Raking in the cash with relocations

#Middlebury #VeteransPost While Department of Veterans Affairs chief David Shulkin is doing a good job, there is one place he needs to focus his laser gaze: relocations and the cash ... Continue Reading →

Celebrity Extra – Jan. 11, 2018

#Middlebury #CelebrityExtra #ElizabethHurley Q: Can you tell me when my guilty pleasure, “The Royals,” will be back with a new season? – Melinda W., via email A: The fourth season ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – Jan. 10, 2018

#Middlebury #MomentsInTime On Jan. 26, 1788, the first 736 convicts banished from England to Australia land in Botany Bay. With the American victory in the Revolutionary War, transgressors ... Continue Reading →

Many pocket sundials sold each year

#Middlebury #Kovels #pocketsundial The sundial is a very early tool used to tell time. It is said the earliest sundials were made in 1500 B.C., and variations were made in following ... Continue Reading →

Is chocolate really a danger to dogs?

#Middlebury #PawsCorner DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Just after Halloween, our dog, Skipjack, got into one of my kids’ candy stashes and ate everything, including the wrappers. I ... Continue Reading →

Good Night, Sleep Right!

#Middlebury #KitchenDiva #Sleep Like many adults, I sometimes have trouble going to sleep or staying asleep. Sleep researchers have determined that as many as two-thirds of Americans ... Continue Reading →

Now here’s a tip – Jan. 9, 2018

#Middlebury #NowHeresATip Freeze frozen whipped cream in a thick layer and use cookie cutters to make shapes for hot chocolate … perfect for these cold winter nights! “Use ... Continue Reading →

Whirl up smoothies for after-school snacks

#Middlebury #DonnasDay #Smoothies Smoothie. It feels good just to say the word, doesn’t it? I used to think of the concoction of naturally sweet, fresh fruit flavors with crushed ... Continue Reading →

VA proud of 2017 accomplishments

#Middlebury #VeteransPost For all the grousing so many of us do about the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), when you add it all up, there’s a lot it did last year. VA Secretary ... Continue Reading →

Don’t let others hijack your retirement

#Middlebury #SeniorNewsLine For too many of us, retirement doesn’t necessarily mean taking the time for things we want to do and for rest and relaxation. Instead, the word “retire” ... Continue Reading →