Lifestyle
Stay Healthy When You Fly
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- Written by Kimberly Blaker Kimberly Blaker
About 1 out of every 600 flights has an in-flight medical emergency, according to a 2019 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Travelers can experience a host of less serious health issues and discomfort when flying as well.
Savvy Senior: Retirement-Planning Tips for Single Women
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- Written by Jim Miller Jim Miller
Dear Savvy Senior,
What retirement-planning tips can you recommend to single women? I’m a divorced 58-year-old woman with a teenaged son and have very little saved for retirement.
– Financially Vulnerable
Sixties Flashback: Exploding Ducks, Enormous Knives
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
When World War II began, Julia McWilliams tried to join the American military but was rejected because of her height. (She stood 6 feet, 2 inches.)
AM Radio and New Media
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- Written by James Patterson James Patterson
Is AM radio a thing of the past? Ford is among the automakers to drop AM radios from its new line of cars. AM radio is not available in electric vehicles because EV technology interferes with the AM reception.
Protect Your Pet from Heatstroke & Hyperthermia – Even in Moderate Weather
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- Written by Kimberly Blaker Kimberly Blaker
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, hundreds of pets die each year as a result of being left in parked cars.
Bipartisan Bill Would Help Grandparents Raising Children
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More than 2.7 million children in the United States are being raised by grandparents and other relatives. These numbers have climbed due to the opioid and COVID-19 pandemics.
Farmers Market Vouchers Begin Distribution this Month
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Lancaster County Office of Aging has announced kickoff dates for distribution of the 2023 Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.
A Father’s Day Quiz
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
For Sonora Smart Dodd, attending a Methodist church service in Spokane, Washington, proved to be life-changing.
Dauphin County AAA Offering Farmers Market Vouchers
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging have again partnered to make the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program available to Dauphin County residents age 60 years or older (or who will turn 60 by Dec. 31).