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SeniorIF YOU ARE 50 OR OLDER YOUBeacon SHOULD READ IT!! SB Oct., 2007 Vol. 26: No. 3 Established Aug., 1982 303 Consecutive Months! Four Women Tell Of Their Battles “We Fought Back Against Breast Cancer!” by Sandra Gordon cancer fund-raisers. “Rachel recently A breast cancer diagnosis can be spearheaded an event for the Susan G. terrifying, bringing with it an endless list Komen Cancer Foundation that raised of unanswerable questions and fears. But $32,000,” Sandi says proudly. important lessons often come from fac- “We faced our fears.” ing harrowing experiences. In this breast Growing up, Diane Greene and cancer report, six inspiring women share her three sisters, Laura McGowan, Car- the stories of how their battles made them ol Wolkiewicz, and Linda Phaneuf, first stronger and wiser. learned about breast cancer when they “I was determined to treat my were teens. Their mother and her brother cancer my way.” and sister were diagnosed with the dis- Lynette Bisconti, 43, was over- ease—all three died between the ages joyed late in 1997 when she learned she of 50 and 60. “We hoped the cause was was pregnant. But a month later that hap- environmental, not genetic,” says Diane, piness turned to heartache. After having 47, the mom of two teenage boys. But surgery to remove what was presumed to in 1998, at the age of 38, Diane found a be a benign cyst on her left breast, she Diane Greene and her 3 sisters. In the photo, they are left to right: Laura lump that turned out to be malignant. Af- was told she had cancer. “The doctors McGowan, Carol Wolkiewicz, Linda Phaneuf, and Diane Greene. ter a mastectomy with reconstruction and said the hormones my body was produc- 1998. “When I held Frankie for the first dle daughter, Rachel, a senior in college, six months of chemotherapy, Diane ing would likely fuel the cancer, and that time, I just thought, We did it!” Frankie spends her free time working on breast SEE ‘BREAST CANCER’ PAGE 2. I had to terminate the pregnancy imme- continues to thrive and Lynette has been diately to save my own life,” she says. in remission for eight years now. Lynette spent the next few days wrestling “I realized I couldn’t do it St. Mary-Corwin To Provide with the dilemma of what to do and at the alone.” same time began to experience bleeding When Sandi Saltzman, 51, a self- that made her think she might be mis- described “tremendous multitasker,” was Flu/Pneumonia Shot Clinics Pueblo, CO --- Two community carrying. When she went in for an ultra- diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma healthy people between 5-49 years of flu shot clinics will be held this fall at sound, the obstetrician told her, “This lit- in 2000 (a type of breast cancer that starts age for $30. The cost for flu St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, 1008 tle guy is hanging on.” in the milk ducts) she told her daughters shots is $26, and pneumonia shots will Minnequa Avenue. Both clinics will be Lynette’s mind was made up who were then 14, 16 and 18, that breast cost $40. Cash and checks will be ac- held in the West Tower main lobby lo- in that moment. “My heart leapt,” says cancer wasn’t a big deal. “I didn’t want to cepted, no credit cards. cated at the corner of Minnequa Avenue Lynette. “I knew that no matter what, worry them,” says the elementary school There may be no charge for and Lake Avenue. no matter how bad it got, my baby and I reading specialist. But the tactic backfired people with Medicare Part B (no HMO), The clinics will be held on would get through this together.” on her. While Sandi was recovering from Secure Horizons HMO, and Rocky Wednesday, October 17, from 9 am to 1 Biggest hurdle: Finding physi- her lumpectomy and then undergoing six Mountain Health Plan. Participants pm; and on Wednesday, November 14, cians who respected her decision. Three months of debilitating chemotherapy, her must show insurance card. from 3 to 6 pm. Flu shots will be avail- weeks after her diagnosis Lynette had a daughters didn’t understand why their For more information call (719) 557- able to those 6 months and older. mastectomy. “The lab report was bad. I mother wasn’t up to taking them to the HELP (4357). FluMist will be available to had an aggressive cancer that had spread mall, or doing the usual carpool or cook- to several lymph nodes. I was told that if ing dinner. “One even said, ‘What did Warning of Fraudulent Phone Calls I went ahead with chemotherapy, which you do all day?’ w hen she found me sit- was the next step, my baby might die or ting on the couch, just as I had been when Calls Impersonating Health Dept. Staff be brain damaged.” Six other physicians she left for school that morning,” says Pueblo, CO – Earlier this week the Pueblo City-County Health Department she consulted said the same thing: She Sandi. “At the time I felt that my daugh- received complaints about a person representing themselves as a Health Department had to terminate her pregnancy and get ters were being insensitive, but I realize employee making phone calls to people in the community asking for donations and into chemotherapy immediately. “I left now that I set them up. I think they were personal information. every visit crying,” she says. also scared of losing me, and thought that “The Health Department does not call households and ask for money,” stated After a truly agonizing first tri- if they didn’t treat me with kid gloves, Dr. Christine Nevin-Woods, executive director of the Pueblo City-County Health De- mester, Lynette got a referral from a everything would be normal.” partment. She explained, “When receiving an official phone call from the Pueblo family friend that led her to the Cancer Biggest hurdle: Asking for a lit- City-County Health Department, a staff member will always introduce themselves tle help. “It was tough for me to request Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), giving their name, and title, stating they work for at the Health Department.” She in Zion Illinois. “At the CTCA I met doc- assistance, even from my friends who continued, “Employees will already know certain facts that relate to the reason for tors and medical personnel who treated called constantly. I had always been so me with respect and compassion.” self-sufficient. But toward the end of my the phone call. A person can also call the main Health Department number: 583-4300 ADVICE TO OTHERS: If chemo, when I couldn’t fake it anymore, during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and ask to speak with a particu- you’re not getting the answers you want, I realized that it’s okay to feel vulnerable lar staff member to verify if the phone call is legitimate.” keep searching. and that people really want to do things Nevin-Woods added, “If you receive a phone call from someone at an odd While going to see more than for you,” says Sandi. hour of the night, identifying themselves as working for the Health Department and/ six doctors may seem crazy, it might be ADVICE TO OTHERS: Per- or asking for personal information, question the validity of the phone call by asking necessary, says Lynette. She was not sat- form self-exams regularly. Sandi found for their name, title, work number, and division they work for at the Health Depart- isfied until she found a place that would the abnormal lump in her breast soon af- ment.” treat her the way she wanted to be treated. ter her annual mammogram came back Report these impersonation phone calls to the local law enforcement agency. She decided to go with fractionated-dose clean. Her mother also had breast can- It is recommended to provide local law enforcement with any information leading chemotherapy (smaller doses of chemo cer that was detected by a self-exam. “I information, such as a phone number that appears on caller I.D. over a greater length of time), which was hound my daughters to check themselves Sarah R. Bruestle, M.P.A. considered gentler for both her and her monthly. I also urge them to see their Public Information Officer unborn baby. “They also allowed me to gynecologists every six months. If caught Pueblo City-County Health Department refuse antinausea medication and ster- early, your chances of surviving cancer 151 Central Main Street oids, to avoid exposing my baby to those are so much better.” Pueblo, CO 81003 drugs,” she says. LIFE GOES ON: Sandi, who [email protected] LIFE GOES ON: Lynette gave is still cancer free after six years, is back www.pueblohealthdept.org birth to a healthy baby boy on August 31, to your multitasking ways. And her mid- (719) 583-4526 phone * (719) 583-3217 pager * (719) 549-1234 fax Page 2 - Senior Beacon - Oct., 2007 Visit Us at http:// www.seniorbeacon.info Just One Guy’s Opinion by James R. Grasso, Chief Cook & Bottle Washer of “Your” Senior Beacon! The reason for this piece is to thank the 127 players who came and played Same Old Same Old and donated there time and resources to such a noble cause. Not too many years ago Here we go again. Hillary Clinton is receiving laundered money from a I was told a story about how each one of us has a closet in heaven. If this closet has Chinese guy who is now up to his neck in trouble. The only difference between this flowers in it when it’s time you go to heaven, nothing was said about what happens new guy “Norman” Chou(?) and the Johnny Chung et al from husband Bill’s she- when the closet is empty, but I can guess. nanigans is that those Chinese peddlers got out of Dodge never to be seen again. Of It was explained that when you do the right things, especially selfless acts, course Hillary says she knows nothing of this guy “Norman” but when a contributor flowers are put in your personal closet. When you don’t do the right things, flowers gives you $850,000 or more are we supposed to believe that she doesn’t know about are taken away. it? These Clinton people are always trying to pull the wool over everyone’s eyes. As I told the gathering, their selflessness in helping this fledgling organi- They are unsavory people at best and it infuriates me that they get away with it. zation earned them enough flowers that they could mess up for awhile and still be They are now getting around the amendment to the Constitution that states ahead. Thank you all; sponsors, players, board members, my wife Jeannie and daugh- you can only be elected to the Presidency for two terms and 10 years total and are ters Robin and Rebecca. We now can move forward with our dream. Never Alone! laughing at “we the people” as they do it. Bill’s stumping just like he did when he was running for the Presidency. Are the Democrats so inept that all they can do is rerun Of Pink Elephants & Dolphins Too! this bunch all over again? What a sad commentary. The sin of the loss of life by our On page 27 of this edition, you will see a spectacular sight. Wendie Stauffer brave soldiers does not lie with George W. Bush. The sin is that they are dying to who runs the Golden Flower Reflexology business in Pueblo and is a contributor to preserve our way of life that is being co-opted by the likes of the Clinton’s, Pelosi’s, Senior Beacon from time to time sent a series of pictures of this marvelous pink dol- Reid’s and other politicos on both sides of the aisle. We really do need to have and phin. I’m certainly happy she didn’t send any pink elephants for me to see. But that enforce to term limits in all phases of government. subject matter is left for another time. Take the time and enjoy. Flaunting the Constitution by the Clintons spits in the face for all those who Godspeed! have died in defending it. Suspension Of Disbelief? Those of you who are on the Mrs. Bill Clinton bandwagon please read the Where Are They Now? above header. That’s Mrs. Clinton’s way of saying she thinks someone is lying. What by Marshall Jay Kaplan chutzpah! She can’t even call someone a liar. This, from one-half of the family that Van Williams are known as congenital liars. Please my fellow men and women, don’t vote for this Well folks, The Gren Hornet has just been family again. If for no other reason that we’ve heard this same tune before and like spotted in Idaho! Actor Van Williams is alive and O.J. Simpson rising from the ashes, we don’t need these people again. Please! well in his 73rd year – a content married man and And, remember, it was these two who ruined the Democrat party in the first father of three. place with mass defections throughout the eight years of their dubious rule. Let’s not Van Williams was born on February 27, forget the egregious error they made by not taking bin Laden into custody when they 1934 in Fort Worth, Texas. Van was the son of a cat- could have, not once, but three or four times. And these are the people who wanted tle rancher and in turn , studied animal husbandry to ruin our health care system with long lines and interminable waits for surgeries when he attended Texas Christian University. The and especially diagnostic tests, while exempting themselves from same. direction of his career changed after his family Playing the politics game where your side wins is one thing, but these folks moved to Hawaii. are dangerous as history has attested. While living and working in Hawaii, Van Please, not these despicable people again. Let’s give someone else a try. was approached by none other than Elizabeth Taylor and her husband, Mike Todd, who were filming in the area. They both encouraged the young Van to try his luck in The Spirit Of The Heart Hollywood. Unfortunately, Todd was killed in a plane crash before he could assist On September 15 at Desert Hawk Golf Course Senior Beacon and GolfNutz Van. However, Van decided to follow the late producer’s advice. He moved to Hol- combined forces and staged the Second Annual Robin Lynn Grasso Charity lywood, took acting and voice lessons and in a very short time was being cast on TV Golf Scramble. Last year all proceeds from the event went to Crohn’s & Colitis series such as The Lawman in 1959. Foundation of America (CCFA) for research. This year, because of the success of last Most notably during the next three years, Van made an impression as ’Kenny year’s tournament, my family and a group of other’s, some of whom have loved ones Madison’ – a recurring character on the hit show, ’Surfside 6’. He also had roles on with one or both of these terrible diseases, formed a non-profit organization named ’The Dick Van Dyke Show’ and ’The Beverly Hillbillies’. Never Alone Foundation, Inc. With the success of the cult TV hit, ’Batman’ (starring Adam West), studio The Foundation is in existence so no child or family will never be alone with execs coat-tailed on the show’ success with another superhero series, ’The Green Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). You see, the doctors of this area and southeast- Hornet’ – an emerald suited super hero with his partner Kato (played by the late Bruce ern Colorado don’t have the expertise to deal with pediatric gastro-enterology. There Lee). The show was a huge success and the character even appeared on three episodes isn’t a doctor in these parts that will even see a child let alone treat he/she. of Batman. As with Batman, The Green Hornet’s success was quick to achieve and What’s more, they really can’t help you in your quest for physicians who quick to end, lasting only for the 1966-1967 season. will. It’s been that way since my family was forced to deal with IBD back in January, After the show ended, Van returned to guest roles on TV shows (Mannix, 2000 and we need to let new patients and their families know there is help here. Ironside). After the sudden death of his friend and co-star, Bruce Lee in 1973, Van Hence the reason for the Foundation. It has a specific charter to do what’s really slowed down his acting career, focusing on building a marketing business in right by these kids and their families and is not restricted to just children, but children California. He also served as a reserve deputy with the Malibu station of the Los are its focus. But I am far afield here. Angeles County Sheriffs Department. In 1993 Van returned to the screen after a 14 year absence to play the ’Green Hornet Director’ in the film ’Dragon – The Bruce Lee Story’. 719-276-3220 In the mid-1990’s Van became a partner in a 4000 acre ranch in Oahu, Ha- 313 Main St waii. Recently, Van and his wife, Vicki moved to Ketchum Idaho where they cur- rently reside alongside neighbor and long time friend, Adam West. Van has recently Cañon City, CO began responding to celebrity fan mail from his Idaho address. And yes, Green Hor- No Bull - Just Sales 81212 net fans – super heroes still have to pay for postage stamps! [email protected] Senior Beacon Senior Beacon serves Pueblo & Fremont Counties and reaches the rest of Bob & Susan Steers Present Southeastern Colorado. It is a monthly newspaper dedicated to inform, serve, educate and entertain the Senior Community in these areas. Subscriptions are This Beautiful Home available, prepaid with order, at $19.95 for one 12-month period. Send your order to the mailing list below. Publication of advertising contained herein does not necessarily con- Just For You! stitute endorsement. Signed columns are the opinions of the writers and not necessarily that of the publisher. Senior Beacon is locally owned and operated. 