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Dr. Paul Dake is semi-retired; moved to the Pinconning area to be near family and is submitting articles for the Journal. Dr. Dake has an Undergraduate degree in Physiology and M.D. degree, both from Michigan State University, the latter awarded in 1978; immediately thereafter, Family Medicine...
5 Years Ago (May 2018)
When WNEM TV5 took nominations and then votes for Mid-Michigan’s best burger for the third time in four years, CJ’s Sport’s Grill came out on top for the second time. Owner Clif Holland said, “It’s thanks to our customers and the community that we’ve won this for a second...
As both vaccination levels and temperatures rise, Americans are shedding more than their masks and an extra layer of clothes. Many are also looking to shed unhealthy habits they developed during a year of lockdown. For these post-pandemic revelers, declaring independence this July takes on new...
The Social Security Administration and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) continued to raise public awareness about Social Security imposter scams during the fourth annual “Slam the Scam” Day held in March. Social Security scams — where fraudsters pressure victims into making cash or gift...
Dr. Paul Dake is semi-retired; moved to the Pinconning area to be near family and is submitting articles for the Journal. Dr. Dake has an Undergraduate degree in Physiology and M.D. degree, both from Michigan State University, the latter awarded in 1978; immediately thereafter, Family Medicine...
Lynn Eckerle is the author of the weekly food column The Recipe Exchange along with a blog, Lynn’s Musings From a Deep Well. She loves country cooking, small town living and taking the back roads.
Dear Lynn,
My family is celebrating our German heritage at our next reunion and we’re looking for some...
Last week I discussed the need for people to step up and help make a difference in our community and State. I had been asked to make a two-year commitment to a non-profit organization, and I had many excuses why I couldn’t do it. I am already involved in many community service groups and my church...
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Social Security works with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to protect you from scams that use Social Security as bait. Section 1140 of the Social Security Act allows OIG to impose severe penalties against anyone who engages in misleading Social Security-related advertising or imposter...
Two of the most common swallows in Michigan will soon be with us again—the Barn Swallow and the Tree Swallow. In fact, many Tree Swallows have already arrived. Barn Swallows like to live around humans, often building their mud nests under the rafters in barns or the eaves of other buildings in the...