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08.21.2017 Community

Forward Living: Making the best of bitter pills

Most of us are familiar with this popular lyric from the hit musical “Mary Poppins”: “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.” Mary Poppins and Mom had...

07.27.2017 Community

Forward Living: Viewing the world with new eyes

I’ve dubbed this past June “the month of bombshells.” The shells started flying in May, when a routine visit with my ophthalmologist morphed into what seems like a lifelong...

04.27.2017 Community

Forward Living: What to do if your ship passes you by

In January, my son Jeff and I were chatting about this and that — just an ordinary phone conversation, or so I thought. He was recounting his trip to...

03.19.2017 Community

Iannelli Column: New rules for dating after 50

A widowed friend was picking my brain about how to meet eligible men. The idea of dating after many years of marriage terrified her. She knew I “came out”...

02.23.2017 Community

Forward Living: Love, loss and the time for goodbyes

They say that death comes in threes. I’ve never given much credence to this superstition; however, I may revisit my thinking. I said goodbye to three good friends over...

01.29.2017 Columns

Forward Living: When did rudeness become mainstream?

Folks are becoming increasingly rude, don’t you think? From my vantage point, it seems that rudeness is a pandemic that’s sweeping the nation — and it ain’t pretty.

12.24.2016 Columns

Forward Living: ‘Tis the season for Christmas memories

It’s always a trip, literally and figuratively, to visit my adult kids in California. When we’re together, our conversations gravitate to the “remember whens.” Our individual recollections vacillate widely:...

10.30.2016 Columns

Forward Living: Look up. You’ll be glad you did

I’m a people watcher, but hold on: I don’t peek through windows or engage in stalking or gawking, nothing creepy like that. Wherever or whatever I’m doing, I usually...

10.02.2016 Columns

Forward Living: Growing old is not a reason for giving up

Growing up, one of Mom’s famous “Mom-isms” was “Celia! Act your age.” Jeez! How I hated those words. Now that I am a gal of a certain age, I...

06.25.2016 Columns

Forward Living: Quick fixes — they aren’t worth it

One Friday morning before heading to work, I decided to vacuum the house — bad decision. My house was neat and clean, but I was expecting company that evening.

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