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Phase Two of Your Life

A Mature News Magazine for Southeastern Wisconsin

May 2019

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Senior Fest June 12th See Page 12

Independent Retirement Community Directory See Page 13

Learn about Hearing Aids See Page 29 Angelo Curty from Waukesha and Jim Barnes from Milwaukee at the 50 Plus Fest and Retirement Show. Attendees were treated to a preview of the movie Poms. Poms will be in local theaters May 10th. Photo by Margaret Pearson

Affordable Care Act or Medicare for All or Nothing? Recently, President Trump, much to the chagrin of Republicans in Congress, especially the U.S. Senate where they control the majority, directed the Department of Justice to support a Texas federal judge’s December opinion that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was unconstitutional. Several Republican Governors and Attorney Generals who brought the case argued

AGING ISSUES

By Tom Frazier

that when Congress zeroed out the tax penalty for people who lacked health coverage as a part of the 2017 tax bill, the entire ACA was unconstitutional. In December, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Conner agreed with them although his ruling is on hold pending appeal. At that time, the Justice Department took the position that the elimination of the tax penalty should invalidate

only those parts of the health law most closely associated with it, i.e. the provisions requiring insurance companies to sell to people with preexisting conditions and not charge them more. If ACA was invalidated it would leave approximately 20 million uninsured; 11 million people who purchase insurance through the ACA marketFRAZIER continued on page 3

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Doctors Offer Insights into Common Eyelid Problem by Cheryl L. Dejewski Eyelid disorders are among the most common of all eye problems. “Blepharitis” is the term used to describe common chronic inflammation of the eyelids. Symptoms include itching, irritation, swelling, loss of lashes, flaking or crusting of the lid margin, and sometimes redness. Blepharitis is generally caused by either a dysfunction of the oil glands or by an infection.

Structure of the Eyelid

“Eyelids are composed of skin on the outside and mucous membranes on the inside. The skin of the eyelid is the thinnest in the body. It is loose and has elastic-like qualities that enable it to continuously expand and contract as it moves across the eye with each blink. The mucous membranes on the inside protect the eye when blinking. Muscles and glands are sandwiched like a cartilage plate between the skin and the mucous membranes,” explains Mark Freedman, MD, senior partner at Eye Care Specialists ophthalmology practice. “There are four types of glands in the lids. Each has a specific function in maintaining the tear film that protects and moisturizes the conjunctival sac and cornea (the clear front parts of the eye). Inflammation of any of the glands generally results in swelling and complaints of irritation and pain. Treatment varies with the type of gland affected and type of inflammation,” adds Brett Rhode, MD, Head of Ophthalmology at a major Milwaukee-area hospital.

Seborrheic Blepharitis

This type of blepharitis is often related to seborrheic dermatitis/dandruff of the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes and ears. It is also associated with a form of acne and increased oil production that may lead to retention of oil below the surface of the skin. The cause of this disease is not clear. “Seborrheic blepharitis is more commonly found in the geriatric population. It seems to be a hereditary condition triggered by such factors as hormones, nutrition, infection and emotional stress. The role of nutrition is not clear, but limiting carbohydrate intake appears to be important. Allergies and defects in metabolizing vitamins may also be factors,” says ophthalmologist and busy cataract surgeon Daniel Ferguson, MD. Seborrheic blepharitis can cause: ■ Redness of the eyelids ■ Scales and flaking around the lashes ■ Lid swelling ■ Irritated dry eyes

Staphylococcal Blepharitis

“The cause of this common irritating lid disease has been the subject of much debate. Attempts to incriminate a specific organism, parasite or underlying skin disease as the main culprit have been difficult. Recent studies seem to show that marginal blepharitis, in its chronic recurring form, is caused by a combination of seborrheic skin problems and chronic staphylococcal infection. People with a history of styes or chalazia (an inflammation of a gland found in the eyelid) are particularly susceptible to this type of blepharitis,” explains Daniel Paskowitz, MD, an ophthalmologist with credentials from Harvard and Johns Hopkins. Staphylococcal blepharitis can cause: ■ Swelling and redness of the eyelids ■ Hard brittle scales on the lid margins (upon removal, these matted hard crusts leave small ulcers that may bleed or ooze) ■ Redness of the white part of the eye ■ Eyelash loss and lid margin distortion, which can lead to chronic tearing ■ In severe cases, inflammation of the cornea (clear front part of the eye)

Treatment: Control = Goal

“It is important to understand that blepharitis is a chronic recurrent disease which cannot be completely cured. However, it can be controlled through a strict, regular program of eyelid hygiene and, when needed, medication,” notes

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Michael Raciti, MD, an eye care specialist who has a special interest and has lectured to local physicians about this topic. Mild forms of both types of blepharitis may be treated with a simple daily regimen of lid cleansing using baby shampoo and water or a commercial product (such as Eye-Scrub or Ocusoft) to remove scales, dried mucous and some bacteria. In addition to lid cleansing, artificial tears may be prescribed to help relieve “dry eye” symptoms and anti-dandruff shampoos may reduce recurrence of the disease. Since seborrheic blepharitis is also often associated with staphylococcal blepharitis (inflammation caused by infection), antibiotic solutions or ointments with or without steroids (cortisone) may be recommended. While cortisone preparations may hasten relief from symptoms, long-term use can cause harmful side effects. Some susceptible individuals may develop glaucoma or viral infections from prolonged steroid use.

Medical optometrist David Scheidt, OD, explains, “Most complicated cases of staphylococcal blepharitis, particularly with a marked seborrheic component, require a combination of therapy. This may include antibiotic ointments, antibiotic pills, warm compresses, incision and draining of abscesses, etc.” Occasionally, the cleansing process may result in an initial increase in the amount of irritation to the eyes. As time goes on, however, there should be a noticeable improvement. Although symptoms may clear up quickly, it is important to continue using any prescribed medications until they are gone, and to maintain a regular cleansing routine as recommended by your doctor. Proper eyelid hygiene is the key to successfully controlling this often frustrating condition.

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Skills needed to win translate to policy Here’s a surprise: The skills that can be used to win in politics are increasingly the skills needed to produce good policy. I know. You look at the policy stalemates in Washington and wonder how this could be. The people who arrived there by winning elections haven’t shown much in the way of policy-making prowess. But let me explain. Politicians running for office have a choice. They can appeal to their base and count on it pushing them over the top, or they can try to build a coalition of voters. The former approach gives us more of what we already see, politicians who don’t show much interest in crafting broadly acceptable policy. But if they choose instead to run their campaigns by reaching out to a broader swath of the electorate, and if we as voters reward them for this at the polls, then they come to Washington with exactly the skills needed to make our representative democracy work. We live in a time of great polarization and declining trust in politicians, in institutions, in one another. Sometimes I think our politics have become warfare. Our representative democracy is under stress, if not in peril. We need to return to our traditional approach, coalition-building across diverse groups of people. We succeed FRAZIER continued from page 1

places and 9 million low-income people who gained coverage under Medicaid expansion according to The Urban Institute. Democrats, on the other hand, were happy to have healthcare back at the forefront of national debate after the Mueller report “exonerated” the President on collusion with the Russians and on obstruction even though the report specifically stated that it did not exonerate the President on the latter. Mr. Trump went on to say the Republican Party will soon be known as the “party of health care,” although Senate Majority Leader McConnell responded by saying in effect “good luck with that and we look forward to seeing your healthcare plan.” Also, it is widely accepted that healthcare was the number one issue in the 2018 elections that led to Democrats tak-

CONGRESS

By Lee Hamilton in politics and in governing the country by building a broad base of support that appeals to a wide sector of American society. Building coalitions of the similar-minded is what democracy is all about. This means finding commonalities among different groups. The country may be chockablock with different constituencies — labor, business, racial groups, economic groups, religious and secular groups. Fortunately, there are some basics most of us agree on — the need for economic dynamism and growth, respect for the rule of law, a desire for a robust national defense. We are, after all, part of a shared enterprise that depends on common values — civility, freedom, opportunity for all. And we all want to address the bread-and-butter issues that are on most Americans’ minds— economic opportunity, health care, retirement. Successfully addressing both specific challenges and the values that uning back the majority in the House of Representatives. Medicare for All While Democrats like the fact that the President has returned healthcare to the national spotlight, they are somewhat divided between improving the ACA or creating a universal Medicare for All plan. According to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll, 44% of Democrats favor “improving and protecting the ACA,” and 46% favor “passing a national Medicare-for-all plan.” There are eight legislative proposals according to the Kaiser Family Foundation that either build upon the ACA or create a separate Medicare for all plan. Two of the eight legislative proposals would create a Medicare for all plan with the best known introduced by presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders. Three proposals would create a new