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On The Right: “Lunching Free” by William F. Buckley In the late 1950s, the formal first-class ticket. And the flight on which $5 billion. luxury that is engagement in state socialism by Great he was ticketed was first-class only. I thought the sum indefensibly demanding a Britain had twice been confirmed by the To the alarm of his student hosts, exaggerated, but this morning’s New primary lodging voters. And the socialists had been twice Attlee demanded to know at what time York Times examines the health-reform in the political disfranchised. Great Britain was a mess. there was a flight that had tourist-class measures being advocated in the current programs of the Clement Attlee, the clever lawyer-in- seats. Answer: at 3 o’clock in the morn- season by the leading Democratic con- major parties. tellectual who embraced the dreams of ing. Attlee asked that he be awakened tenders for president. The plans are brief- So is it an eco- common ownership, couldn’t quite sell in time for that flight, intending to doze ly described, and one section is devoted nomic luxury? the country on the success of it. in the waiting room. No expostulation to cost. The estimated annual cost of Sen. Yes. And the And it wasn’t the extravagance of would change his course. There was a Hillary Clinton’s plan is $110 billion. Of country can af- the socialist program that reared its ugly wan smile, and Clement Attlee, father Sen. Barack Obama’s, “$50 to $65 bil- ford an econom- head to sound the alarm for the needs of of British socialism, went with his over- lion.” Of John Edwards’, “$90 to $120 ic luxury, the analysts will tell you. order and moderation. Given the huge- night case to the waiting room and bade billion.” It will be very hard to allocate ness of the socialist enterprise, the mon- his hosts goodnight. I told the kids that Applying the inflation factor ($1 the cost. Except that it will be assigned ies Attlee demanded in order to finance if Goldwater had been there, he’d have in 1960 had become $16 by 2005), we to -- the rich. That is an indispensable his programs were, by current standards, come up with the $55 from his own pock- can fiddle with the economic details but feature of any redistributionist scheme: modest. Everything about Attlee was et. still quickly realize that “free” medicine figure out a way to conceal the cost and modest -- “a modest man who has a good The socialist government was (which is what the Democrats are es- place the burden, to the extent it cannot deal to be modest about,” Churchill said widely considered to be the disaster that sentially talking about) exceeds the cost be hidden, on others than those who are of him. Winston Churchill, running in 1951 to re- of such programs as estimated 50 years benefiting from the program. It is not sur- Attlee’s parsimonious habits place Attlee as prime minister, insisted it ago. prising that all the candidates surveyed in cling to the memory. I had a personal taste was. But the British socialists made one The best analytical breakdown the New York Times story recommended of them when lecturing at the University contribution to modern democratic prac- of the public question is this: that the burden of the cost should be as- of Wisconsin in 1959. The evening before tices that stuck: free medicine. (1) The British established, with signed to those taxpayers who earn more my own appearance -- to plead the cause It was uproariously popular. I their ringingly popular National Health than $250,000 -- yes, the people who of Barry Goldwater, whose name was be- raised the point with Sen. Goldwater be- system, that politically it is unbeatable. benefited from the tax-reduction pack- ing dangled as fit for the presidency -- At- fore his own appearance in Wisconsin, No matter what was done with national- ages of President Bush. tlee had spoken. After his lecture, some and he told of his vehement opposition to ized steel or other industries, you had to The adage of Milton Friedman of the kids drove him to the airport. On the program, a version of it having been hang onto free medicine. that there is no such thing as a free lunch presenting his ticket to New York, he was introduced in a Senate bill by Estes Ke- (2) The politicians on this side is undamaged by the circumlocutions of told by the steward that he would need to fauver and Hubert Humphrey. Goldwater of the Atlantic acknowledge that free the politicians. Is the challenge to the Re- supplement the ticket fare by $55. summoned his deepest reserves of gravity health care, or its equivalent (there are publicans simply a matter of parsing the Why? Attlee asked. and said to me that if enacted, the Kefau- differences among the Clinton, Obama subtle march, by the opposition, toward Because that was the price of a ver-Humphrey bill would end up costing and Edwards proposals), is an economic collectivist policies? The Writer’s Art: “When Less Is Often More” by James Kilpatrick them see you cry. a blow to the belly. This young woman eration at the University of Virginia hos- One of these days, gentle reader, I have forgotten if that is my own fired a bullet into her skull. pital. The surgery worked. “He got his because you are known for loving the advice, or whether I cribbed it from some- Now that he has our attention, second wind and his second life.” (Note written word, you will be asked to speak one else, but it works. There are other Reilly goes on, almost casually, to tell us the cadence of that sentence.) at a memorial service or write a postmor- tricks to the obituary trade, but restraint something about this suicidal child. He Before long, Geiger wrote to tem piece for publication. is the big one. A lovely example appeared uses facts, not adjectives. She lived in express his thanks. The families met, ex- This is the secret: If you would in Sports Illustrated a few weeks ago. It Lynchburg, Va. Her persistent severe de- changed photographs, became friends. In move your listeners to tears, do not let was the beautiful work of columnist Rick pressions led to a prescription for Paxil. a passage that could have become icky Reilly. Look at how he does it: He never She lingered near death for six days. Now but stayed poignant, Kristie Shroyer asks We pay TOP DOLLAR sheds a tear. we meet her grieving parents, Kevin and permission to put her hand on Geiger’s This was his lead: Kristie. They decide to offer her viable chest, just to feel his beating heart. for old coins and currency! “One day five years ago, bubbly, organs as gifts: Climactically, the narrative gorgeous soccer goalie Korinne Shroyer “Her green eyes would go in moves seamlessly to the day in which came home from eighth grade, found her one direction, her glad heart another, her Kevin and Kristie Shroyer and Geiger father’s revolver in his closet and fired a kidneys still another. Her liver and her join in running a marathon. “It took them bullet into her skull.” pancreas went somewhere else, and her six hours and 25 minutes, but they fin- Look at that sentence, all you two good lungs -- the ones that played the ished, hands clasped together, the three would-be writers or preachers: Except saxophone -- went to a Gainesville, Ga., of them.” J & J Coins for “bubbly, gorgeous,” which contrib- man named Len Geiger.” Reilly adds a coda: “Kevin and 2217 W. Northern Ave. uted greatly to the sentence, there isn’t Reilly will not cry. Geiger “was Kristie aren’t whole yet, but they’re get- in Pueblo an adjective to be seen. Every word is a so close to dying he was practically pric- ting on with their lives. Geiger, mean- familiar word: goalie, home, revolver, ing caskets.” But Geiger was desperately while, is relishing his. He met a woman, (719) 564-8099 bullet, skull. Note, especially, “skull.” in need of a lung transplant. He received Christina, married her, and they named FREE verbal appraisals! Not “head” or “forehead” or “cranium” Korinne’s healthy young lungs in an op- their first baby after Korinne -- Ava or “pre-frontal lobe.” The noun lands like Corinne. Sometimes he stares at her, awed. ‘I know that without Korinne, I’m not here today, and neither is Ava Corinne.’ “Sometimes life just takes your breath away, doesn’t it?” To borrow from Alexander Pope, I don’t mean to break a butterfly upon a wheel, but we can learn from this casual column in the back of a sports magazine. The piece runs to 750 words. I counted only 14 descriptive adjectives. Here is a story of a dead child who saves the life of a stranger. Rick Reilly told it in Sports Illustrated, for Pete’s sake. In the back of the book! Gives you something to think about. (Readers are invited to send dated citations of usage to Mr. Kilpatrick in care of this newspaper. His e-mail ad- dress is kilpatjj(at)aol.com.)

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Government in Action! confession, Duncan continued to be right in the middle of an act in which a nearby when his car stalled.) -- Bookkeepers Wanted: (1) sent official absentee ballots for the two hypnotist had just placed 10 audience Recurring Themes Pentagon investigators discovered in subsequent election cycles. members into a trance. However, despite Some Americans continue to August that a small South Carolina Police Blotter an “everyone for himself” attitude that prefer to “do it themselves” to get rid of company fraudulently collected $20.5 -- Just Say No: In September, typically marks such emergencies, the 10 pests on their property, with tragic results. million in shipping costs, including police in Hertfordshire, England, stood hypnotized subjects somehow managed In June, Mike Harstad of Jamestown, one invoice of $999,798 for sending fast under criticism for their program of to make it out of the club safely. Calif., attempting to eliminate a wasps’ two washers (cost: 19 cents each) to a placing posters around the area reading, People With Too Much Money nest with a can of Pledge and a cigarette base in Texas. According to Bloomberg “Don’t Commit Crime.” Said a police The adolescent offspring of lighter, ultimately burned down his News, the Defense Department was said spokeswoman, “If stating the obvious some well-to-do parents are serious art mobile home and contents and destroyed to have a policy of automatically and helps to reduce crime or has any impact collectors, according to a September Wall an outbuilding, a truck, a boat and a unquestioningly paying shipping bills at all, we will do it.” (The police also Street Journal report, and their interest trailer. In August, a Whitehall, Pa., labeled “priority.” (2) The Senate Finance installed signs at gas stations: “All Fuel appears not to be motivated solely by man, William Sekol, 82, attempting to Committee found in April that more than Must Be Paid For.”) parents’ strategies to shield income from destroy a yellow jackets’ nest beneath a 450,000 federal employees and retirees -- People Who Are Messes: the tax collector. Ms. Dakota King, 9, for storm sewer grate in his front yard, put owe back federal income taxes (totaling (1) Tommy Tester, 58, minister of example, owns 40 pieces and specializes a dried tree over the grate, doused it about $3 billion), including almost 5 Gospel Baptist Church in Bristol, Va., in animals and “happy colors.” Ms. with gasoline, and lit it (supposedly to percent of the employees and retirees of was arrested in July after he allegedly Shammiel Fleischer-Amoros, 10, who suffocate the yellow jackets underneath). the U.S. Tax Court. urinated at a car wash, in front of children admitted, “I’m really scared, but Daddy However, some gasoline ran into the -- Bureaucrats Being Bureaucrats: and police officers, while wearing a skirt. told me I have to negotiate,” succeeded sewer, where its fumes combusted. In (1) About 30 Iowa school districts had (Police said alcohol was involved.) (2) in getting $200 knocked off of a $3,200 the resulting explosion, Sekol’s mustache their funding applications for preschool Catherine Delgado, 35, was arrested sculpture she really wanted. An 11-year- and eyebrows were singed. grants tossed out in September, the state in Annapolis, Md., in August after she old last year “waved a paddle” to win a Undignified Deaths Department of Education said, because appeared, smudged with fudge, in a hotel $352,000 Jeff Koons sculpture. Surprisingly Complicated: A the paperwork was not double-spaced, as lobby around midnight with “large slabs Obsessions 24-year-old woman in Lawrenceville, required. (2) In August, the Palestinian of fudge bulging out of her pockets” Just when Internet newspaper Ga. (in July), and a 59-year-old woman Authority admitted that, after Hamas (according to a Washington Post story). sites appear to be gaining ground as in Lincolnton, N.C. (in August), were violently split from the government in A police officer later checked a nearby replacements for printed editions, a killed after failing to negotiate driver’s- mid-June, civil servants nonetheless Fudge Kitchen store and found the door 70-year-old woman identified only as side devices allowing them entrance to, failed to act quickly and thus in July inexplicably open and a large display Maggie told the Edmonton (Alberta) Sun respectively, a gated parking lot and an continued to pay the salaries of about quantity missing from the front window. in September that her paper edition of automatic car wash. The Georgia woman 3,000 Hamas security officers (who were (Police said alcohol was involved, along the Sun is a crucial part of her daily diet, had leaned out her window to insert a formerly PA employees, but who by then with fudge.) literally. She eats it, in strips, and has, card into the gate-opening machine when were fighting the PA). News That Sounds Like a Joke she said, for the past seven years because her car lurched forward and pinned her -- Jane Balogh, 66, was -- Oral-B’s Triumph SmartGuide it tastes good. “I can’t explain it,” she head between the car and the door. The informed in September that she will not toothbrush, available in the United said, and it was only when she recently North Carolina woman had reached out be prosecuted for defrauding elections Kingdom for the equivalent of about $280, experienced a blockage of her esophagus, her open car door to punch in a code for officials in Seattle, despite having uses navigation technology to transmit and doctors found a ball of paper, that the wash when her car lurched forward, illegally registered her dog, Duncan M. the exact location of the toothbrush to a she revealed her obsession. Doctors similarly pinning her head. (Police in MacDonald, to vote. Balogh, protesting base unit so that the user can see which cited by the Sun said that except for the both cases said that the cars should have how easy officials have made it for people areas in his mouth the brush might have blockage danger, newspaper eating is not been in Park.) to vote illegally, put her home phone missed. The wireless LCD mouth display unhealthful. More News that Sounds Like a Joke account in Duncan’s name, which is all can be mounted on a mirror or held in the Least Competent Criminals (1) In July, National Hockey the proof required for registration, then free hand. Too Puny for a Life of Crime: League player Derek Boogaard, an signed him up, and when an absentee -- At about 9 p.m. on Aug. 23, Keith Bellanger, 20, failed in his “enforcer” known for his willingness ballot arrived, she went public about her a fire broke out in the Comedy Zone attempted burglary in Duluth, Minn., to brawl, opened the Derek and Aaron scheme. However, despite the public nightclub in West Knoxville, Tenn., in September when homeowner Wayne Boogaard Fighting Camp in Regina, Boniface, age 69, walked in and beat him Saskatchewan, to train teenage hockey up so thoroughly that Bellanger had all players in that highly essential skill. his clothes ripped off trying to get away. (2) Iran’s state-sponsored news agency And in Bay Shore, N.Y., in September, a IRNA announced in July that its agents 32-year-old man wielding a tire iron, who had broken up a Western countries’ “spy was attempting to mug Bruce Ferraro, 74, ring” that employed more than a dozen on the street, was forced to abandon the squirrels trying to bring “spy gear” of job and run for it when Ferraro, after a foreign agencies into the country. struggle, took the iron away from him. (The mugger was captured by police SEE ‘WIERD’ PAGE 20.

