Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux stand out among modern Native American tribes
Unemployment among the 500 members of Minnesota’s Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) is more than 99 percent. The poverty rate is zero. The…
Month: November 2020
Long-term care insurance deductible limits raised
Long-term care insurance is one way to protect your assets in retirement. The plans often pay for half of the cost of care in a nursing home, for example….
Retired and still rocking?
In the 1950s, guidance counselors recommended that students throw away their rock albums, which Frank Sinatra condemned as ugly and vicious. But did they…
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Month: Heart health and Alzheimer’s Disease linked, 249 wor
If you are the caregiver to someone with Alzheimer’s disease, be on the lookout for signs of a heart attack. Recent research has show that the same…
The tempting season
The tempting season: Thanksgiving through Christmas It’s easy to visualize. There is turkey with dressing, potatoes with butter and sour cream, ham,…
Dear Abby’s 1999 Thanksgiving Prayer
O heavenly Father: We thank thee for food and remember the hungry. We thank thee for health and remember the sick. We thank thee for friends and remember…
These good fences really do make good neighbors
Imagine how you would feel if your neighbor put up a fence that looked great from his yard, but looked bad from your side of it. If it’s a tall wooden…
You and your kids can make a walnut shell cradle ornament
Here’s a cute Christmas ornament you’ll want to start on before the season. This walnut shell cradle ornament is great for church or school projects,…
The kids’ Thanksgiving table
With many people at Thanksgiving dinner, children are often seated at a card table apart from adults. Some kids think it’s OK, but some feel slighted. To…
Presidential turkey pardons include one masked varmint
In 1926, a thoughtful voter from Mississippi sent President Calvin Coolidge a treat for the White House Thanksgiving main dish: A live raccoon. Although…