Dannette Hunnel Ornamental cabbages are unique, healthy-looking, and a surprisingly pleasant sight to see in the middle of winter. Ornamental cabbages are also known as kale, wild cabbages, or brassica and are plant-able in October and November and again after the last frost. This perky, uprising flower, growing tall and tiered, looks similar to a…
David Zapatka While reading The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong: Table Tennis as a Journey of Self Discovery by Guido Mina di Sospiro, I ran across the word redolent. His use of the word while describing table tennis rubber was intriguing. Redolent—red·o·lent adjective 1. Exuding fragrance: aromatic 2. Full of a specified fragrance: a. scented (air redolent of seaweed)…
JoAnne Gaudioso Memory is the function of the brain that encodes, stores, and retrieves information. Whether you know it or not, you owe everything you do in life to memory-it enables you to speak, walk, develop relationships, and more. Essential oils like peppermint, rosemary and frankincense help support mental clarity and alertness. Tips for Finding…
Janet Cook St. Valentine’s Day brings thoughts of giving and receiving love. The kitchen is the heart of the home, an excellent place to prioritize doing a remodel so it facilitates the preparing of nourishing food, entertaining, and making of memories. The following are popular improvements homeowners make to enjoy their home more, helping to…
Kathleen Ismael Hugs and More Hugs “Gimme a hug” is often said To our little child— It makes all harm go away! Those tiny arms enfold you— Let’s forever keep it that way! Hugs and more hugs make this world go round. From a tiny tot to old man They will mend most anything. Give…
Kim Kubsch Garages, sheds, basements, and attics have been called “stuff cemeteries.” They do so much for us: store our cars, hide our tools, stash our sporting equipment, act as an entry to our homes. Things to Get Rid of in Your Garage Right Now Be decisive—the items you don’t use, pass them on. If…
Lou Galiano Louis “Lou” V. Galiano, beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully in his home in Sun Lakes, Ariz., on Dec. 20, 2023. He died from leukemia. He was born on Oct. 1, 1938, in St. Louis, Mo., and attended the University of Missouri, where he was also a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity.…
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is the front door to Arizona with an average of more than 130,000 travelers coming through the airport on any given day. In addition to serving passengers near and far who travel through America’s Friendliest Airport®, Phoenix Sky Harbor takes pride in being a pillar for the community in the…
Jacqueline M. Ruffino-Platt Recently, I received an invitation for the St. Cecilia High School Class Reunion in Englewood, N.J., coming in September. It seems we just celebrated our last reunion 10 years ago. I answered the invite and offered to help. Where do I begin? I pulled out our yearbook and began going through pages…
Dr. Harold Wong If you were a highly-paid person today, the CPA field basically gives three suggestions. Let’s examine why these strategies don’t achieve big tax-savings. Buy a Bigger Primary House with a Bigger Mortgage. You can’t deduct interest on a mortgage loan bigger than $750,000. Today’s price of homes is much greater than five years…