Opinions

Body Covering football last Friday night was a bit yucky, as rain impacted all of our games to varying degrees. I was on the sideline in Clearwater, and the rain – although light – lasted longer than I expected it to.

Body Dear Savvy Senior, Because of chronic arthritis, I have a very difficult time going up and down stairs anymore and am interested in purchasing a stair lift for my two-story house. Can you recommend some good companies? Arthritic Andy Dear Andy, Yes, of course!

Body Too often, we hear comments made in public about kids and what is wrong with them these days. We who have the privilege to work alongside them on a daily basis generally respond with an emphatic, “nothing!

Body Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor Many of you know that this is the time of year when I'm a regular at the Walnut Valley Festival over in Winfield.

Body Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor It has begun. Kim and I have started the annual pilgrimage that we simply call “Bluegrass.” This past weekend, after a long, hard week at work, we both mustered up the energy Saturday morning to pack up our camper and head to Winfield, Kan.

Body Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior, I take several medications for multiple health conditions and the prices keep going up, even with my Medicare prescription drug insurance. Can you recommend any tips that can help cut my costs?

Body Insight For the first time in a long time, I won’t have to spend a Saturday defrosting an upright freezer in anticipation of the local meat processer calling to say our half steer is ready for pick up.

Body Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor When you live in a well-established neighborhood, you form all kinds of bonds. You learn that the couple who lives behind you will give you a hand with your garden when needed.

Body Cool-season grasses, like the Kentucky bluegrass and tall fescue lawns common to many parts of Kansas, have had about enough of summer. The state’s high temperatures and sporadic rainfall often cause cool-season varieties to become thin by summer’s end.

Body Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior, What retirement planning tips can you recommend to single women? I’m a divorced 58-year-old women with a teenaged son and have very little saved for retirement.