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derlie our democracy means a number of things. It means rejecting partisan hostility, and being willing to work across the aisle. It means rejecting obstructionism and overcoming the attitude that the most important thing is for my tribe to win. It means including all people in the public dialogue and treating with them with respect. It means rejecting authoritarianism and assaults on our fundamental institutions — the courts, Congress, law enforcement, the media — that our democracy depends upon. Our aim is to strengthen them, not tear them down. After all, what is the alternative? If you take as your starting point a desire to address the concerns of the broadest possible group of people, not a given these days, the American people prove to be demanding, but also understanding. They do not expect miracles, but they do expect progress. So when politicians try to build broad coalitions, whether to win a campaign or to govern the country, they have to pay attention to public opinion, especially on quality-of-life issues. And they have to be able to convince people that some goals are tough to make progress on, and that step-bystep approaches are usually the surest route to moving forward. But by working within the frame-

work where majorities of Americans find themselves — in support of fair taxation, free markets, and free trade, providing opportunity for all, preventing the rise of inequality, in support of limited immigration, in support of mainstream views on freedom of choice, in support of policies to address climate change, in support of the social safety net, protecting the poor, and addressing gross inequalities of wealth and income — there’s plenty of ground for agreement. The good news is that you can put together both a winning political campaign and a successful policy drive by speaking straightforwardly to the issues Americans care about, and by understanding where people’s points of commonality lie. This requires the most basic of political skills, building consensus behind a solution to a problem. Only then can we fix the many problems the country faces. Lee Hamilton is a Senior Advisor for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government; a Distinguished Scholar at the IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies; and a Professor of Practice at the IU O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

public plan option based on Medicare that would be offered through the ACA marketplaces; two proposals would create a Medicare buy-in option for older individuals not yet eligible for the current Medicare program; and one proposal would create a Medicaid buy-in option that states could offer to individuals through the ACA marketplace. Most of these eight proposals would allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Personally, I favor Medicare for all universal healthcare. This past year I have had to deal with a serious health issue and I don’t know what I would have done without Medicare. It also means that I now have a preexisting condition so I need the protections of the ACA. It is also clear to me that President Trump does not have a healthcare proposal but if he comes up with something it will be

a rehash of old failed proposals such as health savings accounts, Medicaid block grants and cuts, and large cuts in Medicare. His recent decision to support the Texas judge’s opinion that the ACA is unconstitutional demonstrates that he would be perfectly happy getting rid of preexisting condition protections in the ACA. While I support Medicare for all, I hope that sponsors like Senator Sanders do not make it “an all or nothing” proposition. It is clear from the other six legislative proposals that significant improvements in the ACA are available and possible. It is an old legislative dilemma: incremental improvements or total reform. Both are far, far better than nothing.

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Killing TIMEWITH JIM McLOONE

EDITORIALS

Memorial Day

Memorial Day certainly means more than just another day off from work. It is a time designated to honor our fallen military personnel. As a caring people, we do take this date in this wondrous month to not only recall our family dead, but to think about those who gave their lives to protect ours.

Nuts to you

Peanuts, popcorn and Crackerjacks may fill you up, but it requires the mighty almond to ward off Alzheimer’s disease. An almond-rich diet helps accomplish the task as it contains some of the same drugs utilized by doctors in the treatment of the debilitating disease.

Do take at least a solemn moment to say a prayer or two for those you may not even have ever known who lost their lives in defense of our country. Just try to place yourself in the face of gunfire and watch your comrades in arms fall mortally wounded. Yes. We owe so much to so few.

While we like the idea of chewing a handful of almonds on occasion, we might suggest that the vitamin B-12 is said to be central player in the defensive line against Alzheimer’s - in the nervous system and brain. We may be over the hill, but let’s continue to realize it.

Contributions to society When you knock on the gates of Heaven, will the admitting angel just open them widely or will you be put to a test? We suspect that God really doesn’t care how successful you are in business, how many expensive cars you have in that five stall garage, if you shined your shoes that day or even if you tipped your hat to that pretty lady or said a gruff greeting to the man who walks by your office every day and always seems to be so happy. We hope that God won’t have you

SENIOR ANSWER MAN

DEAR SENIOR ANSWER MAN,

I recently have heard much conversation about our schools and the I.Q.’s of their students. Shouldn’t they be talking about learning achievements and not about what they are capable of? The I.Q is what the person “has upstairs” to work with and not what he or she really accomplishes. What’s your take on these and other things about today’s classrooms?

QUESTIONLY, MATT SNOELT

stuttering a bit when He asks: What have you given to others? How have you served poor people? How have you worked to enrich the lives of others? Have you ever tried to positively influence other people? Show your love for others. Give generously of your time and talents to others. Don’t always wait to be asked. Don’t waste these days in selfishness. Save time and trouble at the pearly gates.

DEAR MATT:

If you were a carpenter, I’d say that you hit the nail right on the head. Intelligence Quotient is an indication that the particular person with an average or better one should succeed at tasks undertaken. I believe that their A.Q. (attitude quotient) also is of utmost importance. There are many whose I.Q. is high, but actual work performance is below average or poor. The difference often between success and mediocre activity is attitude. Attitude often is the key to success or failure. Thanks for your question. I hope you will agree with my answer.

SAM

Time waits for few people. Those who expect it to do so are horribly disappointed. We know this for a fact, as I am one of the many persons who expected it to do so and was disappointed. XXXXX While we always expect better than occurs, you can’t use glue to get what is due. You can’t soar if you are stuck to your outweighed opinions. XXXXX A well-dressed man – perhaps a business person – ordered a pizza the other day while I was standing in line behind him. He was asked: Do you wish it cut into four or six pieces? Without hesitation, “do it into four as I couldn’t eat six pieces.” XXXXX When you step through a doorframe, we’re told that the average person enters another world of opportunity or disappointment. As for the world of work, aptitude and skills are important, but nothing compares with the correct attitude like believing in achieving. Too many losers are said to concentrate on what they should have done, not on what they did accomplish. XXXXX I like the Ole and Lena story about their finding out after a land survey that their farm really is not in Minnesota, but is in Wisconsin. A relieved Ole said, “What a wonderful find. I just don’t believe I could have stood another of those Minnesota winters.” XXXXX I’m glad there’s no upper age at which persons are determined to be too old to work. Some companies just think they are too old to be gainfully employed. XXXXX Before telephone lines, the family news was passed around in neighborhoods from one clothesline to another. XXXXX A daughter is prone to exaggeration. She claims she told me about such and such at least 1,000 times. I know it was not even over 100 times. XXXXX They knew back in the days of the early Greek poets that real leaders do good deeds and not just speak of them. XXXXX

The future is bright for the dreamer. Just think of the great inventors of this modern time, who dreamed of their inventions before realizing them. XXXXX Can you imagine spreading traffic jam on your toast? XXXXX Who was it that said mind is greater than matter? I guess it matters not. XXXXX Perhaps it never will apply to you, but IRA owners donating part of their stash must be at least 70 and one-half years old. XXXXX Federal programs are being proposed like the BernieCare in Vermont. Our guess is that at least 75 percent of voters would oppose such a federal program. Compared to BernieCare, Obama Care is like spitting in the ocean. XXXXX When Washington’s politicians say they won’t mince words on this or that why do they wish to bring pie into the matter? XXXXX

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The pendulum is always moving The real estate market is always moving in one direction or another. In real time, the market heavily favors the seller. This is because the inventory of homes is at an all-time low, giving anyone selling your property a distinct advantage over the would-be purchaser. That is great news for you, the homeowner. However, a caveat; the real estate market is always changing, and when it moves in one direction or another it usually is quick and decisive. My 35+ years in the real estate business as a Realtor has taught me many lessons. History does repeat itself and that feeling that prosperity and appreciation of value will continue for quite some time usually proves to be short-lived. Home values and the stock market are very similar in that both are driven by emotion and fear. World events and mismanagement have been the culprits in the past. I am confident those factors will way heavily in future market changes. My best advice for anyone thinking of selling in the next few years is to take advantage of the peaks and

MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

By Bruce Nemovitz avoid the valleys. The advantages for a homeowner are not just about the positive values, but also concerns buyers’ expectations and demands. During the recession, buyers would have their home inspection and then demand repairs and improvements that were overwhelming and sometimes unreasonable. The sellers would either capitulate to those demands or lose the sale. You can guess which way it went! When the market is favoring the seller as it is now, buyers will be more reasonable and realistic with what repairs are needed. They are more forgiving with presentation cosmetically, as well as more willing to negotiate on

upgrades needed. However, the price you receive in any market will be reflected in the condition structurally and cosmetically. Therefore, now is the best time to prepare your home so that when the timing is right to move, you can simply call your Realtor and give the green light. Preparation is so key to a successful move. You can imagine how difficult it would be if you found your new apartment/community, then had to downsize and prepare your home for market all at the same time. The word that comes to mind is…overwhelming! Spring is the best market of every year in real estate, but this year I believe the market will be strong until fall. At that time, many think the market will begin change in direction and begin to favor the buyer. That means more demands for repair as well as lower prices and longer time on the market. So many of you may be trying to “time” the market, meaning waiting for the peak and then making your move. But you know from experience that only luck is your partner when us-

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ing that strategy. In closing, if you are going to move in near future, don’t put it off. You are only setting yourself up for disappointment and stress. Too many wait too long, and a health change or loss of spouse can make a move difficult and hard to navigate. Move when you are at your best versus waiting for a sign from above, which always comes at an inopportune time. Then surprise and stress become your partner. Call a Senior Real Estate Specialist today to stop out and assess the value, condition and preparation needed so you can be ready to sell when your future home becomes available. Your Realtor will determine if any inspections are needed as well as provide contractors to take care of any repairs. An experienced agent will let you know the value in today’s market based on presentation of your home. They will let you know which upgrades are cost effective. A Senior Real Estate Specialist will be partnered with companies that would pack, sort and downsize your NEMOVITZ continued on page 6

IT’S THE PERFECT TIME TO MAKE HOME IMPROVEMENTS! Living in Wisconsin, we know good weather is fleeting! This summer is prime time to make improvements to your home’s exterior and yard that will help your home sell. To find out the value of your home, contact us to have Bruce evaluate your home and help you prepare to sell. For more info visit us at www.SeniorRealtor.com, or call us at 262-242-6177 for a free consultation. B R U C E ’ S T E A M : T R U S T. E X P E R I E N C E . I N T E G R I T Y. INTEGRIT Y CONTACT US FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION: 262-242-6177 www.SeniorRealtor.com | Bruce@SeniorRealtor.com | Jeanne@SeniorRealtor.com

