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  • SPF Makeup0

    As we head into the last weeks of summer before school starts, the heat and humidity are certainly not letting up. Nor is the sunshine. I’m a big advocate for sunscreen and SPF all year long, but especially during summer. I’ve had family members suffer from skin cancer, and while it’s been treatable and everyone’s

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency” by Mark K. Updegrove

    The Bookworm Sez: “Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency” by Mark K. Updegrove0

    It wasn’t even your idea. If you’d had your druthers, in fact, you would’ve chosen another course of action, but the decision was out of your control. The situation was picked not by you but for you and though it wasn’t your idea, you’ll press on. As in the new book “Incomparable Grace” by Mark

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  • In the Heat of Things

    In the Heat of Things0

    Whew, wee! These July days aren’t messing around. It is hot, hot, hot! I could do without the humidity, for sure. Now that I have introduced shorts into my wardrobe, I really haven’t minded it all that much. It’s an amazing feeling the difference when not wearing jeans. I didn’t know any better. I didn’t

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  • Tinnitus – Losing the Sound of Silence0

    According to the Mayo Clinic, tinnitus is a chronic condition whereby a person experiences ringing or other noises in one or both ears. Tinnitus is a common problem that affects approximately15% to 20% of people, and is especially common in older adults. How does it work? Under normal conditions, when a person hears a noise,

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  • Why Is It So Hard to Love?0

    “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.” Luke 6:32-36 “Love is patient; love is kind. It does not envy; it does not boast; it is not proud. It does not dishonor others; it is not self-seeking; it is not easily angered; it

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  • God Made a Farmer0

    And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need a caretaker,” — so God made a Farmer. God said, “I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, milk cows, work all day in the fields, milk cows again, eat supper, then go to town and stay past

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  • The Bookworm Sez: Biographies for Kids

    The Bookworm Sez: Biographies for Kids0

    You have a very interesting life. The things you like to do, the people you love, the places you can go, it’s a lot of fun to talk about, isn’t it? You can tell stories about those things, and people like to listen. So why not find out about other people with interesting stories, too?

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  • Local Gamers Take on the World0

    The video game industry has changed a lot over the years, going from simple 2-dimensional, pixelated games like Pong to elaborate multi-player networks with a global reach. In 2019, the US video game industry generated a whopping $90+billion and supported approximately 430,000 jobs. This translated to over $12 billion in local, state, and federal taxes.

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  • Midsummer Closet Cleanout0

    The course of true summer style never does run smooth, does it? Every year it feels like I have my summer wardrobe all lined up but come late July, I feel like I have nothing to wear — even with my closet bursting. One way to rejuvenate your warm-weather wardrobe is not to necessarily rush

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  • Six for the Road: A Cinematic Tribute to Travel0

    At the height of the travel season — and in honor of the state-traversing U.S. Route 6, Pennsylvania’s coolest two-lane — Webb presents a half-dozen road movies. We’ll stick to “under-the-radar” films in this category — trusting that most readers already know about such classics as “Rain Man,” “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” the Oscar-magnet “It

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  • Coastal Grandmother0

    Did you envy Diane Keaton’s outfits in “Something’s Gotta Give” or Merely Streep’s in “It’s Complicated?” Are you a fan of Nancy Meyers movies with their perennial summertime lifestyle full of beautiful older women in linen tunics and arranging fresh flowers? Do you enjoy nine solid hours of sleep in a room with a humidifier,

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  • Sweet Teens

    Sweet Teens0

    As my son Tyler officially turns into a teenager this month on July 28, I can’t help but look at him and know I really have to start cherishing every moment with this kid. He is almost taller than me, and his feet are as big as his dad’s. It was just yesterday he was

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