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And you thought gas prices were bad. Oh wait, you just wait, until the repercussions of the Corn Belt drought hit supermarket shelves. If you think that means merely paying more for corn on the cob, think again. It’s not just fresh corn that’ll become scarce, it’s that the price of everything containing corn and […]
* Editor’s note: Marion is taking the day off. This column first ran in 2007. As I trudge up the hill carrying my kayak at the end of a long river day, I spy a cell phone in the dirt. I point it out to my husband who picks it up as we continue our […]
By Lee Bowman Although the image of the lone physician motoring down back roads for house calls or tending to a waiting room full of patients in a quaint office might be charming, the reality is that most doctors aren’t loners. Various surveys and studies suggest that only about a third of physicians practice alone […]
Dear Annie: Six years ago, my 54-year-old divorced sister, “Sue,” decided to move in with my parents because she was afraid to live by herself. At the time, Sue had a part-time job and my parents were in good health. Within a year, however, my father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and Mom developed heart problems. […]