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Seniorcare, A Model for Bipartisanship EDITORIAL BY TOM FRAZIER

Recently it was announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that SeniorCare, Wisconsin’s popular Rx Drug Assistance Program for lower-income older people, had its federal waiver extended for 10 years until December 2028. This is great news for the nearly 100,000 SeniorCare enrollees who will not need to worry whether or not the program is going to continue every three years or so, and is another validation of the success of the program in lowering NEMOVITZ continued from page 5

home efficiently in a relatively short period of time. Most importantly, your agent will design a game plan for that time when you have committed to a move date. The definition of luck is when preparedness meets opportunity. Prepare ahead of time and take advantage of professionals ready to help. Then, after the move is complete, your friends and family will not only let you know how happy they are for you, but that you are one very “lucky” person

drug prices for older adults. SeniorCare is targeted to older persons with incomes below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (in 2019 that is $24,980 for an individual and $33,820 for a couple). One of the most interesting aspects of SeniorCare has been its bipartisan political support from initiation until now. It was bipartisan in the planning that included all stakeholders, bipartisan when it was passed into law by the legislature by unanimous vote, bipartisan in its implementation

by the Department of Health Services, and bipartisan in its continued operation since it began on September 1, 2002. And, SeniorCare has been highly successful in both reducing drug prices for lower-income seniors and saving millions of dollars in drug costs for the Medicaid program. While SeniorCare ought to be a model for the federal government in how to reduce the price of Rx drugs, it is certainly a model of how to plan and implement government programs on a bipartisan basis. I believe that it

is so popular because one, it works so well and two, because it became law through a bipartisan process that was not all that unique back in 2002. In Wisconsin we are now in the process of passing a state budget for the next two years. I urge state legislators to look to SeniorCare and find as many things as they can in that budget that would benefit the people of Wisconsin, as SeniorCare has benefited elders, by bipartisan compromise and support. Maybe the next SeniorCare program is in there somewhere.

as to the timing and success of your move! Bruce Nemovitz is a Senior Real Estate Specialist, as well as Certified Senior Advisor. Bruce has sold residential homes in the four county Milwaukee-Metro areas for over 35 years. He has published a book called “Moving in the Right Direction”, A Senior’s Guide to Moving and Downsizing. Bruce has written a second book for the children of seniors, “Guiding Our Parents in the Right Direction”, Practical Advice about Seniors

Moving from the Home They Love. These books are now available at https://www. brucesteam.com/bruces-books/. Past articles about moving and downsizing and other important information can be found at www.SeniorRealtor.com. Bruce and his wife Jeanne hold seminars about selling your home of many years. Check their website for times and dates. Bruce received the 2010 “Realtor of the Year” from the 3,800 membership of the GMAR (Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors). Bruce is a featured speaker at several senior communities in the

Milwaukee-Metro area. His discussions center on the challenge of moving from a long-time home into a senior apartment or community. He has been listed in Milwaukee Magazine’s 5-Star Agents list for the last three years in a row. As such, he’s one of only a handful of Realtors who are continually included in the top 7% in client satisfaction in the Milwaukee Metro area. He’s rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau and was a finalist for Concordia College’s Ethical Business Leadership Award. He works with his wife Jeanne at Realty Executives Integrity.

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Immune protection

BY DOUG MAYBERRY

: Over my 70 years, I’ve learned the lesson that it’s almost impossible to change people’s minds about certain issues. Even if you bring up hard proof, there’s no guarantee that the other person will listen. My granddaughter has always had some quirks, but she and her husband now believe that vaccinations are bad for children. They vaccinated their 6-year-old daughter but not their 2-year-old son. Even if they’ve decided it’s safe for their kids, I have to worry about them carrying diseases around me. As a senior, I realize my health is more vulnerable than the average person’s. Seeing my great-grandchildren is worth the health risk, even if it’s a little unnerving. On the other hand, listening to my family talk about their beliefs makes me worried about how commonplace these ideas are. I know that this sentiment is on the rise, and there are many new stories about sicknesses that had almost disappeared coming back

again. Knowing that I can’t count on herd immunity anymore, what can I do to protect myself?

: The vaccination debate is getting more heated and seems unlikely to disappear in the near future. Unfortunately, this puts seniors at particular risk due to weaker immune systems. However, you can take preventative actions. Recently, health officials in Rockland County, NY declared a state of emergency due to a measles outbreak. Looking to the county’s response, we can see some potential ways to protect ourselves. Public places such as parks, malls and religious facilities can be a hotbed of disease due to the constant flow of people moving through. If you know of a local outbreak, avoid high-traffic places when possible. Before focusing outward, make sure that you’re up-to-date on your own health. Visit your doctor for an

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Salt and cardiovascular risk BY CHARLES FARGO

We need to cut the salt a bit more. A new National Academies report finds that healthy adults can lower their cardiovascular risk simply by cutting daily sodium intake to 2,300 milligrams (the amount in 1 teaspoon of salt) and may lower it even more by going as low as 1,500 milligrams. The authors found moderately strong evidence for both a causal relationship and a dose-response relationship between sodium and cardiovascular disease, hypertension, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. Further reducing sodium intake within the 2,300 to 1,500 mg/d range for adults had randomized controlled trial evidence for lowering blood pressure but weak evidence of reducing in chronic disease risk. The report aligns with what the American Heart Association and other prominent public health organizations have been saying for years: We must eat less salt. The AHA likewise recommends

no more than 2,300 milligrams a day, with an “ideal limit” of no more than 1,500 milligrams for most adults. Because Americans average 3,400 milligrams of sodium daily, the National Academies’ report indicated little concern about insufficiency but still set adequate intake levels for various age groups. These levels ranged from 1,500 milligrams per day for people ages 14 years and older down to 110 milligrams daily for infants 6 months and younger. The adequate intake levels decreased for children ages 1 to 13 years and increased for adults ages 51 years and older. Most of us have put down the saltshaker, but Americans still average 3,400 milligrams of sodium daily. The hidden salt is in foods we eat out; processed foods such as bacon, ham, sausage; and commercially prepared foods. “For the desired public health benefit of reduced sodium intake to be achieved, more attention must be paid by industry to reducing sodium in the food supply and by consumers

who have the needed sodium content information and an understanding of how to make health-inspired food choices,” says Dr. Virginia Stallings of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, in a preface to the National Academies report. Stallings and Nancy Brown, the CEO of the AHA, are encouraging the Food and Drug Administration to release voluntary sodium reduction targets for the food industry. Until then, the best move is to purchase no-salt-added canned foods and choose salty foods (such as chips, pickles, deli meats and bacon) less often.

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MAY 2019

High potency of legal marijuana creating health concerns BY CHUCK NORRIS

In a bit of encouraging news, recent combined data from the Tobacco Products and Risk Perceptions Survey and the Health Information National Trends Survey revealed that an increasing number of American adults now perceive electronic cigarettes to be at least as harmful as regular cigarettes. The percentage of adults who believed e-cigarettes were less harmful than regular cigarettes decreased from 45% in 2012 to 35% in 2017. This news comes at a time when studies by the University of California, San Francisco Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education have linked the use of e-cigarettes with an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other respiratory diseases at rates similar to those associated with traditional cigarettes. Dampening the encouraging trend is the recent explosion of young people’s use of e-cigarettes and vaping. We are now being told that -- in a dangerous extension to an already dangerous trend -- according to the 2018 Monitoring the Future survey, vaping marijuana is on the rise for teenagers from eighth to 12th grade. The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that of the millions of young people who are vaping, 30% to 40% are vaping marijuana. “THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is definitely an addictive drug,” Dr. Ruben Baler, a health scientist at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, tells the Chicago Sun-Times. “The brain of a teen is a brain that is being developed and should be completely clean and absent of any drug of abuse and psychoactive drug that can derail that trajectory of development.” According to a U.S. News report, as more states legalize marijuana, THC concentrations in commercial products are climbing. According to researchers and addiction experts, as a result, vaping and smoking high-potency marijuana is creating a greater degree of addiction among young people -- and, along with it, multiplying by five times their odds of a psychotic episode.

