Most readers of this update are aware that the Village Green Community Center, Village Green Park, the pavilion and tennis…
The next momentous event will be resurfacing of the tennis courts
Advances in science and technology suggest that we don’t necessarily have to resign ourselves to the awful choice between either being an increased hazard on the road or giving up driving altogether.
Recently I learned that two friends my age passed away suddenly, with little advance warning, and I wondered how readily the surviving spouses were able to sift through financial and legal details.
In the course of following up on personal medical matters, it came to my attention that I’d been taking a narrow look at depression. Readers may recall having read about the topic in previous columns. A trusted medical adviser offered a new perspective on what we call depression, and it seemed worthy of being shared here.
Pie in the Park was our August focus. Thanks to everyone who baked, ate, bought and served pie — and ice cream.
Search as I might, I couldn’t find an Aging Matters column on advance directives, though it seemed there had been one. The topic is a natural continuation of June’s column on powers of attorney.
What it is: An advance directive provides instructions about future medical care in the event one becomes incapable of stating one’s own wishes.
After reading a recent Wall Street Journal article, I think most of us should consider revisiting our Durable Power of…
My last column was about overmedication and polypharmacy, use of more medications than clinically indicated. It occurred to me in…
This month’s column topic was suggested to me by a friend in Hansville. Overmedication can mean either a proliferation of medications or a dosage that is too high.
Recently a couple we know were both hospitalized at the same time. They are not elderly but both are eligible…
It’s beginning to look as though really are going to have a replacement multipurpose community center/library/Boys & Girls Club/ and…
This month’s topic is the fruit of recent conversations with friends and colleagues about why we frequently don’t sleep well….
By BOBBIE MOORE B&G Club Thanks to the Kingston High School Key Club, we’ve got a pretty good corps of…
By BOBBIE MOORE Village green foundation With the help of volunteers, the Village Green Foundation has collected enough signatures to…
During our metropolitan park district petition campaign for Village Green, a Kingston resident complained that the former military housing had…
This month’s topic was inspired by a Wall Street Journal article titled Circle of Care (Oct. 17), about whether the…
Like other matters discussed in this column, depression is not limited to the elderly. The National Alliance on Mental Illness…
Citing a 2000 report by the Federal Trade Commission, state Sen. Bob McCaslin successfully introduced a 2009 bill that extends…
You’ve probably been following the local news since the last Community News update; here’s a recap: Federal funds: We’ve made…
I recently heard a speech espousing the belief that Generation Y is the real ‘greatest generation.’ Though the Baby-Boomers (that…
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