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Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior, Are spouses who have not worked outside the home eligible for Medicare benefits? I have worked most of my adult life, but my wife has been a mother and homemaker since we got married and hasn’t held an income-producing job since she was in college.

Insight Despite living my entire life in Kansas, I’ve never fully acclimated to the blasts of polar weather we occasionally receive. I’m fully prepared for cabin fever to set in for a few days as another round of bone-chilling cold sweeps across the landscape.

Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor At the risk of upsetting long-time Kansas City Chiefs fans, I've got a good feeling about how things are going for the Chiefs Kingdom this playoff season.

Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about the eye disease glaucoma? My older brother was recently diagnosed with it and lost some of his vision, but never had a clue anything was wrong. Could I be at risk too? Stressed Sibling Dear Stressed, Yes!

From the Editor’s Files This past weekend was the first round of playoff games in the National Football League, and the Kansas City Chiefs were up against the Miami Dolphins at home in Kansas City.

Random Thoughts I was driving home after the dark the other night – of course, that feels like any time after about 4:15 in the afternoon. Everything seemed just a bit, well, dimmer.

Dorothy (Wright) Johnston, 101, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at Park West Care Home in Wichita. She was born Feb. 8, 1922 in Perryton, Texas, to John and Iva Budock.

The last couple of weeks I've been singing the same lyric over and over. “Where has all the bean dip gone?” It's set to the same music as Paula Cole's 1990s hit, “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone.” There is a real connection between cowboys and beans.

When I got back from my holiday vacation in noticably warmer climates, I secretly found myself wishing that I could enjoy a little bit of snow as winter in Kansas continues. It made sense when I first thought about it.

So, how do you get a long holiday vacation to Central and South America started with an even bigger bang than the sheer impact of such a trip?