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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...
After a holiday season spent racking up credit card bills, many Americans consider making financial resolutions in the New Year. However, now is the perfect time to not only reevaluate your saving and spending, but also commit to creating a more holistic financial plan designed to protect your...
If you did not apply for Medicare Part B (medical insurance) within three months before or after turning age 65, you have another chance each year during the General Enrollment Period. The period runs from January 1 to March 31 every year.
If you don’t enroll in Part B when you’re first eligible...
Hawks are birds some people love to hate because they live by killing and eating other birds. The Cooper’s Hawk has sometimes come in for special disdain because of its habit of taking songbirds at backyard birdfeeders. But birds of prey take only what they need to survive. This hawk’s speed and...
5 Years Ago (December 2017)
The Spartan Wrestling Team competed at the Hemlock Invitational Tournament, bringing home a basket of individual medals as well as placing fourth out of thirteen schools competing. Medal winners were: Tristan Dycewicz 1st in weight class 112; Nathan Childs 2nd in weight...
Effective October 2022, you can self-select your sex on your Social Security number (SSN) record.
“The Social Security Administration’s Equity Action Plan includes a commitment to decrease administrative burdens and ensure people who identify as gender diverse or transgender have options in the...
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,
I’m looking for recipes for good and hearty, stick-to-the-ribs kind of Potato Soup...
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...
Each day more and more information is coming out about how important it is to stay positive and be happy about where you are today. It effects your physical health, mental wellbeing and your future. Talking bad about yourself and other, harboring forgiveness and not moving on from past traumatic...