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From the Editor’s Files Kim and I decided it was time to take ourselves out for dinner and a movie this past weekend, but we didn’t want to spend a ton of money on our date night. Apparently, that’s a difficult task these days.

Random Thoughts My weekend was a bit of a poop show, if you get my drift. I worked full days on Saturday and Sunday to finish up the tech work of getting the newspaper up and running in its new, smaller office space, and to set up my work station at home.

Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior, I want to leave something meaningful for my children and grandchildren, beyond just money or property. I’ve heard about “legacy letters,” but I don’t really know what they are or how to start one.

Guest Column Spring in Sedgwick County brings more than warmer weather, it brings a renewed sense of purpose. For 4-H youth across Sedgwick County, this season is a time to step beyond their projects and into their communities through meaningful acts of service.

From the Editor’s Files If one man's trash is another man's treasure, what would one man's treasure be? Right now, I'm hoping the answer to that question will be “sold!” As you're reading this week's column, you can assume Times-Sentinel Newspapers is settling in at our new office location in Cheney. As I've said for the past two weeks, it's a transition that I half expected – and half never expected – when I put my commercial building on Main Street in downtown Cheney up for sale early this year.

Random Thoughts The Kansas Legislature likes to put its nose into places it does not belong – namely, local politics. This session already featured one failed attempt.

Random Thoughts There is a single, clear voice coming out of western Sedgwick County, and that voice is saying “no” to having hyperscale data centers in the area. If you haven’t seen a single news story or social media post at any point since the start of this year, you at least have seen the “No Data Center” signs that can be found from Cheney to Clearwater, from Colwich to Mt.

From the Editor’s Files Just one week from now, Times-Sentinel Newspapers will be settling in at a new office location in Cheney. As I said last week, it's a transition that I half expected – and half never expected – when I put my commercial building on Main Street in downtown Cheney up for sale early this year.

Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior, My uncle recently asked me to be the executor of his will when he dies. I feel honored that he asked me, but I’ve never done this before and I’m not exactly sure what the job entails.

Dear Savvy Senior, I’m trying to figure out the best time for my wife and I to start taking our Social Security retirement benefits and would like to understand the breakeven age. What can you tell me? --Strategizing Sam Dear Sam, As you approach retirement, one of the most important financial decisions you’ll face is when to begin collecting Social Security retirement benefits.