Tips and Tools for Coping with Vision Loss

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good resources for seniors with vision loss? My husband was recently diagnosed with macular degeneration, which has deteriorated his central vision, and he’s become very discouraged.

Expanding Texas’ water supply is now in the voters’ hands

A priority for state lawmakers this year was the establishment of new funding sources to help ensure Texas has ready access to enough water to sustain both its growing population and economy.

2 Cents Worth

I had a nice surprise this morning, Joe and I were working in the yard, picking tomatoes, he was picking the squash and zucchini and looking at the okra. I had come in the house to get the hummingbird feeder and a man hopped out of his pickup.

An Ode to the Prairie

Author’s Note: this is part of an occasional series of writings on topics that have a particular interest to me and which further the spirit of my work at West of 98. The prairie is a peculiar thing. Seemingly simple, it is deeply complex.

Donna’s interests are everywhere

Donna Atkins spends half her time in Big Spring and the other half in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She maintains residences in both cities. She grew up in Big Spring and bought the house in Idaho to be near her daughter and her family.

Old Glory News

What a beautiful day today is (Sunday). I bet everyone is resting today, after a whole week of all the activities around the TCR. So much going on and so much to do. Stamford drew a crowd at all the events.

Just a little Small Talk

We are all ministers. You are a preacher whether you like it or not… We preach some message by our lives. You are saying something to the world and to those around you by your life. - J. Vernon McGee

How to Handle Social Security Benefits When A Loved One Dies

Dear Savvy Senior, How are Social Security benefits handled when someone dies? After a long illness, my 68-year-old father has only weeks left to live.

2 Cents Worth

Oh! it's heart breaking to go to Rotan and see the damage done in my home of Fisher County. Joe and have gone 2 times over there and just breaks my heart, but so thankful there were not people hurt.

Mr. Jefferson’s Independence

Last year, shortly after July 4, I wrote an essay entitled “Local Independence.” In it, I observed rural communities cannot thrive independently without local economies serving their people.