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Body Random Thoughts I spent part of Sunday with my kids to celebrate Father's Day, just like many dads did with their offspring. My youngest son, Aaron, was there.

Body Extension Experienced jelly- makers will tell you one enduring fact: All pectin is not created equal. The two types of pectin – liquid and dry – are safe for most people.

Body As I sat with my cousin Richard Conrad in the Gaylord, Kan., Cemetery over this past Memorial Day, Richard did what he always does when we get together. He made me laugh.

Body To the editor, When I enlisted in the U.S. Army, I wanted to serve my country and defend the Constitution as my grandfather did during World War II and the Vietnam War.

Body Dear Savvy Senior, How can I tell if the health info on a website is trustworthy? I usually do a Google search on a symptom, drug or health condition when I want to research something, but with so much information out there I’m not sure what I can trust.

Body As I sat with my cousin Richard Conrad in the Gaylord, Kan., Cemetery over this past Memorial Day, I was struck with how important the concept of extended family is to most people. Some of us never do anything about that concept of family.

Body Every five years, major commemorations are held in France to honor the soldiers who fought in the D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy in northern France, when roughly 156,000 soldiers – from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, along with other countries – came...

Body Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior, Are there any programs that you can refer me to that financially help grandparents who are raising their grandkids? I’m raising two of my grandchildren and could use some help.

Body Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor This past Memorial Day weekend, my oldest daughter Abby and I made an important – and wildly successful – journey back to my home county. I grew up in Smith County, Kansas, right up against the Nebraska border, in the center of the state.

Body Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor I've always said that during my career at Times-Sentinel Newspapers, no two days are ever the same. That's something I've been saying for 32 years.