year, let’s try a trio of recent worthies from Netflix instead: “Your Place or Mine” (2023) – In this feel-good rom-com, Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher play a pair who’ve been “just friends” for 20

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