Opinion
Your year-end financial checklist
It will begin soon enough – all those “beat the rush!” ads for holiday shopping, activities and events. Right now, you have a great ...
Chow Line: Preschool ideal time to focus on healthy eating
We recently moved, and my children are attending a new child care center. I’m surprised at how much it focuses on healthy eating and exercise, a...
10 signs your aging parent can’t live alone
Mom or Dad has always been a great housekeeper, but the house just doesn’t look like it used to: You may remember a parent who was constantly on...
Farming fits veterans and veterans fit farming
The Center for Rural Affairs has worked to support and assist beginning farmers and ranchers for over 25 years. And increasingly, beginning farmer and...
Are Americans sweet dreaming or having nightmares?
Aging Americans within a few years of collecting Social Security are concerned. Will government leaders push the retirement age to 68 or even 70? Will...
Making holidays bright – and affordable
Already dreading what you’ll spend this holiday season? It doesn’t have to be that way.Gifts aren’t the only budget-busting culprit ...
Budget deal has implications for agricultureCenter for Rural Affairs
The White House and Congressional leaders recently struck a tentative budget deal that provides a framework and additional funding needed to allow Con...
Chow Line: Canned pumpkin offers nutrition, convenience
We attended a chili cook-off recently, and one of the entrants said she used canned pumpkin in her recipe. She said pumpkin helps thicken the chili an...
Portman calls on administration to halt harmful opioid rule
U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced that he has joined a bicameral group of 23 Republican lawmakers in urging the Office of Management and Bud...
No, tipping isn’t ‘wrong’
Recently, a well-organized public relations campaign was launched to convince the public that the practice of tipping is “wrong.” The sour...
