April 25, 2024
Spring is a time for renewal and awakenings. It’s also the perfect time to take your cues from Mother Nature and devise a plan to reduce and reimagine your way to a refreshing, updated home you can fully enjoy once more. Reorganize cluttered areas If a room (or rooms) in your house are in disarray,
How to choose a memory care unit Dear Savvy Senior, My mom has Alzheimer’s disease and has gotten to the point that she can’t live at home any longer. I need to find a good memory care residential unit for her but could use some help. Any suggestions? Exhausted Daughter Dear Exhausted, Choosing a good
Bursting with color and relatively low-maintenance, petunias are a longtime favorite of gardeners. But that wasn’t always the case. Many older cultivars did not tolerate heat well, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. They would go through a “summer swoon” that required severe trimming back for renewed growth and bloom in the cooler
green and matures to a light brown. Golden Eye is a 100% pollen-less. The petals are a tight corolla and does not drop easily. The centers are attractive even after the petals fall. Sunflower Pro Cut White Nite F1 (Helianthus annuus). This is the color you’ve been waiting for in a sunflower; gorgeous clean, white
Thursday afternoon, Feb. 22, the St. Louis Circuit Attorney, Kimberly Gardner, indicted Missouri Governor Eric Greitens for one felony count of invasion of privacy for actions apparently stemming from an extramarital affair. It is uncertain what impact this will have on the remainder of the legislative session. We will know more as the story progresses.
Greetings, My Fellow Missourians I hurried home last Thursday after session with just enough time to move the electric fences and give the cattle more grass and hay. My wife, Marla, prepared a very fine belated Valentine’s Day supper. Afterward, I drove to the Methodist Church in Clinton and attended a memorial service for Roy
by Eric Bohl A decade ago, “Cap and Trade” was all the rage among environmental activists. This law would have given government the ability to regulate carbon dioxide emissions. Cap and Trade would have placed an artificial limit (or “cap”) on companies’ emissions and allowed them to buy (or “trade”) excess allowances from other companies
A sixth award honors civilians who assist first responders during emergencies The Department of Public Safety today announced it is accepting nominations through March 31, 2018, for five awards honoring Missouri first responders and a sixth award honoring civilians who assist responders during emergencies for extraordinary acts performed in 2017. The Missouri Medal of Valor,
How to get cash for your life insurance policy Dear Savvy Senior I have a life insurance policy that I’ve been paying on for years that I really don’t need any longer. I’ve been thinking about letting it lapse, but I’ve heard that I can actually sell it for a nice payout. What can you
Despite our best intentions, 80 percent of us have given up on our New Year’s resolutions by mid-February. Determined to make this year different? If you’re enrolled in Medicare, you might be surprised to learn that your benefits could give you an edge in your quest to stay motivated and on track to attaining your
