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Lifestyles Correspondent NIAGARA, Wis. — A friend of mine recently posted on her Facebook page the following quotation by Diane Ackerman, “I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.” The more I thought about that phrase, the more I liked it, so today I want to delve into its meaning and ponder how we can all go about living long — and wide. While the secret to a long life lies in our genetic pool, th...

NIAGARA, Wis. — Many of you are looking at the title of this week’s column and thinking, “I am well past the midpoint of my life, and now you are giving m

Lifestyles Correspondent NIAGARA, Wis. — It occurred to me today that I am halfway through my fifth year of retirement; I retired on May 31, 2016, which was 28 years from the very day I had begun my career at the hospital. My hiring had been the best birthday gift I could have ever asked for, and by the time I retired, I felt the same way. So, obviously the timing was right on both ends of the spectrum. While I was working, the nature of my job kept me on track. It required me to set a sched...

Lifestyles Correspondent NIAGARA, Wis. — This brief week in between the Christmas and New Year holidays has always been a time of reflection for me. I have completed all of the holiday preparations and have enjoyed the visit from our Green Bay son and his family and a long telephone conversation with our Minnesota son. Christmas cards and letters from other friends and relatives have been sent and received. Our routine is returning, and there is a brief lull — before our plans for New Year�...