Caregiver: "It's not funny anymore"

My husband was a professional comedian on the club circuit. He recites his routines to me or anyone within earshot. We are losing friends because of this and I am left with nonstop 20-year-old jokes and a difficult caregiving job. Read More »

Working like a dog on National Work Like a Dog Day

August 5 is National Work Like a Dog Day. It’s a day for people to emulate the work ethics and perseverance of canines. Read More »

My new cars have never been new

To me, a car is merely something that transports me from point A to point B. All I care about is that it runs and doesn’t explode into flames when I turn it on. Read More »

Through my review mirror

Sometimes my car feels like my home away from home—and there have been several such “homes” over my years as a driver. Read More »

Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care affirms life while easing death

Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care provides loving care when it’s needed most Read More »

Laughing Matters - August 2023

Want to hear a roof joke? The first one’s on the house. Read More »

A life in God's house

"One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple." Read More »

Opinion: Why buying American could hurt critical U.S. industries

Diversifying supply chains point to a more prosperous economic future Read More »

The sky's NOT the limit

These local senior daredevils experience thrills from 13,000 feet Read More »

The BEACON shines light on life after 50

In addition to the new name, our editor shines a beacon (what else?) on our big plans for the future. Read More »

7 hacks for fun, stress-free road travel with grandkids

And a list of grandkid-friendly travel destinations that aren’t the aquarium or the zoo Read More »

Fourth of July Tribute

A poem by Frances C. Hansen Read More »