As has been widely publicized, after marijuana use was legalized in Colorado in 2012, health concerns have emerged. At one of the state’s largest hospitals, ER visits linked to various cannabis use -- the plant that is the stock material from which all preparations containing THC are derived -- tripled over the next five years. “That’s 33 times higher than what we expected,” Dr. Andrew Monte, associate professor of emergency medicine and emergency toxicology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and lead author of a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine, tells NBC News. The Annals of Internal Medicine study was reportedly initiated after three deaths in Colorado tied to the consumption of edible cannabis products. The market for cannabis edibles is growing on its own. According to a report from Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics, edibles spending in Canada and the United States topped $1 billion in 2017 and is projected to grow to more than $4.1 billion by 2022. Approximately 10% of cannabis-related emergency room visits were associated with edible forms of the substance. The issues are not of legality -- or even of different properties and medicinal qualities of cannabis and THC -- but of the proliferation of unregulated higher-potency THC in marijuana and related products. While public health advocates continue to call for imposing warning labels similar to those on tobacco products, information on what are considered safe doses of these products is hard to come by. Within that void, health concerns continue to mount. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 20 women in the U.S. use cannabis during pregnancy. That represents a 75% increase from 2002. A recent study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry concluded that using marijuana during pregnancy could be harmful to a child’s health. Experts are concerned that as more states legalize marijuana, it may give MARIJUANA continued on page 11

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Want to feel better? Move more BY CHARLYN FARGO

It seems so simple, this thought that exercise makes us healthier. But nearly 80 percent of adults don’t get enough exercise for optimal health, according to the second edition of the “Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans,” developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We really do know that. Here’s a little reminder that making time for exercise can make all the difference in feeling better. The good news is that even a little bit of daily physical activity -- of any intensity level -- can pay off in the short and long term so long as you move more and sit less. These new guidelines by a federal advisory committee are an update from 10 years ago, based on a comprehensive review of recent exercise research. Here are a few reasons to get moving, based on what the experts say. 1. Exercise has well-established health benefits: reduced blood pressure and anxiety as well as improved blood sugar, blood cholesterol and sleep. Other benefits include lowered risk of cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, dementia, depression and certain cancers. Exercise also improves bone health, helps with weight control and improves overall quality of life. And a couple of new findings: It boosts well-being by improving gut health. A new study, published in JAMA Network Open, even suggests that the more pushups a man is able to complete (40 is the magic number from a study of 1,104 men done by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health), to lower cardiovascular risk. 2. The new guidelines recommend we do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise a week (or 75 minutes vigorously). And while any exercise is good, more exercise is better. 3. We need strength training exercise -- weight lifting, anaerobic -- as well as aerobic exercise. Adults over 65 also need balance exercises such as standing on one foot or walking backward.

4. If you don’t have a 30-minute block, it’s OK (and still beneficial) to do three sets of 10 minutes. That’s a new takeaway from the latest guidelines. 5. To help with motivation, the guidelines recommend finding a fitness instructor or coach or working out with a friend. The bottom line is even the lowest levels of physical activity can make a difference. Starting small can make a difference in lowering risk of diseases. We can all benefit from a few more pushups, a brisk walk or an aerobic dance.

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: All nut butters, like their whole-nut counterparts, are healthful, providing protein, some fiber and an array of vitamins and minerals, along with potentially beneficial plant compounds (including sterols). And though nut butters, like nuts, are high in fat, most of this fat is polyunsaturated and monounsaturated, the kinds of fat that improve cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease when substituted for saturated fat in one’s diet. The specific nutrients in nut butters vary somewhat, however, depending on the type of nut. Walnut butter, for instance, is richest in alpha-linolenic acid (an omega-3 fatty acid), while almond butter provides a small amount of calcium (about 55 milligrams per tablespoon). Studies have shown that all kinds of nuts have heart-healthy effects, and there’s no reason to think that plain nut butters wouldn’t have the same benefits. A 2009 study in the Journal of Nutrition, in fact, linked both nuts (1 ounce, most days of the week) and peanut butter (1 tablespoon, most days of the week) to lower cardiovascular risk in women with Type 2 diabetes. Choosing nut butters can seem overwhelming, given the ever-growing selection. For the healthiest nut butters, look for products that contain nothing but nuts -- or at least list nuts as the first ingredient. Small

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probably not used to having so much free time. I recommend getting on a schedule so that you have more regularity. Having meals and exercising at the same time every day can bring about a surprising amount of change.

Retiring doesn’t mean that you’re done living. Get involved with hobbies, activities and your own community. Now is the time to explore interests you never had time for before! -Doug

Doug Mayberry makes the most of life in a Southern California retirement community. Contact him at deardoug@ msn.com. Emma, Doug’s granddaughter, helps write this column.

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As pointed out in the JAMA Psychiatry study, there are concerns about the impact that marijuana could have on fetal development, including premature birth and low birth weight. Some research suggests marijuana use during pregnancy may lead to longterm health effects including cognition issues in children later in life, such as their ability to pay attention or learn. At present, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that pregnant women not use marijuana. Health concerns related to legalized marijuana are not confined to our borders. Researchers at King’s College London analyzed data from a dozen sites across Europe and Brazil from

2010 to 2015. This research is considered the largest study to date to examine the impact of marijuana use on psychotic disorder rates. According to their findings, for those who used high-potency marijuana daily, the risk of developing psychosis jumped nearly five times. “If you decide to use high-potency marijuana, you should bear in mind: Psychosis is a potential risk,” Dr. Marta Di Forti, of King’s College London and the study’s lead author, tells CBS News. Di Forti and colleagues estimated that in Amsterdam, about half of new psychosis cases were associated with smoking high-potency versions of the drug.

“Given the changing legal status of cannabis across the world, and the associated potential for an increase in use, the next priority is to identify which individuals are at risk from daily potent cannabis use, and to develop educational strategies and interventions to mitigate this,” noted Suzanne Gage, an expert from the University of Liverpool, not connected to the new study. Write to Chuck Norris (info@creators.com) with your questions about health and fitness. Follow Chuck Norris through his official social media sites, on Twitter @ChuckNorris and on Facebook at the “Official Chuck Norris Page.”

low-sugar diet. Eat all nut butters in moderation, as their calories can add up quickly. Information courtesy of University

of California, Berkeley Wellness Letter. Charlyn Fargo is a registered dietitian at Hy-Vee in Springfield, Illinois, and the media representative for the Illinois

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. For comments or questions, contact her at charfarg@aol.com or follow her on Twitter @NutritionRD.

es your life. After working for so long, your personal and professional identities have merged and are hard to disentangle. The first year of retirement is often a huge adjustment period. You’re

the false impression that it is safe to use during pregnancy. A 2018 study found that many marijuana dispensaries in Colorado recommend cannabis as a natural remedy for morning sickness. “We did not anticipate that 69% of the dispensaries contacted would have a recommendation,” Dr. Torri Metz, a perinatologist at Denver Health involved in the study, told CBS Denver at the time. “We expected a much higher proportion of them to say that they could not make a recommendation or to encourage women to talk with their health care providers.” FEEL BETTER continued from page 10

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Villas at the Station is located in a pleasant residential area near shopping, restaurants, churches, and medical services as well as the library, community center, and other social centers. Cats are allowed.

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VILLAS AT THE STATION

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3023 S. 84th Street Milwaukee 414-607-4100 www.vmpcares.com

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Cottonwood Trails

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Cheap, yes, but not at the expense of others BY MARY HUNT

Living below your means requires a good bit of creativity from time to time. You have to get pretty clever to stretch a buck. But just how far can you go in matters of etiquette THOMPSON MEADOWS before you cross the line? VMP MANOR PARK Ask yourself this: Is my choice to be cheap going to harm or insult another person? A good rule of thumb is to be cheap with yourself and generous with others. Here are a few common cheapskate etiquette guidelines to follow: When splitting the cost of something, always round up. Never freeload in the name of frugality. If you cannot afford to pay your way, don’t go. When in doubt, always err on the THREE PILLARS SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES VILLAGE ON THE SQUARE VILLAS AT STATION THE STATION VILLAS AT THE side of generosity. When eating out in a group, how can you ask to pay my portion of the bill and not have it split evenly without seeming cheap? Ask the server for a separate check before you order, or position yourself to accept the bill from the server. Fully calculate what you owe including tax and a fair tip, rounding up. Place your money on the check, and pass it along. When using a restaurant discount coupon, how do you figure the tip? Determine what the cost would have been for the meal without the coupon. Calculate your gratuity on this full amount, before tax. Do you have to tip the bellman to VMPVMP MANOR PARK MANOR PARK carry your bags to the room? Yes. It is customary in our culture to tip a bellman $1 per bag, or $2 per bag if the bags are heavy. You can always carry your own bags and keep the tip. Should you tip your beautician if you’re am not pleased with the result? No. A tip is a reward for good service above and beyond what is required. Do not reward bad service. What about home delivery? Ten to 15 percent of the bill, $5 minimum VILLAS AT THE STATION for pizza delivery or more, depending on the size of the order and difficulty of delivery. WILDWOOD HIGHLANDS

Where is it required to leave money in a tip jar? Nowhere. You may want to tip occasionally if that person or barista behind the counter went out of his or her way to provide a little something extra or if you are a regular customer. What is polite when having a free makeover at a cosmetic counter in a department store? If you buy a product, you owe nothing. Otherwise leave $15 minimum. You received a gift certificate for an elaborate day at the spa. Are you obligated to tip the staff? Call ahead to ask if your certificate includes a gratuity. If not, you should tip 10 to 15 percent of the value of the treatment to be shared between those who provided services. The pastor of your church will perform your wedding ceremony. Do we have to pay him since we are members of the church and weddings are part of his job? Performing weddings and funerals is typically outside the scope of a minister’s regular duties. You should pay the officiant a minimum of $100, more if travel is involved. A gift in lieu of cash would not be appropriate. Got questions? Sticky situations? Post them below, in the comment section. That will give everyone in the audience an opportunity to weigh in. Mary invites questions, comments and tips at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or c/o Everyday Cheapskate, 12340 Seal Beach Blvd., Suite B-416, Seal Beach, CA 90740. This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually.

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HEARING LOSS: A common problem for older adults Hearing loss is a common problem caused by noise, aging, disease, and heredity. People with hearing loss may find it hard to have conversations with friends and family. They may also have trouble understanding a doctor’s advice, responding to warnings, and hearing doorbells and alarms. Approximately one in three people between the ages of 65 and 74 has hearing loss, and nearly half of those older than 75 have difficulty hearing. But, some people may not want to admit they have trouble hearing. Older people who can’t hear well may become depressed, or they may withdraw from others because they feel frustrated or embarrassed about not understanding what is being said. Sometimes, older people are mistakenly thought to be confused, unresponsive, or uncooperative because they don’t hear well. Hearing problems that are ignored or untreated can get worse. If you have a hearing problem, see your doctor. Hearing aids, special training, certain medicines, and surgery are some of the treatments that can help. Studies have shown that older adults with hearing loss have a greater risk of developing dementia than older adults with normal hearing. Cognitive abilities (including memory and concentration) decline faster in older adults with hearing loss than in older adults with normal hearing. Treating hearing problems may be important for cognitive health?

