Category: Features

Words of Wisdom from a Comedian

Rev. Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Each human life is an interesting story of ups and downs. We knit our life together, make decisions, and create our own small world. Life is indeed meant to be very simple, and we humans complicate it. George Carlin was an American comedian, actor, author, and social critic. Regarded as one…

Spotlight on Advertiser: Medicare and Me: Get Personal!

Leah Kari, licensed insurance agent and retired pharmaceutical representative Are you wishing for an easy, more personalized experience when you access www.medicare.gov or call Medicare? Do you like to surf the plans available to you on www.medicare.gov, but dislike entering your prescription drugs repetitively? Knowing your prescription drug list, claims data for Part A (hospital…

Word of the Month: Verso and Recto

David Zapatka Reader, friend, and fellow bridge player, Gayle Covey, writes, “As always, enjoyed your SaddleBrooke word column. I’ve been saying I’d send a word or two. Finally … I’m an English major and a words person. How did I not know this? It just came up in Wordle (and I thought of you!) … verso. And…

2 Your Health: Self-Worth and Massage

Heidi Overman, LMT #MT-24997 One of the themes I have tried to live by is: Self-care is not selfish. For the last few years, I’ve spoken about this to my clients, hoping they understand the value of what they are doing for themselves by receiving regular massages. However, in dissecting and really exploring, I’ve found…

Unit 6 Resident Shelley Swircek Is the Match

When picking up the phone in late July, the last thing Shelley Swircek expected to hear was the Be the Match Bone Marrow Donor Registry calling to ask if she was willing to be considered as a stem cell donor for a 6-year-old girl. She had nearly forgotten about the cheek swab she did for…