The Hidden Danger of Untreated Heartburn

Dear Savvy Senior, Is regular heartburn or acid reflux anything to worry about? I eat a lot of Rolaids throughout the day to help manage it, but it’s gotten worse with age and it keeps me up at night too. What can you tell me?

Neighbors in Real Life

When I wrote my last essay entitled “Neighbors,” Stamford was not yet in a full-blown water crisis.

Glen Rose has a replica of Noah’s Ark

I’ve been interested in Noah’s ark for a long time. Years ago I did a report for NBC Radio on Fernan Navarre of France, who launched one of the first serious research excursions to search for the ark.

Faces & Places

“People come, people go – they’ll drift in and out of your life, almost like characters in a favorite book. When you finally close the cover, the characters have told their story and you start up again with another book, complete with new characters and adventures.

Old Glory News

Well, it has been a wonderful day, Sunday. First I want to say a big THANK YOU to every one that took time out of their day to come to my birthday reception at the OG community center today on my 97 birthday. It was so wonderful to see all of you and I loved every minute of it.

Elder Mediation Can Help Families Navigate Thorny Caregiving Issues

Dear Savvy Senior, Are there any services that you recommend that can help families resolve elder parent caregiving conflicts?

Tax-relief plan headed to governor

Proponents are calling it the “biggest property tax cut in Texas history.” Both chambers of the Texas Legislature passed an $18 billion package during the second special session, the Austin American-Statesman reported. If signed as expected by Gov.

An agreement at last, $12 Billion in Property Tax Relief, & Summer is here ... Finally!

Although it took two special sessions and almost half of the summer, the House and Senate have finally come together and upon a $12 billion property tax cut.

2 Cents Worth

Hurrah we got rain one inch and 7 tenths, Joe was worried about his Sweet Potato Pumpkins vines beginning to die so maybe this rain will help. I never saw such vines and I never saw such leaves on the squash vines, they are all still making. The fish fry Wednesday at the Senior center was great.

Neighbors

What does it mean to be a neighbor? We use a lot of words flippantly in modern English. Everything is great, awesome, terrible, the best, or the worst. My mother used to scold me as a child when she asked about my day at school and I regularly answered “fine.