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These natural plant mic potatoes and the wormy ears of corn. radiated (a one-time exposure to radiation a compound, you could ingest levels that chemicals are thought to help ward off Thanks to a healthy consumer demand, intended to kill pathogens such as sal- exceeded those the government deemed diseases such as heart disease, Alzheim- you’ll now find a cornucopia of really monella, listeria, or E. coli), genetically safe. er’s and cancer. good-looking organic options in main- modified (a technique that alters a plant’s Besides the carcinogenic possi- Organic Tastes Better stream outlets, such as neighborhood su- DNA), or produced with hormones or an- bilities of pesticide residues, neurologi- Many organic food aficionados permarkets, mass merchandisers and club tibiotics. cal damage is the latest worry. A group think organic just tastes better. In general, stores, not just in natural food markets. Animals used for meat prod- of about 40 pesticides – the organo- organic produce is a “hot” item on to- According to the Organic Trade Associa- ucts must be fed organically-grown feed. phosphates, which account for of all the day’s restaurant menus. But there’s only tion in Greenfield, MA, Americans spend Other terms can also be found on organic pesticides used in the U.S. – is causing one way to find out if organic rates higher nearly $14 billion annually on organic food labels, such as “natural,” “free- particular concern among government on the flavor scale: Taste it for yourself food, a segment of the food market that range,” and “hormone-free,” but these scientists and nutrition experts. At un- and compare. has increased nearly 20 percent yearly terms by themselves don’t mean organic. safe residue levels due to multiple expo- Seizing Healthy Savings over the last decade. Only food that has been certified to meet sures, organophosphates are thought to Savvy customers can save 10 to Why the explosive interest in the the USDA organic standards can say “or- overstimulate the nervous system, caus- 70 percent on organic products by taking synthetic-chemical-free stuff? Today’s ganic.” ing acute and chronic symptoms such as advantage of the following budget-cut- conscientious consumers perceive or- Still, thanks to wind “drift” from muscle weakness or even paralysis. Sixty ting opportunities. ganic as part of a healthier lifestyle, says neighboring conventional fields or con- million pounds of organophosphates are Watch for in-store specials. To Katherine DiMatteo of the Organic Trade tamination in trucks or warehouses, even used on food crops each year, and other maximize savings, pick up the in-store Association. Moreover, many of us are organic produce may have some residues, 17 million pounds are applied in residen- flyer before you shop. Come equipped growing increasingly concerned about though in considerably smaller amounts. tial and commercial buildings (such as with a shopping list and stock up on sav- the impact of synthetic pesticides, her- But overall, organic foods contain less schools) for pest control and lawn care. ings by buying enough sale items for sev- bicides and the like on the health of the pesticide residues. A study in Food Ad- Organophosphates are a poten- eral meals. Do a price check of several environment. According to a study con- ditives and Contaminants showed that tial health threat for everyone. “Every local grocery stores for often-purchased ducted by the Hartman Group, 70 percent organic foods had residues of fewer pes- day, there is some baseline of exposure organic items to find the lowest prices. of grocery shoppers think organic prod- ticides that were present at lower lev- that might be impacting our cells and Buy in bulk or by the case. Buy ucts are better for their health; 78 percent els than those found on conventionally creating damage we need to repair,” says flour, legumes, nuts and spices from the think they’re better for the environment. grown foods. Lynn Goldman, MD, MPH, a professor bin (you save because you do your own But for the peace of mind the For years, the worry about pesti- the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of packaging). Buying by the case works organic alternative offers, you can some- cides was cancer. But government scien- Public Health. “If you have it available well with food you consume frequently. times pay 20 to 100 percent more. (With- tists now assert that due to more refined and can afford it, buy organic.” Take home the house brand. out the aid of pesticides, organic crop testing methods and environmentally- Organic is Healthier Similar to conventional supermarkets, yields are often lower per acre, which friendly chemicals, the insect and weed In general, foods produced organ- many natural foods stores such as Wild means less supply at a higher price for killers sprayed onto conventional crops ically or conventionally contain roughly Oats and Whole Foods manufacture their consumers.) The good news? Things are comply with pesticide safety standards set the same kinds and amounts of vitamins own line of products-- from everything changing. Organic farmers are banding by the Environmental Protection Agency and minerals. But when it comes to dis- pasta sauce and cereal to olive oil. together to minimize costs for themselves (FDA) and therefore aren’t at dangerous ease-fighting phytochemicals, organic Shop in season. This general and passing the savings on to the consum- levels. produce may have the edge. A study in the savings rule of thumb applies to organic er. Sizeable natural foods supermarkets Still, advocacy groups such as Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemis- produce, too. Organic apples, for exam- are also using their mega buying power to Consumers Union contend that even min- try found that organically grown tomatoes ple, can be much less expensive than con- ultimately give you a better deal. That’s imal pesticide residues within legal limits are higher in levels of flavonoids—nutri - ventional conventional apples when you good reason to switch to organic, if you can be a health threat if your exposure is ents found in abundance in some fruits buy them at peak season (fall) than at any haven’t already. Here are four more good significant. Consumers Union analyzed and vegetables. If picked, processed and other time of the year. The quality’s tops, reasons for you to considering making four years of USDA data from 27,000 pro- marketed close to home, organic produce too. the switch to organic. duce samples (one sample equaling about is typically allowed to ripen longer on the Hit the farmers’ markets. You can Organic is Safer five pounds) of 27 different foods. The vine. Conventional produce, on the other find organic produce there, and a USDA Many consumers take comfort pesticide residues on most tested produce hand, is often plucked gre en from the study in 2002 found that about 40 percent from the idea that organic foods don’t fell within government legal standards. field to ripen en route to distant markets. of those farmers don’t charge a premium. contain certain pesticide residues. In fact, However, of the produce tested, seven According to the United States Check www.localharvest.org for organic food labeled “USDA organic” must also types – peaches, winter squash, apples, Department of Agriculture (USDA), vine grower listings in your area. be at least 95 percent organic, meaning green beans, grapes, pears and spinach – ripening may permit a fruit or vegeta- Tips for Safer Eating ` For the earth, for your health and the health of your family, it makes sense New Hearing Aid Technology Helps Local SEE “ORGANIC” PAGE 9. 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It was beneath their dignity, because some magazine thinks it’s a only I wasn’t. I bought a couple of gray and anyway they dressed too plainly. good idea?) sweaters on eBay, but never figured out So the frivolous work of demonstrating The stack of September fashion what to wear them with. Thus, the Great affluence by going around draped in a magazines next to the sofa is at least a Gray Wave of 1998 passed me by. lot of expensive lace and silk and fur foot high. (OK, there are a couple of Similarly, in 2000, everything and feathers and flounces and furbelows Augusts and Octobers in there, too.) was suddenly ladylike. Designers from (whatever those were) was left to their I’ve been through them all a couple of Michael Kors to Jil Sander to Tom Ford wives, who had nothing better to do. times, taking notes. at Gucci knocked off the tweeds, plaids, Things have changed since But why? To find out what’s houndstooth checks, dressmaker suits then. Many women have better things to new? To find out what I’ve already got and tucked-in silk blouses with soft bows do, and men can always buy themselves that might look new if I, you know, pinch at the neck worn in the 1950s and ‘60s Ferraris and yachts and private jets and its little cheeks and let down a hem or and early ‘70s by Ladies Who Lunched. gaudy, complicated watches if they want something? To learn what I’ve got that I Meaning to hop on the bandwagon, them. better quit wearing outside of the house I tracked down a Vogue pattern for a So, now that you don’t owe it unless I want people to think I’m some raglan-sleeve blouse with what used to to some man to wear what the fashion kind of a nut, or else just living in my be called a pussycat bow at the neck. authorities say you should, why would those things last year, too. I liked the own little impervious world like Miss The pattern envelope still reproaches you bother? high-heeled oxfords, but I’ll probably Havisham? To see if there’s anything me, pristine and unopened, pushpinned Some women don’t. But make do with my collection of vintage new I actually like? And where to get it? to one of the shelves above my sewing shopping is our national pastime: So nun shoes, easier to walk in because the And how to wear it without looking like machine. plenty of us are still out there looking heels aren’t as high. Some of the hats a total fool? Coincidentally, at least a few for something new and different -- or are interesting. I might try wearing my Fashion magazines offer info of the magazines in the stack in front else, something just like the thing we capes again, or maybe not. I’m not sure and advice on all these fronts. My of the sofa now are betting on gray for used to have that wore out. about feathers, or the cropped, bracelet- question: Which, if any, do you actually this fall, and several of them seem to But, ever since the Midi sleeved Doris Day jackets. I’m absolutely care about? think blouses with bows at the neck are Debacle of the early 1970s, when the not spending $4,000 on a giant alligator For instance, in the spring of the latest thing. Should I try again? Do I fashion establishment, cheered on by purse festooned with a lot of locks and 1998 pretty much all the professional care? Does anybody except the pros pay Women’s Wear Daily, tried and utterly chains and gewgaws and riveted with advice agreed that gray was the new attention to what’s supposed to be in and failed to muscle women into long skirts, rivets and studded with studs. black. One color authority told me the out anymore? the shoe has been on the other foot, so As for the re-emergence of gray old black (i.e., black) was starting to Once upon a time, people took to speak. Instead of us feeling obliged and the new currency of bow blouses, look too kneejerk, too thought-out, it for granted that fashion existed to to keep up with fashion, it’s been up to I’m just not sure. My gray shawl is ready too serious. Gray looked easier, more be kept up with. It was a woman’s job, the fashion designers and manufacturers to go, and so is the blouse pattern, but casual, less intense and less intentional. one among many. If she went tooling and forecasters and retailers to figure out there’s something weird about the whole Another color authority told me the rise around in old, holey, out-of-date clothes, what we want and sell it to us. Instead of idea. If you happen to want a blouse of gray was a transitional phase, easing people would assume her husband doing what we’re told -- wearing what with a big bow at the neck, fine. But the magazines say we should -- we look why would you want it more because to see if there’s anything we want and 8 million other people are going to be don’t already have. They propose, we wearing it? Maybe I’ll wait ‘til next dispose. year. Flipping though my stack, I liked the idea of bright tights and gloves, Write to Patricia McLaughlin c/o tunics, oversized sweaters (which are Universal Press Syndicate, 4520 Main really a knitted version of the tunics), St., Kansas City, MO 64111 or patsy. wide-leg jeans, dramatic sleeves. I [email protected]. Listening To Your Needs...... liked the tweeds and tartans, and some Caring For You AT HOME! of the military jackets. But I liked all HOME CARE SERVICES "What A Great Place To Live" Life Care Center of Pueblo is the premier facility • SKILLED NURSING serving all of Southern Colorado since October 1989. Life Care Center of Pueblo's (LCCP) strong on-staff therapists are avail- able to provide a continuum of therapy needs. 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But that is the 11th Circuit. Dick Heller’s status in the right is this? It is the right “to keep and not to suggest that the government is This is a curious case. Why are District of Columbia is clear: He is a bear arms.” Whose right is this? It is a absolutely barred from regulating the use the plaintiffs so wrought up? Every state special police officer with a responsible right “of the people.” and ownership of pistols. The protections regulates the licensing of those who drive job. By day he’s an armed guard at the All the rest is surplusage -- 18th- of the Second Amendment are subject to motor vehicles. In Florida, typically, Federal Judicial Center. But when he century surplusage at that. As Judge the same sort of reasonable restrictions an individual who seeks an operator’s applied under D.C. law for permission to Silberman explained in the pending that have been recognized as limiting, for permit must disclose date of birth, sex, keep a pistol at his home, permission was case, the language dates from Colonial example, the First Amendment.” Social Security number and mailing ad- denied. days. Militiamen were required to outfit Quoting case law, the judge dress. The states use the information for Sometimes, as Beadle Bumble themselves with a good musket or suggested that it would be reasonable their own purposes and routinely sell the said in “Oliver Twist,” the law is indeed firelock, a sufficient bayonet and belt, and for the city to ban the carrying of pistols data to marketers who have goods to sell “a ass, a idiot.” Heller and other plaintiffs two spare flints. Commissioned officers to a church or polling place. The city or causes to promote. challenged the district’s ordinance. They also were armed with “a sword or hanger could forbid the carrying of concealed What’s the big deal? In the case lost in U.S. District Court but won a and espontoon.” Dragoons had to ride to weapons. Such reasonable regulations at hand, Mary Ann Collier, Arthur L. notable victory last March on appeal muster on a serviceable horse, “with a “would promote the government’s Wallace, Roy McGoldrick and Robert to the D.C. Circuit. Now, regrettably, mailpillion and valise.” interest in public safety consistent with Pino found the state’s record-selling law Mayor Adrian Fenty has appealed Judge None of that is relevant to Dick our common law tradition.” In the case so unbearably offensive that they retained Laurence H. Silberman’s opinion to the Heller’s case, and the mayor does not at hand, all Dick Heller seeks is a right to counsel and went into U.S. District Court. Supreme Court. We will know in a few help his cause by relying even in part possess a loaded pistol in his own home. Their personal information, they com- weeks if the high court will hear the upon the militia clause. Judge Silberman The case has nothing to do with “whether plained, was so intensely personal -- so city’s argument. generously described the city’s position the city can ban the carrying of handguns intimate, so private -- that its disclosure Heaven knows the district could as “strained.” in public or in automobiles.” would violate their constitutional right to use a ton of effective gun control, but in A better interpretation of the Thus construed, Silberman’s privacy. They sought damages for them- seeking an appeal in this case the mayor amendment focuses upon the right of opinion makes constitutional sense. Let it selves, and for their lawyers too. serves no useful purpose. He risks an individuals to possess arms for private stand. Judge Rosemary Barkett, speak- opinion that could wake up a nationwide use. Like every other “right” protected by YOU AND YOUR ing for a panel of the 11th Circuit, found kennel where sleeping dogs lie. We now the Constitution, this right “of the people” the federal statute abundantly clear. In her have a status that is better left quo. is not unlimited. Gun ownership may be DRIVER’S LICENSE view, the privacy-loving plaintiffs had a As many years of litigation have regulated just as free speech, jury trial and How private is “private”? How right to sue individual Florida officials, made clear, our nation is inhabited by criminal punishment may be regulated. In personal is “personal”? The Supreme and the lower federal court had the power 300 million constitutional lawyers, half the case at hand, the District of Columbia Court may have to ponder these impon- to award them both actual and punitive of whom belong to the National Rifle makes no objection to Heller’s keeping derables once again if it agrees to hear damages. Association. All of them are experts at a shotgun at home. Under the ordinance, an appeal filed last month by the state Summoning three adverbs, where interpreting the Constitution’s Second only handguns are prohibited. of Florida. We’re talking about you and one would have abundantly sufficed, the Amendment, which reads in its muddy In construing the constitutional your driver’s license. panel ruled: “We find that the plain lan- entirety: issue, Judge Silberman focused sharply The facts are not in dispute. guage of the Privacy Protection Act clear- “A well regulated Militia, being on the relevant verbs. The protected right Back in 1994 Congress passed the Driv- ly, unambiguously and expressly creates necessary to the security of a free State, is a right of the people not only “to bear” ers’ Privacy Protection Act. The law re- a statutory right which may be enforced the right of the people to keep and bear arms but also “to keep” them. Counsel quires states to compile certain informa- by enabling aggrieved individuals to sue Arms, shall not be infringed.” for the district had argued that “to keep” tion about their licensed drivers. Then it persons who disclose their personal infor- When the Founding Fathers means the government’s collective right imposes severe penalties upon individual mation in violation of the act.” agreed on that language, they were having “to keep up a militia.” That construction, state officials who impermissibly disclose Moreover, said Judge Barkett, a very bad hair day. The first 13 words said the court, “mocks usage, syntax and the information. In the case at hand, four under federal law dating from the Civil constitute a hanging or “dependent” common sense.” resident car owners in Florida sued offi- War, the four plaintiffs had a right indi- clause, but the clause hangs invisibly on Judge Silberman summarized the cials of the state highway department for vidually to sue the state. The Drivers’ nothing and its interpretation depends court’s 55-page exposition: selling the personal information gleaned Privacy Protection Act “unambiguously upon what you had for breakfast. Reduced “We conclude that the Second from their license applications. The own- requires the consent of individuals before to its essentials, the Amendment reads, Amendment protects an individual right ers lost in the District Court but won in SEE “LICENSE” PAGE 9.

