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A suggestion to Congress | Ott Observations

By now, our newly elected House of Representatives has gotten organized for action. A House Speaker has been elected and committee assignments have been determined.  We should soon learn of…

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Idols | Mark’s Remarks

I dropped one of my kids at an activity once and wheeled around in the parking lot to head back the way I’d arrived. As I wheeled around, I saw…

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Understanding prostate cancer screening and prevention | For Your Health

By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center Prostate cancer isn’t a pleasant topic to think about. But at the same time, it’s a cancer that many of us are,…

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Champions | Movie Review

I was hoping that the new movie “Champions” starring Woody Harrelson and directed by Bobby Farrelly would do good things for the community of the intellectually disabled. It certainly had…

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Need to know basis | Mark’s Remarks

System overload.   All I can say is this is the reason as I grow older, I no longer have a need for superfluous information and details.  It’s very callous…

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Public-private joint efforts | Ott Observations

I’ve been thinking about President Biden’s proposals to help students with college debt.  I do believe there is a real problem with the costs of attending college, which limits who…

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Cleared schedules and memory loss | Mark’s Remarks

I think we all might have been created with the innate ability to crave solitude and peace. And clear schedules.   What do you think? As I grow older, I’m…

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Food nostalgia | Mark’s Remarks

I wax nostalgic over just about anything.  Lately, it seems I’ve had several conversations with people about the foods we used to eat all the time.  Some of it, while…

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Valuing adaptivity | Ott Observations

For the first time in a long time, our newly seated Congress has less than 50 percent of its members coming from the “Baby Boom” generation. Despite being a Boomer,…

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Feeling dumb | Mark’s Remarks

I have been a genealogist of sorts since I was a little kid. I would sit at my grandma’s kitchen table and jot down names of people and birth dates…

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