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Riana Henderson Contributing columnist Last Sunday, I made strawberry jam for the first time. And it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. I usually wouldn’t try new things on my own. As an over thinker, I would make excuses...
Read MoreDorothy Rosby Contributing columnist This is a story about the importance of being flexible. Or maybe it’s about the dangers of vanity. Or being overly cautious or just plain foolish. It’s about one of those. I was preparing to...
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Joan Dorsey Contributing columnist Everyone lives their own way. Each family has its own cadence to life and living. I live with a dog, who I believe was taken from his Mom a little too early in life. As a foster pup, the ladies...
Read MoreJoan Dorsey Contributing columnist I ask myself “where has the summer gone?” In another week it will be the longest daylight hours of the year. Then technically the days – ever so slowly – get shorter, less light....
Read MoreDorothy Rosby Contributing columnist I read that sleep is one of the many casualties of the pandemic. It’s no wonder. Anxiety can keep us awake and there’s a lot to be anxious about right now, not the least of which is being...
Read MoreRiana Henderson Contributing columnist Despite the many protests against the quarantine, I found the whole event peaceful and mundane. 2020 was the best time for a quarantine. We have so many virtual resources that now, more...
Read MoreDorothy Rosby Contributing columnist (Essay taken from Alexa’s a Spy and Other Things to Be Ticked off About—Humorous Essays on the Hassles of Our Time, now available on Amazon or through any bookstore.) Early one morning I...
Read MoreRobert Romano Guest Columnist Florida has the largest percentage of seniors 65-years-old and older in its population most vulnerable to the Chinese coronavirus among larger states and second nationwide, at 20.5 percent, or 4.3...
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