SIGNS OF HEARING LOSS

Some people have a hearing problem and don’t realize it. You should see your doctor if you: Have trouble hearing over the telephone Find it hard to follow conversations when two or more people are talking Often ask people to repeat what they are saying Need to turn up the TV volume so loud that others complain Have a problem hearing because of background noise Think that others seem to mum-

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Can’t understand when women and children speak to you

TYPES OF HEARING LOSS

Hearing loss comes in many forms. It can range from a mild loss, in which a person misses certain high-pitched sounds, such as the voices of women and children, to a total loss of hearing. There are two general categories of hearing loss: Sensorineural hearing loss occurs when there is damage to the inner ear or the auditory nerve. This type of hearing loss is usually permanent. Conductive hearing loss occurs when sound waves cannot reach the inner ear. The cause may be earwax buildup, fluid, or a punctured eardrum. Medical treatment or surgery can usually restore conductive hearing loss.

SUDDEN HEARING LOSS

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss, or sudden deafness, is a rapid loss of hearing. It can happen to a person all at once or over a period of up to 3 days. It should be considered a medical emergency. If you or someone you know experiences sudden sensorineural hearing loss, visit a doctor immediately.

er people. It is typically described as ringing in the ears, but it also can sound like roaring, clicking, hissing, or buzzing. It can come and go. It might be heard in one or both ears, and it may be loud or soft. Tinnitus is sometimes the first sign of hearing loss in older adults. Tinnitus can accompany any type of hearing loss and can be a sign of other health problems, such as high blood pressure, allergies, or as a side effect of medications. Tinnitus is a symptom, not a disease. Something as simple as a piece of earwax blocking the ear canal can cause tinnitus, but it can also be the result of a number of health conditions.

CAUSES OF HEARING LOSS

Loud noise is one of the most common causes of hearing loss. Noise from lawn mowers, snow blowers, or loud music can damage the inner ear, resulting in permanent hearing loss. Loud noise also contributes to tinnitus. You can prevent

RINGING IN THE EARS (TINNITUS)

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AGE-RELATED HEARING LOSS (PRESBYCUSIS)

Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, comes on gradually as a person gets older. It seems to run in families and may occur because of changes in the inner ear and auditory nerve. Presbycusis may make it hard for a person to tolerate loud sounds or to hear what others are saying. Age-related hearing loss usually occurs in both ears, affecting them equally. The loss is gradual, so someone with presbycusis may not realize that he or she has lost some of his or her ability to hear.

most noise-related hearing loss. Protect yourself by turning down the sound on your stereo, television, or headphones; moving away from loud noise; or using earplugs or other ear protection. Earwax or fluid buildup can block sounds that are carried from the eardrum to the inner ear. If wax blockage is a problem, talk with your doctor. He or she may suggest mild treatments to soften earwax. A punctured ear drum can also cause hearing loss. The eardrum can be damaged by infection, pressure, or putting objects in the ear, including cotton-tipped swabs. See your doctor if you have pain or fluid draining from the ear. Health conditions common in older people, such as diabetes or high blood pressure, can contribute to hearing loss. Viruses and bacteria (including the ear infection otitis media), a heart condition, stroke, brain injury, or a tumor may also affect your hearing.

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Hearing loss can also result from taking certain medications. “Ototoxic” medications damage the inner ear, sometimes permanently. Some ototoxic drugs include medicines used to treat serious infections, cancer, and heart disease. Some antibiotics are ototoxic. Even aspirin at some dosages can cause problems. Check with your doctor if you notice a problem while taking a medication. Heredity can cause hearing loss, as well. But not all inherited forms of hearing loss take place at birth. Some forms can show up later in life. For example, in otosclerosis, which is thought to be a hereditary disease, an abnormal growth of bone prevents structures within the ear from working properly.

HOW TO COPE WITH HEARING LOSS

If you notice signs of hearing loss, talk to your doctor. If you have trouble hearing, you should: Let people know you have a hearing problem. Ask people to face you and to speak more slowly and clearly. Also, ask them to speak louder without shouting. Pay attention to what is being said and to facial expressions or gestures. Let the person talking know if you do not understand what he or she said. Ask the person speaking to reword a sentence and try again. Find a good location to listen. Place yourself between the speaker and sources of noise and look for quieter places to talk. The most important thing you can do if you think you have a hearing problem is to seek professional advice. Your family doctor may be able to diagnose and treat your hearing problem. Or, your doctor may refer you to other experts, like an otolaryngologist (ear, nose, and throat doctor) or an audiologist (health professional who can identify and measure hearing loss).

TIPS: HOW TO TALK WITH SOMEONE WITH HEARING LOSS

Here are some tips you can use when talking with someone who has a hearing problem: • In a group, include people with hearing loss in the conversation. • Find a quiet place to talk to help reduce background noise, especially in restaurants and at social gatherings. • Stand in good lighting and use facial expressions or gestures to give clues. • Face the person and speak clearly. Maintain eye contact. • Speak a little more loudly than normal, but don’t shout. Try to speak slowly, but naturally. • Speak at a reasonable speed. • Do not hide your mouth, eat, or chew gum while speaking. • Repeat yourself if necessary, using different words. • Try to make sure only one person talks at a time. • Be patient. Stay positive and relaxed. • Ask how you can help.

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Your doctor or specialist may suggest you get a hearing aid. Hearing aids are electronic, battery-run devices that make sounds louder. There are many types of hearing aids. Before buying a hearing aid, find out if your health insurance will cover the cost. Also, ask if you can have a trial period so you can make sure the device is right for you. An audiologist or hearing aid specialist will show you how to use your hearing aid. Assistive-listening devices, mobile apps, alerting devices, and cochlear implants can help some people with hearing loss. Cochlear implants are electronic devices for people with severe hearing loss. They don’t work for all types of hearing loss. Alert systems can work with doorbells, smoke detectors, and alarm clocks to send you visual signals or vibrations. For example, a flashing light can let you know someone is at the door or the

phone is ringing. Some people rely on the vibration setting on their cell phones to alert them to calls. Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids are a new category of regulated hearing devices that adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss will be able to buy without a prescription. OTC hearing aids will make certain sounds louder to help people with hearing loss listen,

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TRIVIA QUESTION: Who was Christopher Latham Sholes? BY JACK PEARSON

If you don’t know the answer to the above headline question, don’t feel bad. Probably not one in a hundred today remember his name or what he accomplished. There are so many marvelous inventions that have taken place over the past couple of centuries, which have greatly benefited mankind. For example, in medicine, radium and penicillin; in the entertainment field, radio, television and motion pictures; in travel, the automobile and the airplane; in the business place as well as in our homes, the electric light bulb, the telephone and the typewriter. That final innovation, the typewriter, may not have the magnitude of the others, but it does have a special significance in Wisconsin, and also appropriately now in the year 2019. The reason is that a man in Milwaukee, the aforementioned Christopher Latham Sholes, invented the typewriter and this year happens to be the 200th anniversary of his birth (Feb. 14, 1819). But what difference does it make that there’s a local angle, you might ask, typewriters are passé. Very few use them anymore, so who cares who invented them? In answer to that, though we can’t live in the past, neither can we forget the past. There was a time when typewriters were absolutely essential to virtually every business in the world, and hundreds of millions of them were in use, and not just in business, but also in government work, in schools and in private homes. I can still recall walking into the busy newsroom of the Milwaukee Journal back in the late ‘50s. The first thing that stuck me was the constant hum, a sound sort of like the muffled drone of a distant squadron of planes along with the buzz of a nest of bumblebees that have been disturbed, made by the multitude of reporters and secretaries pounding away on their typewriters. (The sound was interspersed with occasional cackling and swearing, by the writers, not the secretaries). I can hear it still. That was how it was for almost a century, from the late 1870s when typewriters were first marketed, on through to about the time of the Korean War. No one could foresee it then, but the decline of typewriters had be-

gun because of the creation of another important invention, the computer and its magical keyboard. Back to the forgotten Mr. Sholes. When it was noted earlier in this article that few people today remember the good Mr. Sholes and his marvelous invention, that included yours truly. Because I am one of the very few who still use typewriters to compose stories for publication, I have to be able to purchase ribbons and other essentials for the machine as well as have it regularly serviced. One of the few places still in existence that offer those services is the Blue & Koepsell office supply facility on Mayfair Road in Wauwatosa. On display in the store is a most impressive collection of vintage typewriters some more than a hundred years old and all quite valuable. It is a better and more complete collection of those old typewriters than you’ll find anywhere in the state, and that includes the display in the Milwaukee Public Museum. As opposed to the exhibit there, the array at Blue & Koepsell is not hidden behind glass, but is right there where you can touch and examine them up close. You can even purchase one, which you can’t do at the museum. It was the owner, Jack Zinda, and his store manager, Chuck Krall, who told me about them. Both Zinda and Krall represent a wealth of information about typewriters, not only how to care for and repair them, but also their history. It was during one of my visits that they told me about the typewriter’s inventor, Christopher Latham Sholes, and that he had perfected it in a Milwaukee workshop way back in the mid-1800s. That intrigued me on two counts: first, the fact of the invention itself being accomplished by a local man, but secondly, that I and just about everyone I knew were unaware of it. Why is this? You would have thought that the city of Milwaukee would have erected a statue or special tribute of some kind for Sholes. After all, in the entire history of this country, how many individuals are there who have invented a product of worldwide significance that have come from Milwaukee? Not too long ago the city fathers did get around to naming a school after him, the Christipher Latham Sholes Junior High School