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grandmother and others I met in my trav- quote that all els in the service. I used to think, “what those people is it with that phrase?” used over “DEREK’S JOURNEY” Today, I’m in prison in Florida the years; the The letter arrived with Prayer and definitely NOT living life to the full- same exact Warriors For Prisoners mail and I could est! I’ve been in prison for almost seven one I always hardly wait for my friend, Dolores, to years and seen some terrible things. heard my grandmother use. “Ask and read it. The envelope was addressed Sometimes I cry at night thinking, “I you’ll receive. Seek and you will find. from Derek in Florida, one of the prison- don’t want to be next!” Since I came Knock and the door will be opened to ers to whom she sent a Christmas card. here, my grandparents and mother have you.” I couldn’t hold back the tears. He responded to Dolores’s hand written died. When Christmas and my birthday After all these years, I suddenly knew Scriptures and comments shortly after When I was a boy, my mother always come, I am so depressed because and I what it meant and also what I needed to he received it, expressing his gratitude took us kids to church and afterward, have no communication from the outside do. I asked Jesus to come into my heart and telling how it had affected him at the we went to visit my grandmother. I world. My life is so worthless that I and cried harder than I’ve ever cried. If time. In her reply, Dolores asked for his still remember those days like it was don’t even care if I live any more. I had to come to prison to find the Lord, testimony of how God had worked in his yesterday. My mom and grandmother About a week before Christmas I’m fine with that. I understand I made a life through his prison experience. were Christians. I’ve always believed in last year someone broke into my locker life changing decision and it isn’t going Later that evening was with sev- God but my life has been far from the and stole some of my things. This hurt to be easy. eral friends for fellowship and dessert. I standards of a Christian. My mother because I have no way of replacing them. People tell me I am different somehow, was so excited about the letter and asked was a single parent and because I was Yes, I admit it, I cried even though I’m but please remember to pray for me. I Dolores if she wanted to read it aloud. the oldest, was expected to look after my not proud of it. But you must under- am in a very hard place but I learned She said, “Why don’t YOU read it!” She siblings while mother worked two jobs. stand, the only thing I had in this world is one thing recently: Jesus is always there! didn’t have to ask twice for the impact I entered my teen years and rebelled. I now gone. It was a picture of my mother “Ask and you’ll receive. Seek and you and joy of this letter had to be shared. was selfish, not thinking how hard it was and grandmother and me together when will find. Knock and the door will be Except for a few quiet comments such as on my mother to support us. I was a little boy. It was my prized pos- opened unto you.” I guess NOW I can “wow” and “amen.” the room was silent I tried to enjoy life and live it to session. Looking at that picture gave say I am living life to the fullest! as I read. Heads shook at the incredulous the fullest but frankly I always felt some- me strength because it reminded me of Finishing the letter, I noticed Dolores story of a life gone astray and a loving thing was missing. I just couldn’t figure the love I once received from my two wiping her eyes as I brushed tears from Shepherd bringing him back to the fold. out what it was. After high school, I favorite people. Now, I have nothing… my own. No one spoke for several min- Allow Derek’s story speak to your joined the Marine Corps and this was nothing at all. utes as we considered in awe the power heart. my opportunity to have fun, explore the As I lay on my bed shortly of God’s hand moving through an obedi- world and be on my own. In my trav- after getting robbed, memories of my ent servant as she performed a simple act els, I met many Christians, some who grandmother came flooding back. Then of kindness, sending a Christmas card HOURS were serious Bible students. Because I remembered one thing she used to say, to a prisoner. Dolores’ words broke the WEEKDAYS 8:00-5:30 my interests were totally self focused, I “Sometimes people don’t realize how silence, “I never dreamed God would use SAT. 8:00-3:00 found it amazing how many people were much they need God until God is all me to affect someone so deeply.” into the Bible. 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Reassure LuAnne of her safety; ex- Dear Grandparenting: I’m go- hover over their children, always ready to there is no use worrying. I grew up dur- plain what steps will be taken to keep her ing crazy watching my son and his wife swoop down to the rescue. ing the Cold War, and my father built a from harm’s way. spoon-feed my grandson Rick who’s in Social observers say it’s a recent bomb shelter in case of nuclear attack, In times of crisis, whether real or college and nearly a grown man. Rick is phenomenon, rooted in the generation of but of course that never happened either. imagined, children take their cues from one of the smartest people I know, but protective Baby Boomer parents accus- So I don’t think it does any good need- adults. Our advice is to listen and respond you might think he was a moron the way tomed to being in close contact with their lessly worrying yourself to death about appropriately, be patient and available, my daughter-in-law is always behind children through cell phones and email. things you can’t control. How can I help and remain at the ready to dispense some the scenes involved in every little deci- Others say today’s parents are inclined to my little LuAnne get over this hurricane extra hugs. sion about Rick’s life. One example is hover because there’s more free-floating thing? Bess Jane, Boston Grand Remark when Rick was trying to change his col- anxiety in the world, and because society Dear Bess: Don’t talk down to Lu- Sandra Rogers of Rogersville, lege roommates. His mother gave Rick a is generally tougher and more competi- Anne; meet her at the level of her need. Tennessee was babysitting her four-year big checklist of qualities to look for in a tive. It is critically important for caretakers to old grandson when he asked why she had “perfect roommate” and then kept calling Grand Remark explain catastrophic events to children in poke-a-dots on her cheeks. “I had slapped Rick for updates. I could go on and on. “I don’t intentionally spoil my words they can understand; children can on a little blush to look more alive. In- I know parents sometimes have grandkids. It’s just that correcting them imagine scenarios far scarier than any stead, I looked more like a clown!” a hard time letting go, but sooner or later often takes more energy than I have left.” we all have to stand on our own two feet. Gene Perret, humorist I may be female, but I was given much DISASTER RELIEF Licenses more independence at an earlier age than Dear Grandparenting: My grand- from page 7. how’s that again? The 11th Amendment Rick. I’m a big believer in learning from daughter LuAnne is only six, but she’s their motor vehicle information may be of 1795, as it affects this case, says that your mistakes, but all Rick seems to be become bent out of shape about dying in released.” federal courts may not entertain any suit learning is that mommy and daddy will a hurricane ever since she learned that the In a brief accompanying his against Florida commenced “by citi- always be standing close by. Don’t you fall is the peak season for big storms to appeal to the Supreme Court, Florida’s zens of another state.” But so far as the think this is the wrong approach? Randi, strike the United States. She keeps crack- Attorney General Bill McCollum may record shows, plaintiffs Collier, Wallace, Coos Bay, Oregon ers, bottled water and an extra pillow in protest too much. The defendant state McGoldrick and Pino are all citizens of Dear Randi: We agree. Well-in- a “fort” underneath her bed. I don’t think officials are being sued in their individ- Florida. Besides, their suit is not against tentioned as it may be, such microman- I’m imagining the fact that she’s become ual capacities. The privacy-worshipping the state but against officials of the De- agement primarily serves the parents’ extra jumpy too. plaintiffs ask for damages amounting to partment of Highway Safety and Motor needs, and can retard their children’s We had some family in New Orleans “literal billions.” The “in terrorem effect” Vehicles in their individual capacities. maturation. This overly involved parent- during Katrina, but that was several years of Judge Barkett’s opinion “is breathtak- In any event, the lower courts in ing style is so prevalent it’s been given ago, so LuAnne should be over that by ing.” If it were affirmed, “states will not this case ignored the 11th Amendment al- be able to adopt or implement any law together. (The district judge “declines to or policy that even arguably violates the accompany the parties on their wild ride Organic Drivers’ Privacy Protection Act.” through constitutional law.”) My guess from page 5 cide and other chemical residues. What a prospect! As long as is that the Supreme Court will decline to go organic. As you make the transition, Judge Barkett’s opinion stands, “private to hear Florida’s poignant cry for relief. keep these pointers in mind: This will also increase your plaintiffs are free to bring -- and are Only seven years have passed since the --To reduce your exposure to chances of washing away disease-caus- bringing -- massive class actions against court unanimously rejected an appeal synthetic toxins that may still lurk in or- ing bacteria such as listeria and E. coli, state officials individually, seeking bil- sought by South Carolina from an adverse ganic food, try to eat as varied a diet as the latest threats to the entire food supply lions of dollars based on the officials’ ruling involving this same federal statute. possible – and encourage your kids to do and your health. enforcement of state laws, policies and If the case finally is remanded for the same. Sandra Gordon (www.sandrajgordon. practices. ... If state officials can be sued trial, the defendants individually should --Stay away from fad diets, for com) writes about health and nutrition for billions of dollars for implementing make a generous offer in settlement: Ten example, which require you to fixate on a for Family Circle, Prevention, Fitness otherwise constitutional state law and cents for each plaintiff. And a nickel for select few foods. and Parents. Her latest book is Con- policies, none will agree to serve.” counsel. --Thoroughly rinse all produce sumer Reports Best Baby Products, The state advances a second line (Letters to Mr. Kilpatrick should – both organic and otherwise – before 2007. of defense: The challenged act “violates be sent in care of this newspaper, or by preparing it to get rid of possible pesti- the 11th Amendment” to the Constitu- e-mail to kilpatjj(at)aol.com.) tion. Interested laymen may well ask, Attention people with MedicAre:

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(Also they’ve come up with noth- while I’m going to Paris. tem by which we pay doctors to match iled by govern- ing to help that poor Dennis Kucinich.) Has anyone else noticed the non- Europe, which seems prudent as well as ment controls, But the Democratic Party treats existence of a charitable organization inevitable, we must also finance educa- we’ll spread the doctors like they’re Klan members. They known as “Lawyers Without Borders”? tion as Europeans do, by using state dol- coercion to yet more industries! wail about how much doctors are paid She makes $380 for an emergen- lars to finance the full or majority cost of The only sane letter on the mat- and celebrate the trial lawyers who do cy appendectomy, or one-ten-thousandth higher education, including professional ter, I’m happy to report, came from the absolutely nothing to make society bet- of what John Edwards made suing doc- school.” charming town of New Canaan, Conn., ter, but swoop in and steal from the most tors like her, and one-fourth of what John And then to reduce the cost of which means that I am not the only nor- valuable members of society. Edwards’ hairdresser makes for a single medical school, the government could mal person who still reads the Times. Maybe doctors could get the shag cut. finance “the full or majority cost” of con- Ray Groves wrote: Democrats to like them if they started Edwards made $30 million struction costs of medical schools, and “Last week, I had the annual suing their patients. bringing nonsense lawsuits based on junk “the full or majority cost” of the trucks checkup for my 2000 Taurus. I paid $95 It’s only a matter of time before science against doctors. To defend them- that bring the cement to the construction per hour for much needed body work. the best and brightest students forget selves from parasites like Edwards, doc- site and the “the full or majority cost” of Next month, when I have my own annual about medical school and go to law tors now pay hundreds of thousands of coffee that the truck drivers drink while physical, I expect and hope to pay a much school instead. How long can a society dollars in medical malpractice insurance hauling the cement and ... it makes my higher rate to my primary care internist, based on suing the productive last? every year. head hurt. who has spent a significant portion of his You can make 30 times as much But as the Times would note, I may have to see a doctor about life training to achieve his position of money as doctors by becoming a trial doctors in Burkina Faso only get $25 and this. I should probably get on the waiting responsibility.” lawyer suing doctors. You need no skills, one goat per year. list now in case Hillary gets elected. There is nothing more to say. no superior board scores, no decade of As long as we’re studying the training and no sleepless residency. But health care systems of various socialist you must have the morals of a drug deal- countries, are we allowed to notice that er. (And the bank wire transfer number to doctors in these other countries aren’t On Your Toes the Democratic National Committee.) constantly being sued by bottom-feed- by Charles E. Schneider, M.D. The editors of The New York ing trial lawyers stealing one-third of the NAIL SURGERY nail then may Times have been engaging in a spirited income of people performing useful work There are several nail problems be removed to debate with their readers over whether like saving lives? which would require toenail surgery. prevent further doctors are wildly overpaid or just huge- But the Democrats (and Fred These deformities would include: spreading of the ly overpaid. The results of this debate are Thompson) refuse to enact tort reform • Ingrown toenails fungus and for available on TimeSelect, for just $49.95. legislation to rein in these charlatans. • Incurved nails personal manage- “Many health care economists,” After teachers and welfare recipients, • Fungus nails ment. A deformed and/or thickened nail the Times editorialized, say the partisan the Democrats’ most prized constituency • Or, injury to a toenail may resut from an injury to the nail. wrangling over health care masks a big- is trial lawyers. The ultimate Democrat The ingrown and incurved nail Another complication causing ger problem: “the relatively high salaries constituent would be a public school- are painful because the nail grows into pain to the nail is a bone spur to the tip paid to American doctors.” teacher on welfare who needed an abor- the skin causing pain, tenderness, swell- of the toe under the nail. The pressure of Citing the Rand Corp., the Times tion and was suing her doctor. ing and infection. the nail on the spur and pinching the skin noted that doctors in the U.S. “earn two Doctors graduate at the top of Without treatment the infection can cause discomfort. If the nail alone to three times as much as they do in other their classes at college and then spend may spread causing further destruction is removed the spur will continue to rub industrialized countries.” American doc- nearly a decade in grueling work at medi- of the tissue and possible bone damage. creating a corn on the top of the toe. tors earn about $200,000 to $300,000 cal schools. Most doctors don’t make a After the infection is cleared a nail may The more effective treatment a year, while European doctors make dime until they’re in their early 30s, just be permanently removed. would be to reduce or remove the spur. $60,000 to $120,000. Why, that’s barely in time to start paying off their six-figure Nail surgery is performed in the This procedure can be performed in the enough for Muslim doctors in Britain to student loans by saving people’s lives. office under local anesthesia. Permanent office with the patient placed in a surgical buy plastic explosives to blow up air- They have 10 times the IQ of trial law- removal of the nail is recommended shoe and walking immediately following planes! yers and 1,000 times the character. so that this is not a recurrent problem. surgery. How much does Pinch Sulzberger Yeah, let’s go after those guys. Depending on the severity of the prob- These are some of the nail con- make for driving The New York Times On to nuns next! lem a portion of the entire nail can be ditions which could be managed with nail stock to an all-time low? Probably a lot But Times’ readers responded to removed. surgery and reduce the patient’s discom- more than your podiatrist. the editorial about doctors being overpaid When a nail has fungus, it can fort. Consult your podiatrist for care of In college, my roommate was with a slew of indignant letters -- not spread from nail to nail if early treatment nail conditions. in the chemistry lab Friday and Saturday at the Times for making such an idiotic is not started. The fungus nail will dis- For further information contact nights while I was dancing on tables at argument, but at doctors who earn an color and become abnormally thick. The Charles E. Schneider, DPM 1619 N. the Chapter House. A few years later, she average of $200,000 per year. Letter writ- nail may become too thick to be cut. The Greenwood, Pueblo. was working 20-hour days as a resident ers praised the free medical care in places at Mount Sinai doing liver transplants like Spain. (“Nightmare” in the Ann while I was frequenting popular Upper Coulter dictionary is defined as “having READ SENIOR BEACON East Side drinking establishments. 