I'm not the jealous kind. I don't consider myself to be of the envious sort, either. But there is something in the power of the AARP that calls to me. It sings to me like a nightingale on a warm summer's eve. It beckons me like the smell of chocolate chip cookies baking on a cold wintry day. It's the lure of the sirens in the ocean, smiling, gently waving me in, "Come…come…," ...
A nice lady who works in my doctor's office told me I was retired.
May 18 is the last of this school year but that doesn't mean that the learning and the fun stop.
It seems only a few short weeks ago that I watched bombs bursting in air from a beach. Brilliant streaks of color that splashed across the winter sky, hailing in a new year. "Happy New Year,!" was the cry from the cheering crowd.
With Valentine's Day just a week away, it's a great time to take a look at the state of your own heart before you start seeking candy and paper hearts for your favorite people. Coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States and the causes of this disease are not a mystery. Healthy lifestyle habits can help prevent disease and markedly improve a person's quality ...
I have lived in Richmond Hill for nearly 23 years, so I don't know if it's a sign of the times or a sign of the place, but we sure get a lot of wrong number phone calls at our house.
If you are thinking of switching jobs – especially in mid-to-late career – you'll want to pay careful attention to the benefits offered by your new employer. At this stage of your life, you've got a lot to protect.
In an effort to keep up with the growing needs of the City of Richmond Hill, the fire department has hired three additional fire fighters.
The Bryan County School System has completed six months of the current fiscal year. Unlike the city and county governments, the school system operates on a state fiscal year basis that runs July 1 through June 30. During the first six months of the fiscal year, the school system has expended almost 45 percent of the budgeted expenditures yet only collected about 34 percent of the budgeted revenues. Of the total revenues collected, only 5 ...
As you read this, be aware this column is written by a grandmother and is entirely self-serving.
In 2000, Congress passed the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) giving schools or libraries prerequisite requirements in order for them to receive federal funding. In order to receive this funding, school systems have to verify there are technological protection measures and an Internet safety policy in place in their system.
Georgia lost a legend last weekend. Tom Watson Brown, a rich man and a soft touch for politicians of nearly all stripes, died at age 73 of complications from diabetes. His funeral is to be held at Hickory Hill estate in Thomson, Ga., where his great-grandfather, fiery national Populist leader Tom Watson, lived and worked a century ago.