Christopher Latham Sholes, invented the typewriter. on S. 20th Street, but later when the facility became a secondary school it was renamed as the Ronald Reagan High School. So that testimonial to his memory vanished. The city also put up a small plaque in the downtown area. It is located near the northeast outside wall of the arena. Few people are aware of its existence. So I decide to do what little I could to rectify this and to put together a story on the issue. Here it is, a brief and unadulterated tale of Mr. C.S. Sholes and his contemporaries and their great – if forgotten – accomplishments, plus some commentary on the Koepsell facility, a story in itself. To begin with, if Sholes were alive today he’d be the first to tell you that he had significant help in his long process of developing and perfecting the machine that he had named “the typewriter.” The others were Samuel Soule and Carlos Glidden, both in the development stage; and then with James Densmore, who was responsible for funding and promotion; and finally with the head mechanic at the Kleinsteuber’s Machine Shop, where all the physical work took place. His name was Matthias Schwalbach; a recent German immigrant whose English was somewhat limited. But since he had been a

clockmaker back in the old country, he was the only one of the group with a mechanical background. Born in a little town in Pennsylvania called Mooresburg, Sholes began his working career as an assistant to a printer. After completing his apprenticeship, he moved to Milwaukee in 1837, and later to Kenosha (which was then called Southport). His older brother, Charles Sholes, was mayor of the city. Chris Sholes eventually became a journalist and also entered politics, serving as a state senator. He was instrumental in abolishing capital punishment in this state. He moved back to Milwaukee and became editor of a newspaper. It was then that his dreams for creating some kind of a machine that could take the place of writing by hand began. He first started tinkering on his own, but soon realized that he needed help. His first partner in his efforts was Soule, and they began to make progress. Then they enlisted the help of Glidden, who was a lawyer, but had also been an amateur inventor of sorts. So through the days and usually into the nights, they toiled. Their work was long and tedious, and more than once they decided to quit. Their eventual success didn’t happen overnight, by any means. It took them six years

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Owner, Jack Zinda, and his store manager, Chuck Krall from Blue & Koepsell office supply facility on Mayfair Road in Wauwatosa. of painstaking and frustrating work, As noted by Frederick Heath, the making thousands of changes and im- former Curator of the Wisconsin Hisprovements before they had a working torical Society and a member of the model. Their work came to the atten- Milwaukee Board of Supervisors, “Pertion of Densmore, an oilman who was haps one of the greatest or even the also from Pennsylvania. Densmore was greatest achievement of the typewriter a promoter and financier who soon is the transformation as wrought in the saw the potential of the machine. He social order. Strong prejudice existed offered to buy a share of it, and Sholes years ago against the employment of and the other two sold him a one women in business. Then the typewritfifth share in return for his paying all er came, soon to be followed by the the promotional expenses. Even with female typist, who blazed the way for his help, however, it didn’t seem that other women to enter every departthere was much hope for success. Un- ment of business life.” derstandably discouraged, Soule and Although over the decades the Glidden left the project, leaving Sholes typewriter made millions of dollars and Densmore in sole possession of the for many people — Sholes was not one patent. The two eventually approached of them, and he didn’t care. He was a the E. Remington and Sons Company quiet, scholarly and extremely modest (which later became the Remington individual, and had no desire for fame Arms Company) and had them ex- or wealth. amine their model. Remington offered He died, virtually penniless, on to buy the patent. Sholes sold his half February 17, 1890, after suffering from for $12,000, but Densmore decided to tuberculosis for many years. He is burkeep his for a while. It was a wise move, ied in an unmarked grave in the Forest as he later sold it for $1.5 million. Home Cemetery in Milwaukee. It was not until 1874 that the But his memory and vintage modRemington Company had the ma- els of his creation, the typewriter, live chine ready for sale. Their greatest bid on, especially at Blue & Koepsell. for public favor was at the first ever When it was pointed out earliWorld’s Fair in Philadelphia in 1876. er that the history of the typewriter The typewriter, or as it was advertised, in Milwaukee went back many years “A Machine to Supersede the Pen,” was that could also be said of the Blue & brought squarely before the public and Koepsell business. Way back in the was reportedly a wild sensation. People early ‘20s, nearly a hundred years ago, stood in line to pay a quarter for small there was an office supply facility in pieces of paper on which typewriting downtown Milwaukee by the name of appeared. Soon the demand was in- Blue. There was another one named credible. The new typewriter made its Koepsell. Eventually the two merged, way into newspapers, business houses, and the present name was born. As banks, lawyer’s offices, insurance offic- with many downtown firms, Blue & es and all of the governmental offices Koepsell relocated to the suburbs and of the land. in 1971 opened for business on W.

Fond du Lac Ave. in Wauwatosa, and then to its present location on Highway 100 just north of Bluemound in 1985. (Is there another thoroughfare anywhere in the area with three names; Highway 100, Mayfair Road and 108th Street?) There was no long strip mall there as there is now. There was a popular restaurant called the Jolly Roger, a small tavern, and in the spot where Blue & Koepsell now stands was a fish market. When the business moved west it was purchased by Jack Zinda. He, his wife Judy, his son John, and daughters Patti and Laurie pretty much ran the place. Then, about 34 years ago, Chuck Krall came aboard. Judy passed away not too long ago, and the children are all off involved in their own lives, so Jack and Chuck now run the ship pretty much on their own. They do have as bit of assistance and companionship when things are quiet from a little white fuzzy ball of a dog, named Minni. Orinally she belonged to Jack’s wife, and now she goes with Jack everywhere, even into the store. There she is a favorite of all the steady customers. Jack has suffered a couple of physical setbacks in recent years and now comes in for only two or three hours a day. Chuck is always

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there, however, serving as not only the office manager, but also as the prime salesperson, the chief repairman and raconteur extraordinaire. He will regale you with stories of typewriters and just about anything else that comes to mind for as long as you want to chat. I asked him about business and the lack of it now that typewriters have given way to computers. “We’re doing just fine,” he said, ever upbeat. “Because so many typewriter oriented stores in the country have shut down, we get customers from all over the state, from down in Chicago and from as far away as Iowa. We have customers who have been with us for 30 year or more. One of them, would you believe, is the state’s prison system. Prisoners can’t be given computers to use, for a number of reasons, but for the ones who want to type, typewriters are o.k.” By the way, the only other firm in the area that I was able to locate that sold and serviced typewriters was the Ace Business Machines store at 6022 W. National in West Allis, owned by Richard Skibba. But if you want to see a marvelous array of beautiful vintage typewriters, and converse about them for as long as you want and meet little Minni, you have to stop in at Blue & Koepsell.

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From Rejection to Glory for Milwaukeean Bill McClintock

Bill McClintock, a former Milwaukee resident who relocated to California early in life, was recently named to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Hall of Fame. His career is a terrific example of an individual not giving up when all his hopes and plans seemed to have been crushed. Born and raised here, Bill began playing basketball in the 5th grade at St. Rose Elementary School. Later, when he entered high school at Pius XI, he was cut from the freshman squad. But he kept practicing and working to get better. He transferred to Milwaukee West and made the team. As a senior, he was the team’s leading scorer and rebounder. His average of more than 24 points a game and better than 10 rebounds were both school records. He led his team to the Wisconsin State Tournament round of 16, the first City of Milwaukee team to ever do so. Bill and his parents were obviously proud of his accomplishments. Thus with high hopes, he applied for an athletic scholarship to both Marquette and Wisconsin Universities, expecting to receive an offer from both of the schools. He was absolutely heartbroken when each turned him down. Since his parents were not particularly affluent and he had little money himself, he gave up plans of going to college. He joined the Falk Corporation as a drafting apprentice. Fortunately for him at that time, Falk sponsored both baseball and basketball teams in the City Industrial League. So Bill joined and played on the company’s basketball team. He worked there for three years. At that time, too, one of the players on the nationally known Falk baseball team was Paul Schramka (the future owner of the funeral home company and long-time president of the Wisconsin Old Time Ballplayers Association). Schramka saw Bill play and learned of his thwarted desire to go on to college. So Schramka wrote to Pete Newell, then the head basketball coach at the University of California, asking him to give young McClintock a look. Schramka had played baseball for Newell during the late ‘40s. Newell responded and in-

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By Jack Pearson vited Bill to come out to California, at the school’s expense. But because Bill was lacking in academic credits, Newell arranged free tuition for Bill at nearby Monterey Peninsula Junior College. There Bill not only made up those missing credits, he made the school’s basketball team and averaged better than 24 points and more than 12 rebounds and earned all-league and all-Northern California honors. That JC squad actually played the University of California freshman that year and beat them. After a year at MPC, Bill transferred to California for the ’58-’59 season as a sophomore. After a few games he was inserted into the starting lineup, unusual because Coach Newell rarely started sophomores. When Bill became a starter the team’s record was 9-4; after that they won 16 straight and won the conference title. Later in the NCAA Championships, they took on and beat a powerful Cincinnati team, led by the superstar Oscar Robertson. Bill guarded Robertson, and held the future Milwaukee Buck to 19 points, well below his season average of 35 points a game. Then the next night Cal’s opponent was West Virginia, led by Jerry West, another great player. Bill’s defense was again the key, and he led the Bears to a 71-70 win. The next season in ’59-’60, in a rematch against West Virginia, Bill held West to one basket and six free throws, a fourth of his average, and the Bears won again, this time 65-45. Bill had 23 points and 18 rebounds. California had an excellent record of 27-1 that season and went up against Cincinnati and Oscar Robertson again in the NCAA Final Four. Bill again held Robertson well below his average, only 18 points, and had that many himself with 10 rebounds and the Bears won. The next night