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I consider these last undoubtedly heard the old saying, “The If you and your spouse were the reverse “Rising Debt, Falling Equity”. 3 “minor rules” because we all have to large print gives and the small print takes receiving a check each month from your You are taking some of your equity out do them anyway. There are no income away.” Let’s explore the small print and reverse mortgage, the checks in the same in cash so your debt increases and your or credit qualifications. It doesn’t mat- see what is going to be taken away. amount will continue to be delivered to equity decreases. During a reverse mort- ter what your credit rating is or if you They say “You never have to pay the spouse, as long as the spouse lives gage the lender is sending you cash and have any income at all. The lender is not it back!” Well that may be true but if we in the home. When you both pass on we you are making NO repayments. This looking at how you are going to pay them look a little deeper we find that the reality revert back to #2) above. causes your debt to increase and you are back because you never have to pay the is this: You don’t have to pay it back as They say “Closing costs are spending your equity so it is decreasing. loan back as long as one of you lives in long as one of you lives in the home. The about the same as a regular “forward” This will be true unless your home is the home as you primary residence. loan must be paid back when one of these mortgage.” “About” is the operative appreciating at a faster rate than what You say “There won’t be any- three things occur. word here. Because the Home Equity cash you are taking out of your equity. thing left for my children to inherit.” It is #1) You move out of the home. Conversion Mortgage (HECM) is so But that is exactly what informed reverse true that you will be spending down some Then the loan and accrued interest must tightly regulated by the FHA, most of mortgage borrowers want: to “spend of the equity in your home but let us look be paid back, it is usually paid back to the the closing costs are “set in stone”. The down” their home equity while they live at a couple of facts. lender by selling the home and part of the 2 largest costs are the “Origination Fee” and enjoy their lives in their own homes. (#1)The statics show that there proceeds then go to the lender. The bal- and the “Mortgage Insurance Premium Their lives are still the same… will still be equity in your home when the ance of the proceeds is yours. (MIP) which is the premium that is only better. This, of course, is without time comes for your children to inherit #2) You are both out of the home charged by the FHA to pay for any deficit having to make monthly loan payments. your estate. for 12 consecutive months, example: you that may occur during the loan period. A recent survey found that 85% of the (#2) You have sacrificed all your both are in a “long term care facility” for Each of these equals 2% of the loan seniors wanted to stay in their homes lives for your children. over 12 months. Then you or your heirs amount. Origination fee is a part of any with their familiar surroundings as long You raised your children right. are expected to pay the lender back. But loan however in some regular “forward” as they could. That is what a reverse Do you really think that inheriting a little suppose you’ve had a long full life as a mortgages the origination fee is not con- mortgage allows them to do. more equity in your home is more impor- matter of fact you have lived longer than trolled by the government and it can be Remember just like a regular tant to your children than your happiness, the lender anticipated and the accrued from 2.5 to 5 times greater than the fee “forward” mortgage, with a reverse mort- your well being and enjoying your retire- interest and principal now amounts to for a HECM reverse mortgage. gage, you always retain title to your ment rather than just getting by? I don’t $125,000 on your $100,000 home. Not It is true that in a regular loan home. The bank does not own your think so. to worry, you and/or your heirs have at you do not have to pay the FHA insur- home. It is always yours and your heirs. If you still think that the equity least12 months to sell the home for the ance fee. But there are other fees in the Another point that needs to be made is, in your home is the most important thing fair-market-price. Again the balance of closing costs in a forward mortgage that the money from a reverse mortgage is for them, ask them what they want you the proceeds is yours. are not allowed in a HECM reverse mort- tax free and it does not affect your Social to do. Then if you want, you could use But if the home can only be sold gage that could make the closing costs Security. part of the money you get from a reverse for $100,000 then the FHA steps up and higher for a regular “forward” mortgage You need to know “Not every mortgage to purchase a life insurance pays the lender the additional $25,000. than the regulated costs for a reverse senior can qualify for a reverse mort- policy that will increase your inheritance Both you and your heirs are protected. mortgage. In both a regular and a reverse gage.” There are 3 major rules and 3 for them. That will give them the best of Now, I need to bring up two things: mortgage the closing costs can be rolled minor rules for a reverse mortgage. both worlds. (a) with any luck at all your into the loan, (#1) The title holders must be at I have tried to answer all the house has been going up in value all Please understand “Rising Debt, least 62 years old. If one person is 62 and questions that come up when seniors say these years and it is worth more than the Falling Equity.” This is one concept that one person is under 62 there is still a way “it sounds too good to be true.” If I have $125,000 in the above scenario. And all seniors need to understand fully. In a to do a reverse mortgage. missed some, call me and I will address (b) the reason that the FHA will regular “forward” mortgage as you pay (#2) Your home must be your them next time. step up and pay the difference is that part the monthly payment, you are paying on primary residence. This does not mean of the closing costs in a reverse mortgage the principal, interest, and sometimes the that you can’t have a second or vacation Grant Oakes is a Certified Reverse is a mortgage Insurance premium the property taxes and insurance. home, it just means that a primary resi- Mortgage Specialist with 4 years of FHA uses to pay off any deficits like the As you make payments the prin- dence is where you get your tax notices mortgage loan experience. He is a local $25,000 mentioned above. Remember cipal is reduced and equity is increased and where you are registered to vote, businessman that has owned Pueblo the lender doesn’t want your home. The (equity is the difference on what you etc. businesses most of his adult life. He is a lender has loaned you the money strictly owe on your home and what the home is (#3) you must be a homeowner senior himself and understands seniors to make money on the interest. worth.) In a regular “forward” mortgage with equity in your home. You may still and their problems. Grant’s specialty is “in home service”. He will come to your #3) you and your spouse both you have “Rising Equity, Falling Debt”. qualify if you have a mortgage on your home to meet with you and your children, pass on. It will happen to all of us some- At the same time as home prices rise your home provided that you have enough because in your home you are always in equity to pay off the mortgage that you control. You can call his cell phone at have now. The rule of thumb is that you 719-252-3610 from 9-5 Mon-Fri or call Got Pain???!!! need at least 50% equity to apply for a toll free 1-866- 671-3207, Ext 8883 any- reverse mortgage. That means that you time for a free 24 hour recorded backs, knees, feet? must owe less that ½ of what the house is message with additional reverse mortgage worth. Now here are the minor rules. information. 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The change from summer to fall breakfast or brunch with this combination sembles a bumpy, misshapen yellowish is mirrored both by the warmer, richer of fruits available all year long -- apples, apple or pear, it is said to be the “golden colors and more concentrated flavors bananas and oranges -- plus late-season apple” (a love symbol) of Greek mythol- of autumn fruits. Apples, grapes, citrus, grapes, pears and glistening ruby pome- ogy. Its flavor is as complex as love: The pears and quince are the ingredients for granate seeds. Richly colored grapes such initial applelike sweetness of raw quince enticing cool-weather desserts, some as purple-blue Concord, dark red Emper- is followed by an extremely sour after- cooked and some made with uncooked or or other late-harvest varieties provide taste. A few people relish thin slices of fruit. lots of color and flavor. the raw fruit, but it is more often cooked, SUCCESS TIPS: AFTER THE FALL FRUIT CUP which softens the flesh, turns it salmon -- When shopping for late-har- 3 oranges pink, and gives it a pleasing fragrance vest grapes, look for rich color (dark red, 2 unpeeled tart red apples, cored and and milder flavor. purple, blue-black or amber, depending diced In North African and Middle The rich colors and complex fla- on the variety). Although color is gener- 2 firm bananas, sliced about 1/2 inch Eastern cuisine, quince is used in stews vors of grapes, apples and other fall fruits ally a reliable indicator of sweetness in thick and other savory dishes while in Spain reflect the autumn landscape.photo: Lifestyle Me- grapes, taste is the best test. 1 cup halved grapes, seedless or seeds and Latin America, it is made into a sweet dia Group -- Quince is a specialty fruit removed gel or paste and served with cheese. In available in most areas of the country 2 firm but ripe Bartlett pears (peeled, Europe and the United States, quince is Garnish with walnut halves. Serve in des- from late October through early Janu- cored and diced) almost always cooked with sugar and sert dishes. ary. Look for firm fruit with good yel- 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds spices to make sauce or preserves, or Serves 8. low color and a somewhat regular shape 1 tablespoon lemon juice combined with apples or pears for pies or Serve this handsome fruited gel- (which is easier to peel than irregular- 1. Working over a large bowl to compotes such as this one. atin as a refreshing dessert, presenting it shaped quince). If the fruit is pale and has catch any juices, peel and segment orang- PEAR AND QUINCE COMPOTE in individual dishes. no aroma, store it at room temperature for es; place in bowl. 3 firm pears or Golden Delicious apples GRAPE AND TANGERINE MOLD 3 firm quinces 3 cups unsweetened grape juice (white or 1 cup water purple) 1/2 cup white wine 1 packet unflavored gelatin 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/2 cups halved black, purple or red 2 tablespoons honey grapes (seeds removed or seedless) 1/2 vanilla bean 1 cup peeled and seeded tangerine or or- 1 cinnamon stick ange sections 16 walnut halves, toasted, for garnish 1 cup halved seedless green grapes 1. Peel, quarter and remove core 1. In a large saucepan, combine and seeds from pears and quinces, plac- grape juice with gelatin; simmer gently, ing them in separate lidded containers; stirring frequently, until gelatin is dis- Call us today to see how cover to reduce oxidation and set aside. solved. 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Villa Pueblo Senior Living Community is proud to be a Area and Provides • Never pay a contractor for the Prey for Scammers entire job in advance, and avoid paying sponsor of Senior Safety. Villa Pueblo has offered by Katie Carroll- BBB in cash. independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing • For landscapers, contact the Did the hailstorm pelt your services to the Pueblo community since 1969. Professional Lawn Care Association of pansies? Pound your Pathfinder? Wal- Call us at 545-5911 for all your lop your windsocks? Unfortunately, America at 800/458-3466. natural disasters provide an excellent • Check with the Better Busi- retirement living needs. opportunity for unscrupulous people ness Bureau of Southern Colorado at to profit by taking advantage of people www.bbbsc.org or 719-636-5076, 866- 206-1800, before hiring any company. a basketball team, Children’s Hospital • Do not feel pressured to pur- whose lives have been disrupted. Con- doesn’t participate in any door-to-door sumers need to carefully research any • Call your area’s Regional chase any product or service. A legiti- Building Department to check on the sales program, nor does Denver Health mate offer will be there in a couple of organization offering repair services Medical Center. Kathy Crawley, Vice related to the recent hailstorm that oc- license of a contractor or roofer. days. Do not be threatened or “guilted” • Check the references of any President of the Children’s Hospital into a purchase. Some unscrupulous curred in your area. Foundation, says, “We ask the public “It’s important to know who person offering repair work. salespersons will try to play on your Never feel hurried, intimidated to be very cautious. Please do not buy sympathies or tug at your heartstrings. you are doing business with,” said magazines from salespeople who claim Carol Odell, Executive Director/CEO or coerced by someone offering to fix • Ask for identification, a com- your roof, house, yard or car. A reputa- to work on behalf of The Children’s pany name, address and telephone of the Better Business Bureau of South- Hospital.” ern Colorado. “Check with the Better ble repairperson will wait while you do number. Make sure your contract has your homework. Consumers have filed com- the name and physical address of the Business Bureau. Obtain references plaints with their local law enforce- and bids. People are anxious to get Magazine Sales Scam seller or business organization. ment agencies. They have stated these • Investigate claims made by their lives back to normal, and it pays young adults say they are independent to take the time to protect yourself and Alert salespersons. 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Toxic Waste Group Gets Grant Contact: Colorado Citizens Against ToxicWaste (CCAT) Co-Chairs, Carol Dunn 719-275-2822, and Sharyn Cunningham 719-275-3432 TAG Project Manager Jeri Fry 719-275-4010 CCAT announced the completion of their $50,000 Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) with a presentation of the two-volume set of reports to Fremont County and Canon City this week. These published works are by two independent technical scientific advisors who contracted with CCAT to study the Cotter/Lincoln Park Su- perfund Site near Canon City, Colorado. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) awarded the TAGrant to Colorado Citizens Against ToxicWaste, Inc. (CCAT) in September 2003. “Since a Superfund Site is, by definition, one of the most toxic places on Earth,” said Jeri Fry, TAG Program Manager, “the CCAT Board was honored to re- ceive this grant for use as part of our organization’s mission to educate.” The purpose for TAG funds is to hire technical scientific advisors to assist the community in interpreting technical reports, site conditions, and EPA’s cleanup proposals and decisions. The Cotter/Lincoln Park Superfund Site is enormously com- plex and over 20 years old. This project has taken 3 years. These new comprehensive reports are written for the layperson to understand. They bring together information from over two decades of work by a variety of previous experts in an easy to under- stand publication. Neighbors by chance. CCAT is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation with a goal to inform and educate the Friends by choice. public regarding toxic and radioactive and toxic waste. Who will you meet at Villa Pueblo? 