Salome’s Stars – Week of July 15, 2019

#Middlebury #Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your Aries leadership qualities can help bring order out of all that confusion, whether it’s on the job or in the home. But ... Continue Reading →

Is ‘Beaver Fever’ cause of digestive trouble?

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: Last summer I went camping and ran out of clean water. I had to boil water and drink it without any treatment tablets. That evening, I had painful ... Continue Reading →

Learn how to stay safe online

#Middlebury #Seniors It’s getting more and more difficult to stay safe on our phones, computers … everything that involves communication someone else can access. If your ... Continue Reading →

Thefts of … everything

#Middlebury #Veterans We’ve seen these stories before: a Department of Veterans Affairs employee gets caught stealing drugs. Usually this happens in a VA hospital, but not always. ... Continue Reading →

Couch Theater – July 11, 2019

#Middlebury #DVDs “The Best of Enemies” (PG-13) – Durham, North Carolina, in the 1970s is the setting for a battle of wills and a test of beliefs as working-class civil-rights ... Continue Reading →

Celebrity Extra – July 11, 2019

#Middlebury Q: I just recently binged all new episodes of “Lucifer” on Netflix, and I’m wondering if there will be another season. I also just watched all the “Designated ... Continue Reading →

Fresh green beans make tasty dish

#Middlebury My introduction to green beans was the canned variety. My mother was such a great cook that she managed to make them taste delicious, but green beans were not a vegetable ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – July 10, 2019

#Middlebury On July 26, 1775, the U.S. postal system is established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general. Franklin set up more ... Continue Reading →

Farmer is fed up with abandoned pets

#Middlebury DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I’m hoping you’ll publish this letter and make people aware that farms are not dumping grounds for unwanted pets. This year alone, I’ve ... Continue Reading →

Friendship bracelets are summer classic

#Middlebury As I latched a favorite bracelet made of reindeer leather and spun silver/pewter designed by the Sami artisans in the north of Sweden around my wrist, I couldn’t help ... Continue Reading →