Help first responders help pets

#Middlebury DEAR PAW’S CORNER: You often recommend that pet owners donate their money or time to local shelters, and that is great. I’ve often wondered if there are other ... Continue Reading →

Monsters light path to Halloween treats

#Middlebury Light and decorate the walkway to your porch with spooky paper bag characters on Halloween night. This clever monster patrol is a takeoff of traditional luminaries, but ... Continue Reading →

Now Here’s A Tip – Oct. 23, 2018

#Middlebury Keep your cute collared shirt separate from your pullover sweater by adding a third layer in between. A tighter-fitting tank keeps the shirt in place and not bunching up, ... Continue Reading →

Halloweeniana now second only to Christmas

#Middlebury Halloweeniana is now one of the major holiday collecting categories, second only to Christmas. Jack-o’-lanterns, figural candy containers of papier-mache, and crepe ... Continue Reading →

Salome’s Stars – Week of Oct. 22, 2018

#Middlebury #Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A colleague might offer to open a door for you professionally. But before you walk through it, be sure this “favor” isn’t ... Continue Reading →

SAMe can be effective for arthritis relief

#Middlebury DEAR DR. ROACH: Please tell me about the supplement SAMe. I am a woman, 58, who suffers from osteoarthritis from my exercise routine, which is three days of heavy lifting ... Continue Reading →

Tai chi offers more than just exercise

#Middlebury #Seniors The best thing about tai chi (pronounced tie-chee) is that it’s good exercise without being strenuous. With its slow, gentle movements, we can get our stretching ... Continue Reading →

Land abuse in LA

#Middlebury #Veterans In 1888, a 387-acre parcel of land in Los Angeles was deeded to the government for the purpose of caring for disabled veterans, specifically for building the National ... Continue Reading →

Celebrity Extra – Oct. 18, 2018

#Middlebury Q: I can’t believe anyone at CBS thought that “Magnum P.I.” would be worth seeing without Tom Selleck playing the lead role, and there’s a female Higgins? ... Continue Reading →

Couch Theater – Oct. 18, 2018

#Middlebury “Unfriended: Dark Web” (R) – Colin Woodell leads a gang of inadvertent cyber voyeurs in “Unfriended: Dark Web,” the sequel to the 2014 horror screenshow “Unfriended.” ... Continue Reading →