“The City of Mill Creek is dedicated to providing exceptional public services valued by the community to preserve and enhance our quality of life.” This is just one of the …

Somehow, September is upon us. Summer is suddenly coming to an end, and it feels too soon. June, July, and August gave us a summer of high and low temps, a summer of rains and striking sunshine, a …

We’ve all seen them. They’re standing at the end of freeway offramps or parking lot exits, usually with a handmade sign on cardboard that reads something like “Homeless. Please …

One of the most popular summertime side dishes is potato salad, and my wife’s recipe also takes advantage of fresh corn season. Enjoy! Potato salad with fresh corn and dill Recipe …

Dear Savvy Senior, What are the early signs and symptoms of diabetes? I’m 60 years old, and in pretty good shape, but was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. What did I miss? …

As I have not offended a sufficient number of people this week, I thought I’d write about two sports, both of which I play badly: tennis and golf. Tennis: I occasionally played tennis as a …

“The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.”—Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of …

As National Suicide Prevention Week is Sept. 8-14, it’s appropriate to review what Brian Buckwalter had to say through his informative article “Creating Space,” published in the …

The 2024 Seattle Mariners season of turmoil has brought Edgar Martinez back to the team as new manager Dan Wilson’s hitting coach. Edgar certainly has the credentials. He is in the Seattle …

Community health centers: Saving money for health-care system Community health centers are the backbone of our nation’s primary health care system. They design innovative, integrated …

I know that grieving is an individualized odyssey, so be prepared that this article might bring up some troubling and, at the same time, many loveable thoughts. In 2014, while dealing with her …

Dear Savvy Senior, I’m going to retire in a few months and need to get some temporary health insurance until I can enroll in Medicare at age 65. What are my options? – Early …

Have you ever come across a recipe with an ingredient you didn’t recognize? What did you do then? Did you then go on a wild goose chase or just passed on the recipe altogether and moved onto a …

Naturopathic medicine is a holistic approach to health care that focuses on the body’s natural ability to heal itself. This type of medicine combines traditional healing methods with modern …

It was around this time of the year back in my 1950s Catholic school days when my mother would take all three of her boys on a 10-cent bus ride from our north Portland house to the large Montgomery …

I have a confession to make: I never thought I was a bit of an elitist. But as I was reading an article the other day about punctuation, specifically about apostrophes, it struck me that I just …