Gary Chalk Health experts have long suggested that Living Retired may lead to a sedentary lifestyle. They recommend we keep active socially, mentally, and physically. This is why many retirees socialize playing cards with their friends, read to keep their brain active, and play pickleball so they can gripe about the emergency room wait times.…
October 2026, Features
2 Your Health: What Is Lipedema?
Understanding the Condition That Deserves Recognition and Compassion Lipedema is a chronic, progressive fat-distribution disorder that primarily affects women. It is often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or dismissed as simple weight gain, even though it has distinct clinical features: symmetrical fat accumulation in the legs, hips, buttocks, and sometimes arms; pain and tenderness; easy bruising; and a…
October 2026, Features
Blessings For All
Judith Kopp I bless all those I do not understand. I bless all those I disagree with. I bless all the children. I bless all the animals. I bless all the trees and all plant life. I bless all the waters. I bless Mother Earth. I bless all future generations.
October 2026, Features
Hey, You Gotta Eat
Roxanne Swift The cost of food has gone up, but there are things you can do to reduce the cost and cook healthier meals. Vacuum packers and freezers are your best friends. Usually the stores have good prices on meats and they come in a family/value pack. Break the bulk down to smaller portions and…
October 2026, Features
Introducing Nancy Turner, Arizona Author
Phyllis L. Carr If you have not read a Nancy Turner novel, you are in for a literary delight. I read Turner’s first novel, These is my Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine 1881-1901, Arizona Territories, in 2000 (published in 1998) and fell in love with Turner’s writing and the main character, Sarah Prine.…
October 2026, Features
So Many Books, So Little Time: “The Calamity Club” by Kathryn Stockett
If you enjoyed reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett back in 2009, you ‘ll be happy to know she has, after 17 years, written another mesmerizing story, The Calamity Club. Evidently many readers were eagerly awaiting her second novel as it became number one on the New York Times bestseller fiction list the week it…
October 2026, Features
Word of the Month: Animist
David Zapatka In a recent conversation with a dear friend about my belief that consciousness is universal and present in all matter, I commented that all of nature and all matter are alive with some degree of awareness and consciousness. This led to “There is no ‘dead’ matter, blind or unconscious law in the cosmos…
October 2026, Features
In Passing – October 2026
Gary Bognar Gary Bognar, 88, of Sun Lakes, passed away peacefully on Sept. 5, 2026. Born Dec. 1, 1937, in Cleveland, Ohio, to parents Alice (Steffen) and Steve Bognar, Gary was the elder of two sons. He spent his youth in the family home on the West Side of Cleveland. In 1956 he met Kathy…
October 2026, Features
Zach’s Computer Corner: How Do I Know When It’s Time to Replace My Computer?
Zach Sadkin Computers don’t have an expiration date. A well-maintained computer can last many years, but eventually replacing it makes more sense than repairing or upgrading it. Age alone isn’t the deciding factor. Instead, watch for these signs: It’s becoming painfully slow. If starting the computer, opening programs, or browsing the Internet takes noticeably longer…
October 2026, Features
Joyful Downsizing: A Loving Gift to Your Family: 10 Things to Organize Now
Kim Kubsch Many people avoid end-of-life planning because it feels uncomfortable, frightening, or unnecessary. Yet organizing your affairs is not an admission that death is near. It is a practical act of independence and love. When your wishes, documents, and important information are clearly organized, you remain in control—and your family is spared confusion, conflict,…