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Principles of Freedom – A Well Regulated Militia

Issue 12.15

Today we begin a discussion of the 2nd Amendment and the right to “keep and bear arms”. The text of the Amendment is brief but has been interpreted and misinterpreted repeatedly throughout our history. The first phrase is “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,” is one thought […]

Hearing Loss, Dementia, & Staying Connected

Issue 12.15

Dr. Richard Luekenga, Dr. Ryan Whitaker & Dick Nourse, retired KSL channel 5 News Anchorman, took the time to educate a group of St. George locals about the relationship between how we hear and how we connect (cognitively and socially). This very important theme has been researched and studied by our doctors at […]

Digital Dentures… Precision And Beauty

Issue 12.15

Dentures can now have the advantages of being made digitally using computer-design and precision-milling (CAD/CAM) technology.

This new method, called AvaDent, is the first of its kind and offers several advantages over the traditional technique. First of all, the process can take as few as only two visits—the information is gathered in the […]

What Are My Mortgage Options?… Conventional vs Reverse Mortgage

Issue 12.15

What is a better option when financing a home as a Senior Today? Should I go Conventional or use a Reverse Mortgage?

For the past four years we have funded more reverse loans than all other lenders in the county combined. We nearly finance a reverse loan every other day as we are […]

Ed’s Up On City Council Issues… Is The Federal Case Against City The Tip Of The Iceberg?

Issue 12.15

Looking at the big picture it appears a whole lot more needs to be known about code enforcement and lack thereof.

March 12th City Council Meeting cancelled. It may have just been a coincidence that the local newspaper led with a front page headline the day before… Giving notice that prosecutors had filed […]

Genealogy Corner… The Hastening Of Family History Work.

Issue 11.15

When mentioning to my computer programming son, that I needed to write another Genealogy Corner article, he asked if I still kept a file of old articles, suggesting I could reuse on. I used to keep a printed copy of the articles, but then found they are stored online at http://seniorsampler.com/. We can […]

Geek Speak… Computer Terminology – Graphics

Issue 11.15

What kind of monitor do you have? Is it VGA, XGA, WVGA or some other and what does that actually mean? I remember (and so do some of you) the computers we were first exposed to that were big a bulky, but they had a small tv type screen that was black with […]

Principles of Freedom … Freedom to Assemble and Petition

Issue 11.15

As we discussed last time, freedom of speech was often connected to the “right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” This was because gathering at the local public house or on a street corner was usually when the people could speak and listen […]

Ed’s Up On City Council Issues… We Have Good News And Bad News

Issue 11.15

March 5th City Council meeting began with COMMENTS from the public…Starting with the NOT So Good News brought forward by husband and wife, (Brad & Marta of Bloomington) in which Vacation Home…Short Term Rental.. In Residential Areas, continues to be a hot issue for full time family residents. Brad and Marta presented themselves […]

What Does Time Have To Do With Grief?

Issue 11.15

I would like to share a great article about time and grief by author Pat Schwiebert:

Everything. Just consider how, in “normal life,” our lives are run by the clock and the calendar. Some of us have a clock in every room so we can keep track of the time. Few of us […]