Nora spent some more time at the vet last week. She wasn’t too happy about being left there and gave me genuine “puppy dog eyes” that tore my heart out. She had another X-ray to see if her bladder stones …

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Over the past few months, we’ve been hearing a lot about President Obama’s executive action on immigration. There are several parts to this action, including strengthening our borders, making illegal immigrants accountable for their actions, and streamlining the immigration process. …

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I’ve been hearing, and you have, too, about Obama’s proposed changes to the path to citizenship. As I listened, I realized that I didn’t know much about what it takes to become a U.S. citizen, so I really didn’t know …

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So, your spouse (or partner) is going to Orlando and wants you to tag along. You’ve already been to Disney more than once. You’ve been to Orlando umpteen times for conferences yourself. You don’t mind a few days of warmth …

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Let me clarify. My iPhone itself didn’t kill the snowman, but my preoccupation with it caused the snowman’s demise. Here’s what happened. This morning I arose and stumbled toward the back door with Nutmeg and Nora, our Cairn terrier rescues, to …

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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the Millcreek supervisors’ decision to close the J.O.Y. senior center, which has been open for less than a year. Since then, I have sincerely appreciated Supervisor John Groh’s response and willingness to …

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Every August, the St. Paul Roman Catholic Church holds its three-day Italian festival celebrating the Feast of the Assumption. St. Paul’s is located in Erie’s historic Little Italy and is the parish my in-laws grew up and were married in. We’ve …

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For years, I have avoided Southwest Airlines, even after watching its reality show a while back. I thought of it as the Walmart of travel. Being a Virgo, the unassigned-seat approach seemed as if it would upset my sense of …

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