Timothy Malone, Ph.D. Retirement is often envisioned as a time of leisure and relaxation, free from the demands of the workforce. However, this transition can be accompanied by unexpected emotional challenges for many retirees, including frustration, resentment, and even anger. These feelings may stem from financial concerns, health issues, changes in social roles, or feelings…
Nancy Lindquist Nancy Ellen Lindquist (née Gunderson), died peacefully at her home in SaddleBrooke, Arizona, on May 27, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. She was 91 years old. Nancy was born in Schroeder, Minn., on Dec. 30, 1933, the sixth and youngest child of Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, Fred and Elen Gunderson. She grew up…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg It is time to hit the road for vacation time and/or family time. In the Summer of 2025, road trips are expected to outpace previous years. Flexibility, cost-saving, and the road trip experience are the factors that are sending people to travel on asphalt. If you will be out and about…
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart There’s a common belief that to be happy, you must constantly strive for more wealth, more status, and more possessions. At face value, it seems logical. More equals better, right? However, the truth is, as we age, happiness isn’t about attaining more; it’s about caring less. Less about external validation, societal expectations,…
Leah Kari, Retired Pharmaceutical Representative and Licensed Insurance Agent Prescription drugs are lifelines that improve our health and quality of life. Often medication costs might prohibit filling a prescription. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) brought welcomed cost relief, effective Jan. 1, 2025. The IRA placed a $2,000 limit on you and your prescription drug coverage’s…
David Zapatka Friend and fellow bridge player, Susan, writes, “I recently read a new word, ‘cudgel.’ Would you research this word for your column?” Cudgel—cud·gel noun: A short, thick stick used as a weapon. verb: To strike or beat with a cudgel; metaphorically, to forcefully apply or exert something, such as pressure or influence Origin…