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1111 Bonforte Blvd • Pueblo, Colorado 81001 (719) 545-5911 • www.centuraseniors.org Two Convenient Locations To Serve You Page 14 - Senior Beacon - Oct., 2007 Visit Us at http://www.seniorbeacon.info Well-Dressed Garden: Cemeteries Inspire Fall Gardens by Marty Ross tional place,” says David Barnett, vice If you’re spooking around for president in charge of operations and garden ideas this fall, try visiting an old horticulture at Mount Auburn, www. cemetery. Among the tranquil groves of mountauburn.org. The cemetery takes oaks and evergreens, stately monuments its horticultural role seriously, organiz- and wrought-iron fences around family ing garden walks throughout the year to plots, you’ll find inspiration for your help visitors learn to recognize trees and own restful backyard. shrubs and to give them ideas they can Well-landscaped cemeteries set use at home. an example for us all. Mount Auburn, in Mount Auburn’s impressive Cambridge, Mass., was designed as both plant collections demonstrate the enor- a cemetery and park. The distinguished mous variety of species that will thrive 175-year-old cemetery, now recognized in the Boston area’s challenging climate. as a national historic landmark, is plant- Barnett sticks with traditional plants in ed with 5,000 trees and astonishing col- the oldest parts of the cemetery and adds Trees, shrubs and flowers growing in old cemeteries were all chosen because lections of shrubs and flowers. new varieties of hydrangeas, viburnums they thrive with little care. Garden ideas flourish among the monuments and tomb- It was planned as a graveyard and ornamental grasses in the modern stones in such memorial parks as Old City Cemetery in Lynchburg, Va. photo:Old City sections. Like many gardeners, he is par- Cemetery with a special mission: a place where landmark in Lynchburg, has long tradi- grounds in a careful assessment of the ticularly interested in low-maintenance the living could come both to pay their tions of its own. The 26-acre cemetery, existing botany. plants. respects to the dead and to enjoy nature. established in 1806, is known for its “I saw family plots that were “We’re focusing on practices Modern cemeteries, with their acres of peaceful setting, fine trees and important outlined with daffodils, and little bound- that will help us achieve a sustainable flat grave markers set flush with the collections of shrubs, roses and daf- aries of privet hedge, graves with iris environment,” he says. “We want to lawn so they can be mowed over, can’t fodils, many of which were planted in around the perimeter,” says Jane B. reduce labor, noise and pollution and be compared to the moody, marvelous the 19th century by the families of those White, who has just retired as director of improve the cemetery as a habitat for landscapes of Mount Auburn and other buried there. the cemetery. wildlife. We are a 175-acre oasis.” historic cemeteries around the world. The cemetery embarked on White and her co-workers Old City Cemetery, www. “A cemetery doesn’t have to an ambitious planting program in the understood that this was an important gravegarden.org, a Virginia historic be drab and boring; it’s an inspira- 1980s, adding to plants found on the and unusual flowering heritage. Now the a cemetery’s rose collection is celebrated in an annual antique rose festival in mid-May, when visitors can buy rooted cuttings of roses growing on the grounds to plant in their gardens at home. “The public is always looking for something new,” White says, “but it’s a wonderful thing to look back on where things came from.” About 60 different roses planted along a 500-foot brick wall around Old City Cemetery’s Confederate section present a history of roses from the 16th century to the 1950s. Hundreds of daffodils in the celebrated daffodil collection bloom in the spring in the cemetery’s shrub gar- den, a sweeping bed full of old-fash- ioned flowering shrubs and small trees. Beautyberry, deutzia, winterberry hol- lies, butterfly bush and hydrangeas are among the shrubs chosen both for their historical appropriateness and for year- round interest. Low maintenance is also Our Health Plan Clients Seem to Like Us. A lot. a priority. “I thank goodness these things survive,” White says of the enduring qualities of old-fashioned plants. In the fall, especially, old cem- eteries seem to inspire reflection. As you wander the paths, reading the inscrip- For years, Sterling Health Plans has helped people just like you get the most tions on monuments, you might notice bright red hips on rose bushes, or fall out of Medicare and their health care. And we’d like to add you to the family. bulbs such as autumn crocus and stern- bergia, coming into bloom around the We are very proud of the fact that our clients like how we do business. graves and in the skirts of shrubs. The sculptural structure of decid- We hope we can provide the same caring service for you. uous trees reveals itself as the leaves fall, and peaceful drifts of bright orange Call toll-free 1-888-858-8572 from 5 am to 5 pm Pacific time. and gold leaves around the tombstones sparkle against handsome backgrounds Hearing impaired persons may call our TTY line toll-free 1-888-858-8567. of evergreens. When you stop to listen, the 4575 Hilton Parkway, Suite 101, Colorado Springs, CO 80907 birds seem to sing a little more wistfully than they did in June. Butterflies pause on late flowers but move on; they have somewhere else to go. It’s easy to lose yourself for a few minutes, here between life and death, but the fall is a time to plant daf- fodils and to be thinking ahead, not back. Underwritten by Sterling Life Insurance Company Whistle a little tune on your way out of the graveyard and stop at a garden shop on the way home. Life is crazy, but life Available through your Sterling Agent: Health, Life, goes on. Spring will soon be coming INT.154.06 Prescription Drug, Long Term Care and Critical Condition Plans. around again. Visit Us at http:// www.seniorbeacon.info Senior Beacon -Oct., 2007 - Page - 15 Traveling: There’s Nothing Like A Holiday! Pastures Are Greener In Aiken, South Carolina by Elliott Hester “The temperature and soil AIKEN, S.C. -- Say polo, and conditions are perfect,” says Gay Elliott, one thinks perhaps of Prince Charles who with her husband, Steve, operates or Palm Beach -- not this small South the General Elliott Inn across the street Carolina town, population 26,000. But from the 1,000-acre New Bridge Polo polo is big here and getting bigger. and Country Club, the area’s biggest and This is equestrian country, most important equestrian layout. with 38 polo fields, dozens of stables, During major matches such as horse trails, housing developments with the Gold Cup and Triple Crown, New horse facilities -- and even some special Bridge’s five polo fields are ringed with traffic-light crossing switches placed at tents and booths and as many as 10,000 a horseback rider’s height. Major polo spectators. Whitney Field, built in 1882, tournaments are held here, including is the oldest polo field in the United the Gold Cup in 2006 and 2007 and the States and still the site of Aiken Polo annual Triple Crown. Club matches. Spring and fall are the polo Nor are equine activities limited seasons, with some of the biggest events to polo. There are events and training for taking place in September. Polo is the sport of choice in Aiken, with major tournaments in spring and fall. thoroughbreds, standardbreds, dressage, Polo came to Aiken 125 years photo: Thoroughbred Country famous Hope diamond in a silk stocking with a “patrone,” a wealthy sponsor who fox hunting, steeplechasing and trotters ago, about the same time Aiken was in a dresser drawer. The Willcox Inn, still foots the bills. -- a total of nine disciplines. Enshrined in becoming a favorite winter retreat for an elegant hotel here, has had among its “It (polo) is called sport of kings Aiken’s Thoroughbred Hall of Fame are wealthy families. Over the years, members famous guests Franklin D. Roosevelt, for good reason,” Steve Elliott says. “It such Aiken-bred equine stars as Kelso, of this “winter colony” included such Elizabeth Arden, Harold Vanderbilt, takes a lot of money to have horses. It horse of the year from 1960 to 1964, and distinguished names as John Jacob Astor, Winston Churchill and Averell could cost a patrone $1 million for just Pleasant Colony, who won the Kentucky William K. Vanderbilt and Col. Robert Harriman. a month -- and out of it he gets only Derby, Preakness and Wood Memorial McCormick. Today, many professional polo trophies.” races in 1981. Evelyn Walsh McLean rented players own polo fields here or partner Polo is not the only sport with Why Aiken? a home here and reportedly kept the special cachet here. Golf is a venerable avocation. The Augusta National Golf Club, home of the prestigious Masters LIMITED tournament, is just 20 minutes away in TIME Augusta, Ga., and its aura rubs off on GRANDPARENTS ONLY! Aiken. Enjoy hearing your grandchildren again! 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And Aiken State Natural Area’s 1,000-plus acres are popular with hikers, campers and canoeists who ply the Edisto River. Those wanting to learn more about Aiken’s rich history should visit the Aiken County Historical Museum, which has a remarkable miniature circus on view, with a miniature parade, circus rings and even a mess tent complete with miniature place settings. Historic photos of famous golfers line one hallway, and artifacts from the Civil War also are on view. Downtown Aiken is a pleasant district whose streets have tree-lined medians and local hangouts like Pat’s Martini Bar, the Aiken Brewing Co. and West Side Bowery. The new Convocation Center at the University of South Carolina Aiken brings in name entertainers, and its DuPont Planetarium is also popular. Information: Thoroughbred Country, (888) 834-1654 or www. tbredcountry.org. Page 16 - Senior Beacon - Oct., 2007 Visit Us at http:// www.seniorbeacon.info Butch/Sundance? Pilgrimages Lend Purpose To Adventure by Patrick Joseph in the footsteps of literary and historical North Cascades National Park online, No doubt, Bus 142 will see an figures, to commune with the past and www.nps.gov/noca/. increase in visitors this year. The rusty pay respects to lost souls, is nearly uni- The Outlaw Trail: In 1901, the old International Harvester school bus versal. And why not? Such pilgrimages notorious bank robbers Butch Cassidy had become an unlikely shrine even be- heighten the experience of travel by lend- and the Sundance Kid took a respite from fore Sean Penn brought Jon Krakauer’s ing purpose -- even meaning -- to what their larcenous ways and sailed to Argen- “Into the Wild” to movie screens. might otherwise be aimless indulgence. tina, ultimately buying a ranch in a lonely Krakauer’s best-selling book That said, here are a handful of region of Patagonia. There they lived a tells the story of Christopher McCandless, other potentially pilgrimage-inspiring quiet life, farming and raising cattle un- an idealistic young man who renounced destinations, scattered across both time til 1905, when Pinkerton agents began to all family ties and worldly possessions to and geography. close in, and the duo made a break for it. wander the continent “in search of raw, Kerouac’s Lookout: This year Their hideout still stands near transcendent experience.” It was a jour- marks the 50th anniversary of the publi- the town of Cholila, Argentina. For ad- ney from a privileged home in North- cation of “On the Road,” the novel that venture’s sake, it is best approached via a ern Virginia to a mysterious death in the made author Jack Kerouac an icon of the multiday horseback ride from Cochamo, Alaskan wilderness. Beat Generation. But in the summer of Chile. Riders pass through the spectacu- In the summer of 1992, his body 1956, the year before he was thrust into lar Valdivian rainforest and cross into was found in the abandoned bus, which the limelight, Kerouac was leading a Argentina at Paso Leon -- the same route sits just outside Denali National Park on very different existence, working as a fire the outlaws used to drive their cattle to a lonely section of the Stampede Trail. spotter in what is now North Cascades market. Inspired by the tragic tale, count- National Park. For more information, contact Bank robbers Butch cassidy and the Sun- less visitors have hiked to the site -- brav- The lookout Kerouac manned Campo Aventura, www.campo-aventura. dance Kid took a respite from their lar- ing mosquitoes, bears and a dangerous still stands atop Desolation Peak and can com. cenous ways and settled on a ranch in a river crossing en route -- in order to pay be reached via a short boat ride, followed Stevenson’s Long Walk: Al- lonely region of Argentina. Their hideout their respects. A growing stack of note- by a strenuous seven-mile hike. Visitors though best remembered as the author still stands near the town of Cholila, Ar- books inside the bus records their thoughts should be sure to carry a copy of either of “Treasure Island” and “The Strange gentina. photo: Patrick Joseph and impressions -- odes to someone they “Desolation Angels” or “The Dharma Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” Robert never knew. Bums” in their rucksacks. Both novels Louis Stevenson was also one of the all- in his most famous work, “Oku no Hoso- Of course, Christopher McCand- drew extensively on the author’s experi- time great travel writers. One of his earli- michi,” or “The Narrow Road to the Deep less is not alone in having inspired this ences that summer. est and best travelogues is called “Travels North.” sort of pilgrimage. The impulse to follow For more trail information, visit With a Donkey in the Cevennes.” In it, To see the waypoints of Basho’s the Scottish author recounted a 120-mile journey, visit http://wikitravel.org/en/Nar- journey he made in the late 1870s, ac- row_Road_to_the_Deep_North. companied by his four-legged compan- Otzi’s Last Steps: In 1991, a ion, Modestine, across a wild, sparsely 5,000-year-old man was discovered by populated section of southern France. hikers in the Otzal Alps on the border of Today the Cevennes is partly Austria and Italy. The mummified corpse protected as a national park, and the route was face down, the body half-frozen in Stevenson took is known as the Grande a glacier. Forensic analysis suggests that Randonnee 70. You can find the complete Otzi, as he was dubbed, died as a result itinerary online at www.gr70-stevenson. of a violent skirmish. In addition to other This extremely rare and beautiful “pink dolphin” was spotted and photo- com. wounds, he had an arrowhead lodged in graphed by Capt. Erik Rue of Calcasieu Charter Service on June 24th, 2007 during a Basho’s Journey: “Everything one shoulder. charter fishing trip on Calcasieu Lake south of Lake Charles, LA. It appears to be an about me was bewitched by the travel The iceman’s resting place on a uncanny freak of nature, an albino dolphin, with reddish eyes and glossy pink skin. It high mountain saddle can be reached via is small in comparison to the others it is traveling with and appears to be a youngster gods, and my thoughts were no longer traveling with mama. Ed. Note: Thanks and a hat tip to Wendie Stauffer for sending mine to control. The spirits of the road a long day’s hike from the resort town of this to us via e-mail at [email protected]. beckoned, and I could do no work at all.” Vent, Austria. An overnight stay at the So wrote Matsuo Basho, Japan’s greatest Similaunhutte Refuge at 9,000 feet helps poet, who, in 1689, set out from Tokyo make the trip more manageable. (then called Edo) and walked hundreds of For a multiday guided adventure miles into the northern interior of Honshu, in the region, contact Mountain Travel climbing mountains and hiking coastline Sobek, www.mtsobek.com/mts/ata. along the way. The journey is chronicled

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Particular 2007)--- Parkview Medical Center will Colorado, it has expanded 2-1-1 phone Be prepared for either warm focus will be given to projects that cost soon have a new emergency room facil- service into Baca County. weather or cool weather. less than five dollars. An instruction ity in Pueblo West and as a way to meet Over 90% of the 275,000 residents of our Trip Includes: Transportation, Food & booklet complete with food safety guide- new neighbors, will host a health fair on region now have access to 2-1-1 phone Entertainment - $35.00. lines, tested recipes, and gourmet gift Saturday, October 6 from 7 am to noon service. The goal is to provide service Register at SRDA, 230 N. Union Ave. or giving ideas will be distributed to all at Pueblo West High School. The Pueblo in the remaining two counties before call 545-8900. class participants. Many of the gifts will West Health Fair will include free blood the end of 2007, as funding and specific ALSO: Free Movies at SRDA, 230 N. be displayed and tasting samples will be pressure, height & weight, vision, blood resource information becomes available. Union Ave 545-8900. available. Space is limited. Call 583- sugar and spirometry screenings. 2-1-1 is a free, easy to remem- September 7th - Back Draft 6566 to register. 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Rehearsals Performances are Thursday, Friday, • Rehabilitation Services at 2:00pm in Meeting Room “B,” Robert will begin on September 25th, 2007. Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 4:00 • Heart Disease Hoag Rawlings Public Library, 1st floor, For further information, please p.m. Tickets are $20, and available at • Volunteer Opportunities 100 Abriendo Avenue, Pueblo, CO. contact Jean Whitmore at 429-6091 or 720-290-1104. Thursday performances • Osteoarthritis & The Joint At the Sept. 8 meeting, the Fremont School of the Arts at 784- are 2-for-1 admission. No show Sunday, Center at Parkview Medical Center “Refresher and Beginner’s Genealogy 3400. October 21. • Wound Center Classes will be offered one hour before Special Events: • Diabetes Care Center the regular meeting. VOLUNTEER OMBUDSMAN Wednesday, Oct. 31- Halloween perfor- • Cancer Care No charge. Non-Members wel- Wanted, Volunteer Ombudsmen mance at 7:30. 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In this capacity, you includes $80 tax deductible donation and For more information on the September 6th through October 4th would advocate for these residents and post-show hoedown. event, contact the Health Initiatives from 6:30pm to 9:00pm at the First when necessary investigate and obtain department at Parkview (719) 584-7324. Presbyterian Church, 220 W. 10th St., proof of deviation from nursing home TASTE OF PUEBLO For more information on upcoming Flu Pueblo. The cost is $20.00. Scholarships care standards. If interested please call Sunday, October 7th, 2007, is Shot clinics call Parkview’s flu shot hot- are available. For more info call Suzanne 583-6123. This Volunteer position is the 5th Annual TASTE OF PUEBLO line, 595-SHOT. D’Spain, 719-542-7322. with the Pueblo County Long-term Care benefiting the Care and Share Food Bank. Ombudsman Program. 