Here’s McClintock (right) with his coach at California, Pete Newell, and fellow player Darrall Imhoff, who went on to stardom in the NBA. against tourney favorite Ohio State, the Bears’ luck ran out and were beaten, losing their chance at a national championship. Although he played thousands of miles away, Bill’s successes were known back in his home state. Here’s an excerpt from a Milwaukee Journal article written on December 11, 1958 by Journal writer Chuck Johnson: “The basketball and football coaches dress in the same room of the gymnasium at the University of California and before practice, Pete Newell, the basketball coach, and Pete Elliot, the football coach, were kidding back and forth. The talk was of Bill McClintock, a sophomore basketball player on the California team from Milwaukee. McClintock, a graduate of West Division High School, class of 1954, stands 6 feet 4.5 inches and weighs 215 pounds. ‘Where have you been hiding that guy?’ Elliot demanded. ‘We could use him at an end with that size. And he’s strong, too.’ Newell laughed. ‘He’s a good one all right,’ the basketball coach said. ‘I don’t know how they ever let him out of Wisconsin, but I’m glad they did. He’s a fine boy. He’s our best passer now and he’s tough on the boards and strong, and has good speed, too. He’s going to be outstanding for us. You know, a fel-

low from way up there in Milwaukee by the name of Paul Schramka who once played baseball for me at USF was the one who recommended Bill to us. Good thing, too.’” As a senior, Bill led his California team in scoring and rebounding. He also set a PAC record in rebounding that stood for several years before being broken by Lou Alcindor, Aka Kareem Abdul Jabbar, another future Milwaukee Buck. All this, mind you, after being shunned by both the Wisconsin and Marquette powers that be for not being good enough for them. Thank goodness that Paul Schramka was around to correct that double blunder. Without Paul’s help, McClintock quite probably would never have gone on to college, never would have become such a superlative player, coach and administrator, never would have met his wife, and never would have been inducted into the WBCA Hall of Fame. Or would have been written about here, for whatever that’s worth. So to recapitulate those long ago basketball seasons from ’58 through ’61, consider these facts: After McClintock had been turned down by the coaching staffs at both the University of Wisconsin in Madison and Marquette University in Milwaukee,

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McClintock (left) about ten years ago with the then Indiana University coach Bobby Knight. he went out to school at the University of California. There, after a season at a junior college, he not only made the Bears’ team, he became the top offensive and defensive star and earned All-Conference honors and nearly led his team to the National Championship. Back home, how did Wisconsin and Marquette do? MU wasn’t too bad, or too good either, averaging 17 wins a season under coach Eddie Hickey. They had a fair offensive squad, but were lacking on defense. Bill, with his skills in that area, would have been a definite help. In Madison, under Coach John Erickson, the Badgers were as bad as a team could be. Their won-loss mark over those seasons was 3-8, 8-16 and 7-17, the worst record in the entire Big Ten Conference. Why the coaches on a team that inept couldn’t have come up with just a one-year scholarship to then determine if Bill could help them is difficult to understand. Following his college career, McClintock was drafted in the sixth round of the 1961 NBA draft (54th pick overall) by the Los Angeles Lakers. He chose not to go into pro ball, however, and instead moved into coaching. He became an assistant coach at Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose, then at the University of San Francisco and at San Jose State, before becoming a head coach and athletic director at Division II Cal State in Monterey Bay. While at USF the Dons won the WCAC Championship. Two of his stars there were Phil Smith, who went on to play with the

San Francisco Warriors, and Kevin Restani, who later became a Milwaukee Buck. He was in school administrative work for 25 years. During summers, he worked for his former mentor in the Pete Newell Big Man Camps. In 2001, he and Newell, along with woman’s basketball great Anne Meyers, started the Pete Newell Tall Women’s Camps. In addition to that, Bill continues to coach basketball fundamentals at clinics and basketball training camps all over the country. He and his wife, Claudia, reside in Palo Alto, California. McClintock’s coaching philosophy and teaching methods were quite revolutionary, recalled former NBA star Bill Walton, “especially in this age of high scoring. He stressed position, passing, getting open without the ball, rebounding, seeing options a split-second ahead of time, avoiding ill-timed passes, and particularly good footwork; clever, well timed footwork that could transform just average players into stars, into playing well beyond their dreams,” Walton added. Other former basketball greats who have lauded McClintock’s teaching methods were Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O’Neal, James Worthy and Bernard King. “Bill’s coaching techniques reflected his own transformation,” said one sportswriter. He wasn’t initially a natural athlete, and at 6’ 4” not extremely tall. And besides that he didn’t have a very good shot. But he transformed himself into an all-conference player, the most

valuable player on his team. And yes, good footwork was the key. He told me once, ‘In a 32-minute game, you spend about half that on offense. You may not have the ball in your hands any more than three or four minutes, but you’re on your feet the whole 32 minutes.’” McClintock will be inducted into the WBCA Hall of Fame in ceremonies in Wisconsin Dells this coming September. He will be among more than 30 other inductees – players, coaches, assistant coaches, and administrators. Among the total will be 11 from this area. They are, along with the schools or school systems they served:

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Mark Adams, coach, Brookfield Central; Joel Claassen, coach, Milwaukee Pius; Gary DePerry, assistant coach, Milwaukee Vincent; Tonia Ford, player, Milwaukee Washington; Michael Goodwin, assistant coach, Milwaukee King; Jim Gosz, coach, Milwaukee King; Bob Maronde, coach, Grafton; Al Schieve, coach, Slinger; Russ Thomas, administrator, Milwaukee Public Schools; and Nick Van Exel, player, Kenosha St. Joseph; and, of course, Bill McClintock. He is being inducted as a player, but in truth, he could have been inducted as a coach or administrator as well.

Bill McClintock in his playing days as an All-Conference Player for the California University Bears.

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The ‘Burial Benefit’ that won’t bury you BY TOM MARGENAU

About a month ago, I wrote a column explaining what family members need to do when a loved one who was getting Social Security benefits dies. I primarily discussed what might need to be done about returning the last Social Security check (depending on the timing of the death). I also used that column to help a surviving spouse know what possible widow’s (or widower’s) benefits might be due and how to apply for them. I only briefly mentioned the onetime $255 so called “burial benefit” that is sometimes payable. I guess that was a mistake because I got lots of follow-up emails asking me about that penurious, yet popular, Social Security benefit. I confused why I was getting all those questions because I thought I had recently covered the topic. After checking my records, I learned that “recent” column was from 2011. (Time flies when you are having fun.) So it’s time, once again, to discuss the infamous Social Security “death benefit.” It didn’t start out as a death benefit, per se; at least not in the context it is thought of today. It certainly was never meant to be a “burial benefit,” as many people call it. As part of the thinking that went into the original Social Security Act passed in 1935, Congress realized that many of the new Social Security taxpayers would die before they ever had a chance to collect benefits. Or they would die without having earned enough “quarters of coverage” to be insured for survivor benefits for any dependents. So they decided to compensate the families of a loved one who died with some form of reimbursement for the Social Security taxes that the deceased had paid into the system. They set up a one-time benefit they called the “lump-sum death payment” and it was originally intended to reimburse the family with an amount equal to 3 1/2 percent of the money the deceased had paid into the system. It was supposed to be a temporary benefit; Congress knew that as time passed, most workers would be paying a sufficient amount of money into Social Security that they would be

insured for survivor benefits. In other words, when a taxpayer died, the widow or widower (and any minor children) would get monthly benefits. So this lump-sum payout would no longer be needed. And as often happens with government programs, once you start paying a benefit, it’s hard to take it away. Over the years, there have been any number of proposals to eliminate the lump-sum death payment. But as miserly as the benefit is, it’s a popular feature of the Social Security program. Politicians soon learned that to tamper with it meant an automatic loss in the next election. So the “temporary benefit” never went away. But occasionally, Congress has made some relatively minor adjustments to the original law. In 1954, they capped the benefit at $255 -- and it’s remained at that level ever since. And in 1983, when politicians were looking for ways to save money in the Social Security system, they restricted the payment of the one-time death payment only to a “spouse who was living with the deceased at the time of death.” And that’s where we are today. We have an essentially meaningless “death benefit” paid only to a widow or widower. Perhaps 50 years ago, $255 paid the cost of a funeral. Today, it barely covers the price of the flowers. If I were the king of the Social Security world, I would do one of two things. Either I would raise the death benefit to something meaningful, like say $2,500. Or I would simply eliminate it. But I’m a columnist, not a king. So all I can do it explain the law and answer any questions you might have about it. : My wife recently died. She was a homemaker all of her life so she was getting spousal benefits on my record. Everything went fine with stopping her Social Security checks. But I have two questions. When will I get the $255 death benefit? And will my benefit go up to give me credit for the spousal share that was being deducted from my checks? : I’m sorry, but the $255 death benefit is only paid on the account of someone who had worked and paid Social Security taxes.

It sounds like your wife never did that because she was just receiving spousal benefits, not her own Social Security. And the money paid to a spouse is just an “add on” benefit. In other words, nothing was taken out of your retirement check to pay her. So your benefit rate will remain the same. : My husband died 5 years ago, when I was in my late 50s. I don’t ever remember getting the death benefit. Was it automatic? : No, it’s not automatic. You must apply for the death benefit. I’m not sure, but it might be too late to file for it now. To find out, call Social Security at 800-7721213.

