Calming the chaos of Christmas
As Cindy Lou Who sang in the 2000 edition of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Where are you Christmas? Why cant I find you? Why have you gone away? My world is changing. Im rearranging. Does that mean Christmas changes too? Although I realize that my outlook on holidays will continually change while I am growing up, I am currently struggling with the spirit of Christmas. Where has it...Library book club to change meeting locations and times
One of the Tuscarawas County Public Library Systems book clubs, Girls Night Out, will be changing its location and meeting dates starting in January. The club, which had previously met on the first Monday of the month at the Daily Grind, off West High Avenue, will now be meeting on the second Thursday of each month at Uncle Primos, 435 Minnich Ave. in New Philadelphia. The group will...
Worth the wait
I am not a patient person. It is one of my flaws in a long list of flaws that I try to hide from the world. So I was not in the happiest of places when we took the kids to see the lights at Oglebay in West Virginia last week, and found ourselves in a very long line waiting to get in. It started as a simple plan. We asked dear friends to join us on our Christmas adventure, and we drove two cars...
Social Security benefits: What's taxable, what's not?
Dear Savvy Senior,Do I have to pay income tax on my Social Security benefits? I just turned 62 and am seriously considering early retirement. What can you tell me?Ready to RetireDear Ready,When you start collecting your Social Security retirement benefits, a portion of it might be taxable depending on your total income level and marital status. Here’s what you should know. Crunch Your...Rethinking Florida and experiencing Key West as a new year dawns
KEY WEST, Fla. -- Winter suntans are overrated, which is a lesson I learned more than 30 years ago, when I returned from a weeklong stay in Jamaica, only to have my beautifully bronzed skin peel and shed before I'd even gotten back to Ohio. I can still see it fading, the remnants flaking and falling and covering the taxi seat as if to remind me that snow was the natural way of things this...
011011 Commissioners approve easement on property adjacent to airport
During their December 28 meeting, the Wayne County Commissioners voted unanimously to place an Avigation and Hazard Easement on approximately 80 acres of property along Hutton Road adjacent to the Wayne County Airport. The property was purchased at a time when it appeared that federal regulations would require the airport to construct a cross runway. Since that time Federal Aviation...