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Dear Toni:
I have decided to retire when I turn 65 in January and will need to enroll in Medicare Parts A and B. My husband, Sam is 70 and he enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B when he turned 65 …
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12/6/22
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My ancient Uncle Mort--with razor-sharp memory of the long ago but dullard-like on yesterday--has a mind recently clouded with “what if’s” concerning the World Cup.
This is …
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12/5/22
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Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows that it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster …
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By Rick Kraft
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10/23/22
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In the lives we live we all basically want the same things: happiness, health, and financial security. But with these as targets, many of us miss the mark.
There is often a large gap between …
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Rick Kraft
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9/6/22
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Hello Toni:
My mother has a Medicare Advantage HMO and August 1st she moved into a nursing home in the Sugar Land area. They have a doctor who visits the patients and does not accept the HMO which …
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Toni King
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9/6/22
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Being in Law Enforcement you get to do many things and serve in many roles. We get to be counselors, mental health workers, EMS, and Law Enforcement Officers. Sheriff Deputies, Police Officers, DPS …
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9/1/22
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The pitter patter of little feet running around in the morning. Hearing the children up and getting ready for school is what many people have longed for after a long summer break. Then there is also …
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Sherriff Michael "Big Mac" Ryan
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8/27/22
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Toni: Can you explain why a hospital employee from the medical claims division asked my husband Greg to sign a form stating that he is aware that he is now in his “Lifetime Reserve Days” …
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Toni King
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8/25/22
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One hot summer night in August of 1954, I was with two of my buddies, Ben Sturgeon and Bill Culpepper. We were sitting at our local teen hangout, a drive-in called Caldwell’s. Every parking …
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By Gary Griffin
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7/30/22
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It was a unique situation, but there my wife and I were, laying next to each other on the hard floor trying to get some sleep. No plan B, no other options.
As I lay there I thought of how unique …
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By Rick Kraft
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7/30/22
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Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
I really don’t know where to start. Recent days have been really difficult for me. I am in the midst of a struggle that has taken me down a …
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By Paul Nachtigall
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7/26/22
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They say that age is just a number, so I suppose churning out my thousandth column with this writing might be comparable to a yawn, wry smile or the lame joke about the needle’s question to the …
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By Dr. Don Newbury
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7/26/22
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Hello Toni:
I am turning 64 soon and have not started receiving my Social Security check. I am still working full time but do not have company benefits. I am confused because I do not have Social …
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By Toni King
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7/23/22
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How would you answer the question “What are the important events in your life?” If you had to write this down right now, what would you write? I would venture to guess that it would not …
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By Rick Kraft
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7/23/22
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Dear Dietitian:
I seem to get three or four bladder infections every year. My friend told me to try cranberry supplements. Do they work?
Thank you,
Meredith
Dear Meredith,
Anyone who …
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By Leanne McCrate
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7/19/22
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I was visiting a Kiwanian friend who graduated from Fredericksburg High School in 1945. I was telling him about our upcoming 60th reunion. He said that Fredericksburg was a tiny community back then, …
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By Gary Griffin
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7/19/22
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The late Dr. Robert L. Smith and Ethelyn Hughes Smith, his bride, fell short in precious few areas of life, but when they did, it was never by intent. By a few weeks in each case, they missed a 70th …
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By Don Newbury
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7/19/22
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First in a series of reflections on student life at West Texas A&M University.
The core function of any University is to satisfy student aspirations for a rewarding professional and personal …
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By Dr. Walter Wendler
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7/16/22
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It entertained me all afternoon, that single orange cone.
No one knew just what to do with it. It was just sitting out there in the middle of everything. It didn’t belong there, but everyone …
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By Rick Kraft
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7/16/22
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Thomas Wolf, the author who insisted that we can’t go home again, got it wrong. One can indeed do so, but “home” may hardly be recognizable, and/or--truth to tell--noticeably …
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By Don Newbury
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7/12/22
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