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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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Is there anything we can do? | Mark’s Remarks

I have one more year to teach and I will then end my 34-year career.  It absolutely blows my mind, because I still feel much like I did when I…

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At the heart of it, even a little physical activity has benefits | For Your Health

By Dr. Graham A. ColditzSiteman Cancer Center It’s likely not the first heart-themed celebration that comes to mind in February – that of course goes to Valentine’s Day – but…

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’80 for Brady’ | Movie Review

Having always enjoyed the work of Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sally Field and Rita Moreno, I had high expectations for “80 for Brady.” The movie, from screenwriters Sarah Haskins and…

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Learning right from wrong | Ott Observations

Recently, I read an interesting editorial about declining morality in America.  The writer describes a significant drop in moral consciousness in our country and attributes it to an all-time low…

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Snow day stories | Mark’s Remarks

As I write these words, the weather folks are predicting Snowmageddon once again. Surely our friends up north are laughing at us. My dear friend sent me the funniest video…

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My kingdom for a coat | Mark’s Remarks

I used to wonder why older people in my life seemed to hang on to articles of clothing for what seemed a lifetime.   I mean, I remember seeing some…

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