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This is one of a series of public emphasis on the issues of the uninsured, 837-8466, ext. 130 or e-mail the Com- WHERE: Saturday, October forums designed to capture community underinsured, and those at risk of finan- mission at 208outreach@coloradofoun- 6, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Canon City Skyline input about how to expand access to cial hardship due to the costs of medi- dation.org. School, Commons Area - 2855 9th Street, health coverage and reduce costs in Colo- cal care. The Commission is required to Canon City. rado. The Commission will use this input This location is ADA accessi- to help shape its recommendations to the Breast Cancer ble. Good faith efforts will be made to legislature. from page 1. fulfill all requests for reasonable accom- The Commission is evaluating underwent genetic testing, as did her three cancer hotline. “I was afraid I would modations with advance notice. Requests five different approaches to comprehen- sisters. Three of the four tested positive just be reliving my experience again and should be submitted to 208commission@ sive health reform. Overviews of those for the mutated BRCA2 gene, indicating again. But it turns out, I’ve found helping coloradofoundation.org or 303-837-8466 five proposals may be found on the Com- that they are 40 to 80 percent more likely to be healing.” ext. 137. mission’s Web site, www.colorado.gov/ to develop the disease than the average “I paired my passion for bike DETAILS: Meeting attendees 208commission. woman. riding with breast cancer.” will be asked to address the following How Will the Commission Use This Biggest hurdle: Deciding to When Carol Lundin’s sister, specific questions: Testimony? have our breasts removed. Laura, 50, a Cathy, died of breast cancer in 1991, it -- What should be the role of • An oral summary of the testi- human resources recruiter, with three was a devastating blow. Carol, a 48-year- each of the following in providing or as- mony received will be presented to the boys, was the first sister to have a bilateral old teacher, didn’t begin to heal until she suring access to health care? full Commission when it meets on Oct. prophylactic mastectomy (the removal of embarked on a 3,000-mile cross-coun- • Individuals, • Employers, • Health care 18-19, 2007. tissue beneath the skin and nipple of both try breast cancer fund-raiser bike trip in providers and support services, • Govern- • Written testimony will be dis- breasts) soon after testing positive. A few 2000. The experience motivated her to ment tributed to all Commissioners. months later, when Diane had an MRI, the relocate from New Hampshire to Oregon -- Please discuss anything that • Testimony from these meetings radiologist saw some suspicious spots in and found the Cancer Renewal Project you think the Commission should pay – along with that received at similar com- her remaining breast that were too small (which sponsors adventure-based retreats particular attention to in the five propos- munity hearings in March and May, and to even biopsy. She went ahead with a for breast cancer survivors) with a friend als being evaluated – OR – anything that all testimony provided at Commission prophylactic mastectomy. (The breast was she met on the ride. you think is missing from the conversa- meetings – will be incorporated in the cancer free.) Linda, 51, who also has three BIGGEST HURDLE: Not tion that would make a difference to you Commission’s final report to the legisla- sons, waited six years after testing positive letting cancer beat me. Four years later as the Commission moves forward with ture. to have a bilateral preventive mastectomy. Carol became one of the women she’d recommendations for health reform. About the Commission “I had to have two biopsies (both were be- been helping: She was diagnosed with In order to allow all attendees an Colorado has approximately nign), two years in a row. That made the breast cancer. “I feared it would prevent opportunity to share their views, we re- 792,000 uninsured residents with nearly decision to have the surgery easy,” she me from continuing my work,” she says. spectfully request those testifying to limit 180,000 of them children. Public opinion says. But a month after having a mastectomy their remarks to three minutes. polls show concern about health care as ADVICE TO OTHERS: Be and four days before starting chemo, she Meeting attendees are asked to the top issue for Americans. Coloradans, proactive. The sisters are thankful they climbed 9,000-foot Mount St. Helens, in provide written testimony in addition to like most Americans, are anxious for so- took advantage of technology their par- Washington. oral remarks. Those who would like to lutions to the rising cost of health care ents’ generation didn’t have. “We all ADVICE TO OTHERS: Talk comment on specific proposals are asked and the growing number of people who talked and thought about breast cancer for positively to yourself. “On my worst days to do so in their written remarks. Writ- cannot afford health insurance or who do so many years,” says Laura. “Having our of chemo, I’d say, “This is nothing com- ten comments will be accepted from Oc- not have adequate coverage. breasts removed has given us much more pared to climbing a mountain.’ Recently, tober 1st to October 22nd, 2007; E-mail: The Blue Ribbon Commission peace of mind.” (All three also had recon- as I pedaled uphill in the rain, I said, [email protected] for Health Care Reform was created by structive surgery.) ‘This is nothing compared to chemother- Fax: 303.837.8496; Mail: Colorado the Colorado Legislature in 2006. The LIFE GOES ON: The sisters apy.’ The tough experiences we have can go about their daily lives knowing that create a cycle of resilience.” Your Trusted Source of they’ve done all that they can. They’re not LIFE GOES ON: Cancer free totally in the clear because not all breast for two years, Carol continues to help tissue can be surgically removed with a others. 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(And The Continuing Crisis Vladimir Putin’s Nashi national youth Civilization in Decline if you ever meet her, it’s “mee-gan,” not -- Modernizations: (1) movement is procreation to build up -- Sweden’s English-language “may-gun.”) Congregants of Rev. Tom Ambrose, Russia’s declining population, according Internet news site, The Local, reported in Least Competent People of St. Mary and St. Michael Church in to a July report in London’s Daily Mail August that a couple in Kinda Municipality -- Quinton Thomas, 22, Trumpington, England, met in September (which also charged the Nashi with had just been denied generous welfare inadvertently strengthened the murder to complain of several things about their inculcating authoritarianism). Its two- benefits because they object to the charge against him in April when he vicar, most notably that he delivered the week convention in July (with 10,000 government’s work requirements. The mailed a letter from the jail in Rockville, Christmas sermon last year (and several in attendance) featured on-site sexual husband wanted the payments even Md., believing that the contents would since then) using Microsoft PowerPoint. encouragements with not a condom though, he wrote, “Conventional work is not be read by jail officials. However, (2) George Zokos is a professional in sight. And in Russia’s Ulyanovsk out of the question for me, both in terms Thomas had gotten the recipient’s shepherd in Tyrnavos, Greece, but due province, the government again this of my conscience and on an intellectual address wrong, causing the post office to to health problems three years ago year promoted Sept. 12 as a patriotic level, as it seems objectionable with “return to sender,” and, as longstanding (according to an August Agence France- conception day, featuring SUVs and other regard to both my personal well-being policy, officials inspect all incoming Presse dispatch), he now herds the sheep prizes to couples who manage to time and the well-being of society as a whole. mail (for contraband). According to an from his car. their blessed events for June 12, which is Emotionally, too, (conventional work) August Washington Post report, Thomas creates unbearable pain and dejection.” characterized his emerging alibis and -- Video Nation: (1) A 38-year- also wrote about a witness, “This white old man drowned off Ocean City, Md., (expletive) can’t make it to court on May in July, trying to save his two sons from 7 through May 12, ya feel me. I don’t care a rip current. Two men from a nearby what you gotta do, you don’t even gotta parasailing boat had jumped in to help stink the cracker, he just cant make it to and could have used more assistance, one Rockville that whole week, Homie.” said, except that the boat’s passengers Yikes! declined, with several more concerned -- Australian rugby league player with video-recording the drowning. (2) Ben Czislowski, 24, complaining of As a 27-year-old woman lay dying from an eye infection and pain in July, was a stab wound incurred at a Wichita, Kan., found by doctors to have, embedded in convenience store, in June, at least five his head, a tooth belonging to opponent customers stepped over her to enter the Matt Austin, with whom he had violently store, including one who stopped to collided in an April match. Austin also photograph her on a cell phone camera. lost several other teeth in the collision. Everyone Has a Button Waiting to Get -- A Solution More Disturbing Pushed Than the Problem: David Armour, then (1) In August, employees at the 13, “wheezed all the time and could bar Changes, in Seattle, had to break up not do any exercise,” said his mother, a karaoke-night attack by a woman on a of Glasgow, Scotland, speaking about man who was singing the Coldplay song her son’s severe asthma. His complete “Yellow.” The woman had shouted, “Oh, recovery, according to a July report in the no, not that song. I can’t stand that song.” Scottish Daily Record, is attributed to two She charged the stage, screamed at the years of dedication in learning to play the man and shoved him (and it eventually bagpipes. took four men to hold her for police). (Visit Chuck Shepherd daily at http:// (2) Megan Conroy, 18, pleaded guilty NewsoftheWeird.blogspot.com or www. in Brisbane, Australia, in September, to NewsoftheWeird.com. Send your Weird assaulting a 40-year-old man in May (by News to [email protected] or kicking him in the testicles) because he P.O. Box 18737, Tampa, FL 33679.)

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7055-DHA05/07 Housing Law and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Equal Opportunity Lender • Federally Insured by NCUA • © Ent Federal Credit Union, 2007 Visit Us at http:// www.seniorbeacon.info Senior Beacon - Oct., 2007 - Page - 21 How The Butler Did It: Secrets From The Pantry by Claire Whitcomb museum, a pantry offers a very personal Seiberling, founder of Goodyear Tire and Forget the chandeliers and ori- glimpse of the way people lived, ate and Rubber Co. The house became a museum ental carpets. The room that architectural cooked. As a newly trendy feature in con- in 1957, so Pond never witnessed its 10- historian Catherine Seiberling Pond finds temporary kitchens, it lets homeowners foot by 20-foot butler’s pantry in opera- most intriguing is the pantry. consider what’s for dinner without having tion. But memories of family gatherings “You see the layers of family to open endless cupboard doors. came down through relatives, along with life -- old flour scoops, fine porcelain and There are, of course, different a fair amount of china. Jello, all in one place,” says Pond, recall- kinds of pantries -- colonial larders, but- When she was looking for a way ing her days cataloging household pos- teries, farmhouse workrooms and estate to display it, Pond decided to renovate a sessions at the Skolfield-Whittier House, serving areas. pair of pantries in her intriguing brick-end part of the Pejepscot Historical Society in If you’re interested in finding house in Hancock, N.H. Built by John and Brunswick, Maine. out how the butler did it -- or how the Henry Whitcomb, who were both married As a sort of museum within a housewife stored her peaches -- Pond’s on Dec. 26, 1813, it is actually two mir- book, “The Pantry: Its History and Mod- ror-image dwellings with a shared wall. ern Uses” (Gibbs Smith, $17), is required At some point the wall was removed, Even in just a small nook, a pantry offers reading. which is fortunate because Pond is a col- a chance to turn food storage into display. Here vintage tins and utensils mingle with Pond grew up in Akron, Ohio, lector who likes display space. kitchen staples, eliminating the need for in a pantry-free house with a pink-and- She relied on motifs from her the kitchen to be crowded with cabinets. black kitchen. But down the road, her grandparents’ house: creamy white trim, photo: Sue Daley and Steve Gross grandparents’ pantry was lined with glass-paned cupboard doors, black hard- Perkins’ sister came to help can 10 quarts white-trimmed glass cabinets that held ware, pull-out drawers for linen storage and 2 pints of cherries that had just been huge serving platters, crystal fingerbowls and wooden counters for serving. “picked by Loretta.” SENIOR guests and the cook’s ginger cookies that Pond “You can create this type of a With the post-war boom in both These feature smaller portions *Country Fried Steak..... $6.39 remembers longingly. pantry in a small space or even a large automobiles and shopping centers, the Senior Cheeseburger... $5.49 Still farther down the road was closet,” Pond says. “You don’t need an pantry was deemed an inefficient relic, Each Dinner Served With Your Stan Hywet, the 1910 English-style estate architect -- just a good cabinetmaker.” too large and too far from the stove. Home Choice of soup or salad! built by Pond’s great-grandfather, F.A. Because she and her sons like to economists advised replacing it with a Country Fried Steak...... $6.49 can applesauce and make jelly, Pond also breakfast nook and filling the kitchen Liver & Onions...... $6.49 Belmont Square has a traditional farmhouse pantry. She with built-in cabinets. Chopped Steak Dinner.... $6.49 Pork Chop...... $6.49 Apartments points out that until the rise of the super- But the pantry’s out-of-the-way Roast Turkey Dinner..... $6.49 market, most fruits and vegetables were location was precisely what made it so Cod Dinner...... $6.49 homegrown and canned. Herbs were appealing. Pond quotes one of her fellow Roast Beef Dinner...... $6.49 “Look & Lease” hung up to dry, and storage was an art. New Englanders, 87-year-old Lucy Davi- TWO SENIOR Amenities include: As Sarah Josepha Hale specified son, as saying, “I love my pantry. I do my - ELEVATORS in her 1839 book, “The Good Housekeep- baking preparations in there because we DINNERS - Sparkling lap pool/club house er,” fresh lard and suet were best stored in entertain in the kitchen -- you just leave - Well maintained property with on tin vessels, yeast in wood or earthenware, the bread and the old milk cup and dirty Just $10.99 site maintenance vinegar in wood or glass. bowls. You can take off your apron and - Close to schools/shopping/mall “Crusts and pieces of bread close the door.” present ad - expires: 10/31/07 - On Bus line should be kept in an earthen pot or pan, That idea of closing the door, closely covered in a dry cool place,” she 4137 N. Elizabeth St. Conveniently located to I-25 at 2020 both on cereal boxes and chaos, is making Jerry Murphy Road wrote. people reconsider the pantry. But there’s Pueblo, CO - 545-3179 Call Amanda for specials! 545- Putting up food was a ritual, an emotional element as well. 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Dampen your hands with water tortillas 1 tablespoon minced garlic and rub the flour tortilla lightly. Place it 1/2 cup bottled salsa 4 cups diced boneless turkey meat, skin in the skillet and cook it briefly, turning it 1/2 avocado, thinly sliced and sprinkled removed only once, just until the tortilla softens. with lime or lemon juice 1/2 cup diced celery -- To warm a quantity of flour 1 cup nonfat plain yogurt or sour cream 1/2 cup chopped carrot tortillas, wrap them in aluminum foil and 1. In a large skillet over medium- 1/4 cup minced parsley place in a toaster oven or conventional high heat, saute onions and mushrooms in 1 cup diced fresh tomatoes, peeled and oven for approximately five to seven oil and sherry for 10 minutes. Cut steak seeded, or 1 cup canned diced tomatoes The spicy sirloin and mushroom filling for these Easy Beef Fajitas can be made minutes at 200 degrees. into 1 1/2-inch strips and add to skillet, 1 cup water ahead and reheated for a satisfying Tex- This version of a meaty Tex-Mex sauteing for 2 minutes more. Add chilies, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves Meal meal in a hurry. photo: Lifestyle Media Group favorite substitutes well-trimmed sirloin cumin, coriander and cilantro, and cook 2 tablespoons chili powder, or to taste for the more traditional “fajita meat”: 3 more minutes, stirring frequently. If Tabasco sauce, to taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper, if skirt steak, cut from the beef plate. For desired, the filling can be prepared up to 4 ounces canned mild green chilies, necessary. convenience, you can cook the filling this point and refrigerated or frozen for chopped 3. Warm tortillas by wrapping ahead and refrigerate or even freeze it reheating at another time. Salt and pepper, to taste in foil and placing in a toaster oven or to serve at another time. If serrano or 2. Warm tortillas and wrap in a 12 flour tortillas conventional oven for 5 minutes at 200 jalapeno chilies are too fiery for your clean cloth napkin. Set out bowls of salsa, 1/2 cup grated low-fat jack cheese degrees. taste, substitute canned mild green chilies sliced avocado and yogurt or sour cream. 1. In a Dutch oven over medium- 4. To serve, spoon approximately or bell pepper. Serve meat filling directly from skillet high heat, saute onion in oil and broth until 1/2 cup chili into each tortilla and cover EASY BEEF FAJITAS or in pre-warmed serving dish and invite soft. Add garlic, turkey, celery, carrot, with a little of the grated cheese. Roll one 1 cup sliced onions diners to assemble their own fajitas. parsley and tomatoes and cook, stirring side of the tortilla toward the center, fold 1 cup sliced mushrooms Serves 4. frequently, for 10 minutes. a small portion of the tortilla on each end 1 teaspoon olive oil A satisfying chili made with 2. Add the water, cloves, chili toward the center to help hold the filling in 1/3 cup dry sherry turkey and spicy seasonings fills these powder, Tabasco and green chilies. Lower place, and finish rolling the tortilla. 1 pound sirloin tips, trimmed of fat tasty burritos. For a more substantial meal, heat, cover, and cook for 25 minutes. Taste Serves 6.

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Visit Us at http:// www.seniorbeacon.info Senior Beacon - Oct, 2007 - Page - 23 Fashion: Hair Is A Heartbreaker, Isn’t It? by Patricia McLaughlin and half-terrified by crashing chords and It will never deliver the happiness skitterish drumbeats that give you to ex- we hope for. It’s time we moved pect something epic -- something unthink- beyond it. able -- something on the order, say, of the Where do you get your ideas? imminent arrival on the runway of Attila It’s a question every writer gets. the Hun and his 10 million raping and pil- Some credit close observation of the de- laging barbarians. Or, anyway, something tails of everyday life. Some turn to great more earthshaking than a few dozen sum- literature -- or long walks, yoga, medi- mer dresses. tation, fasting, prayer. Some do drugs. A few hours of this -- the crowds, Probably some go to these stunningly the noise, the stress positions, the coffee Bad hair day at Bryant Park. Well, the hair itself looked fine, but it made the models expensive creativity workshops in Venice -- and your little gray cells start to snap, who showed Marc Bouwer’s designs for spring 2008 look alien and underfed. photo montage: or Tahiti or the South of France that I’m crackle, pop, shimmer and turn differ- Patricia McLaughlin always getting e-mail come-ons from. ent colors, and you get ... ideas. You see deep-conditioned, glossed, highlighted, skinny topknots that stood straight up on I personally recommend fashion things. lowlighted, blown out, etc. Then add all top of each model’s head as if she were shows. The effect is a little bit like tossing As Shelley put it, probably after the time we spend desperately wishing carefully balancing a cruller or a cinnamon your consciousness into a Waring blender viewing the Spring 1818 collection of it were different and better -- straighter, twist or a mini-baguette on her head. They and punching the macerate button. Your Louis-Hippolyte Leroy, favorite designer wavier, curlier, shinier, bouncier, swingi- were beautifully executed, and probably delicate creative apparatus is buffeted by of the Empress Josephine, “the painted er, sexier, sleeker, silkier, spikier, softer, the severity of the coiffure was meant to crowds, disdained by PR interns, made to veil which those who live call life” is thicker, fuller, prettier, trendier, blonder focus your attention on the clothes instead stand in lines, hunched into tiny chairs, lifted: Unimagined possibilities reveal -- also more manageable/flattering/styl- of the models, but it looked so painful. plied with free fashion mags, blitzed by themselves. ish/touchable/cool -- and less dry, oily, With their hair pulled back so tight, how camera flashes, challenged to choose Like: What if humans had no limp, thin, flyaway, frizzy, shaggy, messy, could their heads not ache? Mine did, just among eight different unfamiliar kinds hair? mousy, drab, weird. watching. They poor things looked almost of free exotic coffee (FYI, a Liegeois is Seriously: Think what a different Now suppose you could invest scalped. a shot of espresso cooled off with a small world it would be. that humongous amount of essentially Models of course have no excess scoop of Haagen Dazs vanilla -- not bad), Suppose you could add up all the wasted time and energy in some con- flesh, and especially need the softening and deafened by a succession of pound- time and energy members of the human structive pursuit. Almost anything, from effect of volume and motion that hair can ing mix tapes, each more grandiose than race have devoted to hair through all of curing cancer to knitting socks, would give. Deprived of it, they looked underfed the one before. Women with enormous history, from the seconds it takes to push be an improvement, no? Say we settled and exposed. Every little knobby protu- handbags climb over you as you sit there it out of the eyes to the hours and hours on knitting: We could end socklessness berance of their skulls stood out. Faces hunched in your tiny chair, hypnotized it takes to have it permed, straightened, worldwide in a matter of days. looked hard. Necks looked scrawny. Ears OK, I’m an idealist. looked huge. And OK, I don’t mean to over- Probably someone had told them Assisted Living look or underestimate the potential beauty not to smile or flirt with the photogra- of hair, or the creativity of hairdressers, or phers as a way of underlining the collec- the amazing breakthroughs we’ve made tion’s serious aesthetic, highlighting what Belmont Senior Care in hair science. And I think it’s com- the run-of-show called its “juxtaposition pletely understandable that our egos and of geometric edges and flowing organi- “A Home-Like Assisted Living Community” emotions are so enmeshed and entangled cism.” But they just looked angry, as if • 5 ranch-style homes in • Designated and caught up in our hair, given that the they knew they didn’t look pretty, and cul-de-sac Alzheimer’s Home ability to grow a full head of long hair is resented it. They glared at the cameras. (all one level) Available one of our obvious distinctions as human Some looked as if they might bite. • More personal • Delicious home- beings. Hey, you’ll never see a monkey You spend frightening amounts assistance due to one cooked meals, with a mohawk or a mullet. of money on a show, you hire 21 of the But somewhere in the middle most beautiful women in New York, staff caring for only 10 laundry & of the Marc Bouwer show it came to me you have their hair done by a stylist who residents housekeeping with a terrible clarity that we’re barking works on celebrities and is interviewed in • Private bedrooms for provided private pay & Medicaid up the wrong tree here. We’re only mak- magazines, and the effect is plain scary? • Medication ing ourselves miserable. Despite all our If this happens to the pros, what hope is certified Management residents hopes and dreams and miracle mousses there for the rest of us? 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EASIER WAY TO COMPLETE of government agencies, social agencies, Most people need about 40 credits, or 10 The truth is that today Social Se- DISABILITY REPORT — ONLINE hospitals, nursing care facilities, home- years of work, to qualify. SSI is a needs- curity is the largest source of income for Applying for disability benefits less shelters, or non-profit agencies, and based program that pays benefits to peo- most older Americans. For the average from Social Security is easier than it’s ever anyone else who assists applicants in ap- ple with limited income and resources wage-earner, Social Security will replace been before. Until recently, the disabil- plying for disability benefits. who are either disabled or age 65 or old- about 40 percent of pre-retirement earn- ity report had to be completed manually. If you are representing someone er. ings. But Social Security was never in- Now, you can save time by completing it and want to apply for benefits on their be- When you get Social Security, tended to be your only source of income online and sending it to us electronically. half, you can go to the following website what you own, including bank accounts, when you retire, and to reach the 70-80 An important part of applying to complete their adult disability report. property, and investments, does not affect percent replacement income goal you for disability benefits for adults is com- www.socialsecurity.gov/i3368prohelp/ your benefits. Since SSI is needs-based, also will need other savings, investments pleting the adult disability report, or form Keep in mind that in addition to your resources do count when you receive or pension income, or part-time work. 3368. The report asks important questions the disability report, we will also need a SSI benefits. As Michael J. 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Byrd’s 1939 Antarctic expedi- How an almost accidental brand nearly the same family that built its first mill ber jackets, the ones that hunters used to tion. lost its checkered shirt, got its conscious- in 1830, it was washing and carding and wear with matching red-and-black-plaid Critics of modern marketing tend ness raised and learned to embrace its spinning and weaving wool into blankets wool pants and matching wool caps with to see the carefully crafted brand identi- brand identity. -- the same brand Abraham Lincoln’s War earflaps. (Think Elmer Fudd.) It was ties of powerful corporate megabrands as (CAPTION: ) Department specified be issued to Union “considered by many to be the first com- total rip-offs -- mendacious mental con- Tim Joseph still gets the occa- soldiers fighting the Civil War -- at its mercially made camouflage for hunters,” structs engineered to persuade gullible sional angry letter from an aggrieved cus- Woolrich Woolen Mills in Woolrich, Pa. according to Field & Stream -- and in its consumers that if they pony up $200 for a tomer upbraiding Woolrich for abandon- The sturdy buffalo-check shirts it’s best day was worn by so many of them for deer fancy brand of jeans, they’ll be instantly ing its proud 177-year made-in-America known for, the watch-pocketed railroad season in the Commonwealth that it came transfigured and rendered utterly cool. heritage and moving its manufacturing vests that have been in its catalog since to be called the “Pennsylvania Tuxedo.” For its first 160 years, Woolrich’s offshore. The usual assumption is that the mid-1800s and the down-filled Arc- Joseph, the company’s direc- brand identity had been almost acciden- the company sacrificed the quality of its tic parka it designed in 1972 for workers tor of marketing and media, says Wool- tal. It “was less a signature than a simple products on the altar of corporate greed. building the trans-Alaska pipeline were rich rejiggered its operations, retooled its statement of what it produced,” as a Wall In fact, Woolrich held out long- all still being made in its own factories factories, tweaked and tinkered with its Street Journal story put it this spring. Its production in hopes of raising productiv- product line was a function of what it had ity enough to keep its stateside factories always made, what it knew how to make, CONGRATULATIONS AND viable. Even so, at the end of 1990 it had what it had the mills and skills and ma- Is your planned giving program on track? to lay off more than half its workers: It chinery to make. HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY!! had more backed-up inventory than it had 1990 forced a dizzying change of orders in the pipeline. perspective. The company’s management The mom-and-pop clothiers that had to look at its brand and its business had been selling its clothes forever in through the other end of the telescope. “tens of thousands” of American down- It had to look out instead of in, it had to towns were failing or bailing under pres- look at fashion as well as function: What sure from big suburban malls and big-box did the world want from it, what would discounters like Wal-Mart and K-Mart. its customers accept, how could the com- Customers might like the idea of buy- pany provide it? ing clothes made in America but, when it Gary Fritschi, merchandise man- partnering with came down to it, they liked paying lower ager for women’s outerwear and suits at prices better. Doneger Group retail consultants, says individuals, families and For 160 years, the company’s the company was “almost cursed by suc- the community product had been determined by where cess.” It had been “so successful with that it came from. Woolrich turned raw wool red and black plaid that that’s what they enriching lives.... into warm cloth and sold it to lumber- became known for.” After all those years realizing dreams men and farmers. Its corporate biography, of buffalo-checked lumber jackets, it published in 2005, portrays it as adapting couldn’t start turning out sequined tutus. all along -- up to a point. When sewing Well, it could, but who would buy them? machines came along, it bought them and So, for the first time, Woolrich started turning its woven woolens into became a serious student of its own brand practical ready-made garments for those identity. What did Woolrich mean to peo- same lumbermen and farmers. As the rec- ple? How could it transform itself into Contact Ron Hinkle today and find out how you can be reational market grew, it learned to make a “lifestyle company” -- i.e., a company clothes for people who were outdoors to that sells products designed to fit into a play instead of work -- hunters, hikers, particular lifestyle, rather than a company backpackers. Woolrich even made woolen a Starpoint Star! 719.269.2228 bathing suits and golf knickers. It made SEE “WOOLRICH” PAGE 27.

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The following recipes fea- this dish, choose smallish, well-shaped 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste ture flavorful pairings of cool-weather ones with smooth skin. Wash them with a 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg vegetables, simply cooked and tastefully brush to remove any dirt. Trim away the 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper seasoned. taproot and any rootlets. If the skins are 1. In a 3-quart saucepan over low SUCCESS TIP: Steamed brussels sprouts and carrots comple- thin and tender, they may not need peel- heat, gently cook leeks in butter, stirring -- To save time and fuel when ment each other beautifully in form, color, tex- ing. But if only larger turnips are avail- them occasionally, until translucent and steaming two or more vegetables, keep in ture and taste; the combination goes especially able, trim both ends closely and peel softened (about 20 minutes). mind that vegetables with similar cooking well with pork chops, turkey or chicken. them. 2. Stir in turnips, the water and times can share the same steaming rack together in one pan. For convenience, this dish can salt. Simmer over low heat until tender and pan. To avoid overcooking, check STEAMED BRUSSELS SPROUTS be prepared and stored in the refrigera- (about 20 minutes). each variety for doneness a minute or two WITH CARROTS tor for up to three days before serving. 3. When turnips are easily before the end of the suggested cooking 1/2 pound brussels sprouts, washed, Reheat the puree in the top of a double pierced with a knife, puree vegetables in time. If one variety tests done, remove it trimmed and prepared for cooking boiler over low heat to prevent scorch- a food processor or blender until smooth. from the steamer and let the other(s) fin- 1/2 pound small or medium carrots, ing. Season with nutmeg and pepper. ish cooking. peeled if necessary, sliced lengthwise Serves 6 Steaming and simple season- into 2- by 1/2-inch pieces ings complement this pairing of brussels Salt and freshly ground pepper sprouts and carrots. When you shop, pick Lemon juice or unsalted butter, to taste firm, young brussels sprouts with good (optional) Woolrich from page 26. green color and tightly closed leaves with 1. Place a steamer, wire basket or no sign of yellowing. At home, wash the rack in a pan with 1 to 2 inches water in that sells what it happens to know how to sprouts and trim the stem ends. Then peel the bottom over high heat. When the wa- make? off any damaged or loose leaves and cut ter simmers, arrange the sprouts on one It had always sold functional an X into the stem end of each sprout for half of the steamer and the carrots on the clothing that kept people warm outdoors faster, more even cooking. other. Cover tightly. and blankets that kept them warm indoors. The carrots for this dish should 2. Cook until both vegetables Market research found consumers associ- be on the small side, smooth-skinned are just tender when pierced with a fork ated the name with high quality and good and crisp. Wash them well and remove (about 4 to 5 minutes for carrots and value. Since 1990, Woolrich has blocked the tops and any rootlets. Young carrots about 5 minutes for brussels sprouts). out a future based on careful extensions won’t need peeling, but larger ones may. 3. Transfer at once to a serving of that core brand identity into new mar- If you cut the carrots to the size specified bowl large enough to hold them comfort- kets. Now it sells canvas barn jackets and in the ingredients list, they will take ap- ably. Add salt and freshly ground pepper; fleece windbreakers as well as its classic proximately the same cooking time as the finish with a sprinkling of lemon juice or plaid field coat. It sells Henleys and mock brussels sprouts, so you can steam them a tablespoon or two of butter, if desired. T’s and washed-down sweatshirts. It sells Serve at once. shirt jacs in canvas and corduroy along An illustration made for an early Serves 6. with its buffalo-check wool shirt (and Woolrich ad shows a contented, pipe- now it’s washable wool). It makes sports- Pureeing unfamiliar vegetables smoking hunter clad in the “Pennsylvania wear cut for women, instead of menswear Tuxedo” returning home with his prey. often enhances their appeal, although downsized and recolored. It makes little The title, “The End of a Perfect Day,” re- this sophisticated combination will prob- plaid shirts and fleece-lined denim jack- minds us that it’s history’s winners who ably never replace mashed potatoes. Still, Image: Woolrich Archive. ets for toddlers. Besides blankets, it puts get to write the captions. deLITE Thin Crust people who try leeks for the first time are its name on bedskirts, ultrasuede shower make sure the specs are met.” often pleasantly surprised to find they’re curtains, lamps, furniture, rugs and table- He says the company’s design- Pizza - One Topping sweeter, milder and more subtle than on- top accessories. Joseph says there’s even ers “watch what’s happening at the front ions. Here they complement turnips. a licensee in Maryland building Woolrich end of fashion,” so they can translate it At the market, look for firm, timber-frame homes. In 2000, Woolrich into “a fresh blend of colors and styles ... Just $4.99 ex:10/31/07 well-shaped leeks with bright green launched a catalog and an online retail that still fits with the Woolrich brand.” In leaves. At home, trim off the fibrous root site. other words, nothing too weird or avant- 310 N. 16th St.-Cañon City, CO end of the leeks and, for this recipe, all To do this, it built a network garde. “I don’t see us rushing into trendy 276-0088 but 2 inches of the dark green tops. Split of offshore manufacturers and licen- teenage styles,” he says. But he’s noticed the leeks lengthwise and soak them for sees it trusts to do the actual production. that every few years, one pop subculture There’ve been a couple of false starts, or another seems to cycle back to Wool- like the children’s wear licensee that rich territory. GQ just ran a feature on wanted to make Woolrich surfwear, but “Rugged Good Looks” that featured the only a couple. The folks who write the brand, and the hot snowboard and skate- angry letters, Joseph says, tend to “equate board brands are showing lumberjack imported with inferior goods, but we be- looks for this winter. lieve the quality is as good as it has ever And, when you run into one of For a been.” the old buffalo-check wool shirts or the Limited The company still acts more like classic Elmer Fudd hunting coats on eBay a manufacturer than a retailer: “We de- these days, it’s likely to be advertised as Time Only! sign here, spec the sizing, create the tem- “emo” or “retro” or “rockabilly” or “awe- plates and patterns here, then have the some vintage!!” $1595 fabrics made and the garments cut and Hard to know what Elmer Price Each sewn offshore,” Joseph says. “And then would’ve made of this. Think of it as one of the mysteries of brand identity. With Trade our quality assurance staff here checks to

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However, plodding, old fashioned type of zombie Muggleton) and sister (Imogen Poots) regarding performances, Muggleton seen most recently in “Shaun of the who end up being chased relentlessly and Poots are outstanding. They do an Dead.” No, siree. This one’s a RAGE by newly infected zombies as well as excellent job projecting extreme fear virus, causing victims to become hyper by forces charged with annihilating the as well as their emotional attachment and hysterical – to the point of running virus. to each other. Not as successful here around bashing anything and anyone in We desperately want these sib- is Robert Carlyle (“Angela’s Ashes”), who plays their father. His thick accent makes him very hard to understand most of the time. Quail Ridge at Liberty Point My only other criticism of “28 Weeks Later” involves its uneven cin- ematography. 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