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Implications of living to 100 – Building your private library Eras Senior Network of Waukesha County supports and engages over 2,000 seniors and adults with disabilities each year through volunteer-provided services, meaningful volunteer opportunities for seniors, and educational presentations. Recently, I finished a book recommended by Ellen, a retired teacher and one of our agency’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program volunteers. The Library Book, by Susan Orlean, tells the story of the Central Los Angeles Library fire. The book is rich in historic information about libraries and librarians, including references to other cultures. “In Senagal, the polite expression for saying someone died is to say his or her library has burned… Our minds and souls contain volumes

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By Kathy Gale inscribed by our experiences and emotions; each individual’s consciousness is a collection of memories…a private library of a life lived.” An exciting part of living to 100 is thinking about all the time available to learn about our world, add stories to our private libraries. I’m a self-professed bibliophile, a person who loves books and loves to read. Some defi-

nitions say that a bibliophile prefers books to people. I wouldn’t go that far. I still enjoy people, but books come in a very close second. My love of books comes from my family, specifically my parents. My mother, a reading teacher, always had books for us, and my late father had more than one book going at a time. Even my grandparents were avid readers. I remember visiting my grandparents in their West Allis apartment when I was a child. Both of them would have their books next to them, sometimes religious books, often history. I grew up with the example of life-long learning. My Grandma Gale in Green Bay had shelves of Reader’s Digest condensed books that had been ordered one book at a time.

These books opened my eyes to classic literature. As we consider our lives stretching toward 100 years, it’s worth thinking about brain health and how reading can play a part. A study published in the online journal Neurology found that people who exercised their minds later in life had a 32 percent lower rate of mental decline compared to their peers with average mental activity. Reading is a great way to exercise your mind, while also helping to lower stress, increase empathy, and relax before sleep. Living to 100 allows for more time to explore different types of books and magazines, creating more and more stories for our private libraries.

How to get sparkle in a vase and piddle out of carpet

BY MARY HUNT

The longer I live, the more convinced I am that there are at least two ways to deal with every household problem, one that involves calling out the professionals, and a do-it-yourself option that’s cheaper, better and maybe even faster!

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Dear Mary: I have a beautiful crystal vase that, over the years, has acquired a buildup of residue that I cannot remove. Do you have a sugges-

tion on how to remove it? -- Pat Dear Pat: That buildup is likely calcium, lime and other minerals from years of standing water. You may need to experiment a bit, but I’m sure you can return that vase to its sparkling beauty without damaging it. Here are three simple and completely harmless methods. Method 1: Fill the vase with your hottest tap water. Pour in a few squirts of liquid automatic dishwashing detergent -- or a single pod, if that’s what you have -- and allow it to sit for a few

hours, or overnight. Empty the vase, and use a sponge or bottle brush to remove any remaining film. Rinse. Dry. And look at that sparkle! Method 2: Fill the vase with water, and drop in one or two denture tablets, depending on the vase size. Allow it to sit and work overnight. In the morning, agitate the container gently to ensure all of the deposits and mineral buildup have come loose. Empty the vase, and wash with mild soap and water. Rinse well, and dry completely. Method 3: Start by filling the vase with white vinegar up past the murky area. If the vase is large, you can use a mixture of vinegar and water. Allow the vinegar to sit for a couple of hours. Swish the liquid around to see how much of the film has been loosened. If the film layer is thick and not coming loose, add 1/4 cup of uncooked rice. Cover and shake the container. The rice may be able to scrub and loosen the tough layers. Use the bottle brush to remove any remaining film from the interior of the vase. Empty the vase, and wash with mild soap. Dry completely.

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they miss, if you know what I mean. This has made a mess of the carpet in that room. Just this week, I planned to shampoo with my carpet-cleaning machine, but I discovered that I didn’t have any carpet shampoo. I decided to use hot water and Nok-Out instead. I realize the manufacturer probably wouldn’t recommend it, but I wanted you to know that Nok-Out got my carpet much cleaner than the regular shampoo does. I just wanted you to know how well it works as a carpet cleaner when paired with really hot water, and how much I love Nok-Out! -- Linda Dear Linda: Great news. I’m happy you didn’t have to replace that carpet. Because Nok-Out and its companion SNiPER are primarily an odor eliminator and disinfectant system, I’ll bet your carpet now smells as good as it looks. I love that you’ve discovered that Nok-Out is also a great cleaner. Mary invites questions, comments and tips at mary@everydaycheapskate. com, or c/o Everyday Cheapskate, 12340 Seal Beach Blvd., Suite B-416, Seal Beach, CA 90740. This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually.

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EMMA: Can you even imagine bratless baseball? By golly, that sure was a good beginning to the 2019 baseball season for the Brewers. We hope they keep winning. I was not at the game, but I did pass by Miller Park and the odor of smoke from the frying sausages was really something to behold and smell. I rolled down my windows (pushed the buttons) and thought I’d just passed Sausage Heaven. I do wonder when some goody two shoes environmentalist will have fits about this smoke drifting upward into the atmosphere. I just could not ever imagine a brat-less baseball day. Henry says those Milwaukee pitchers are not like trap shooters shooting at flying pieces of clay. The fact that home plate does not move must make it easier for the pitchers to zero in on it. The team did a great job on opening day, robbing the Cardinals of a homerun for the final out, giving Milwaukee the win. I do suspect that electronic gizmo that they utilize in umpire decision-making may make decisions more acceptable, but I can surely see it slowing down the game even more so than does changing pitchers so often. I doubt this is true, but my Henry says that in the time some pitchers take between tosses toward the plate that a busy spider might weave a web across home plate. My Henry once was a ballplayer well, many more times than once. He played in the Milwaukee Recreation League until it got to be a problem to bend down at first base for errant throws from third or shortstop. He claims he finally quit after one game in which the screwball on the mound kept almost dusting off Henry’s uniform with way-inside fastballs. After the ninth time, Henry, who has good temper control, was thrown out of the game for advancing toward the mound with bat in hand. Well, that’s about enough about this. . Henry just reminded me of his aging farmer uncle, who was known as “Model T” as a baseball player as he made almost as much noise huffing and puffing around the bases when he’d hit a homer as those early cars made. You perhaps would not realize it, but I am really not into baseball. But

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Dear Annie: Mother’s Day and Father’s Day always present a dilemma for my family, and I was hoping you and your readers could offer some advice. Unlike individual birthdays, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day celebrate multiple individuals on the same day. As a kid, my family spent the day visiting both sets of grandparents, in addition to trying to plan something special for our mom or dad. As our family grows, some of us are now parents ourselves and additionally have in-laws to also celebrate. Even phone calls are hard to plan on these holidays, trying to catch Mom or Dad at home when they are not already on the phone with another sibling! How can we celebrate these two holidays without all the hassle? -Overwhelmed Daughter

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DEAR ANNIE: My sister is a year younger than me, 64, and I believe she has been mentally ill to some degree ever since a bad divorce in her 20s. In my opinion, she has a personality disorder of some sort, although it is hard to plug her symptoms into a specific type. There are elements of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (different from OCD) and narcissistic personality disorder. It has a lot to do with control, compulsiveness, stubbornness and absolute blamelessness, along with denying anything is wrong with her. This has caused her many problems, most recently being restricted

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EVENTS CALENDAR May 5, 2 pm HORSES! Oak Creek Community Center, 8580 S. Howell Ave., Oak Creek The Milwaukee Concert Band presents a musical celebration of horses---horses on the trail, horses

on parade, horses pulling sleighs, horses in the movies! Gallop with us on the concert romp Infernal. Join us On the Trail from the Grand Canyon Suite. March along to The Black Horse Troop and dance to the spirited Barn Dance and Cowboy Hymn. Specially featured are Aaron Copland’s The Red Pony, and the exciting all-percussion piece Black Racer. This is a free concert. For additional information visit www. milwaukeeconcertband.weebl.com. May 5, 2 pm RHAPSODY AND ROMANCE: LEGENDS OF THE PIANO CONCERT Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee Join Music Director Carter Simmons and guest pianist, Jeannie Yu, for a performance of majestic music

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and be transported by her superb command of the instrument. The music of another piano virtuoso, Franz Liszt, will provide a fiery and brilliant opening to Festival City Symphony’s final incredible Symphony Sunday performance of the season. Admission to each concert is $14 for adults and $8 for children, students, and seniors. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Pabst Theater Box Office at 414-286-3205 ing and learn how to beautify your or visiting PabstTheater.org. space. Ann Wied from the UW-Extension office will give tips on how May 7, 6 pm to have a successful container garA PABST MANSION VIEW den, both with vegetables and flowSt. Francis Public Library, 4230 S. ers. Two containers will be raffled Nicholson Ave., St. Francis The Pabst name is well known in off to those who attend. RegistraMilwaukee and the Pabst Mansion tion is preferred but not required. is certainly one of Milwaukee’s Vic- If you would like to register, please torian jewels. This program pres- call the library at 262-367-3350 or ents the world of Captain Frederick email Claudia at cnoonan@hartPabst at the turn of the century. It land.lib.wi.us. focuses on his family, his beer, and, of course, the Pabst Mansion itself. May 14, 5 – 7 pm The virtual tour includes rarely seen MATURE SINGLES CLUB SIP & images and information. Presented SNACK by Pabst Mansion docent and lec- Mo’s Irish Pub, 10842 W. turer Dave Fehlauer. Please register Bluemound Rd., Wauwatosa in advance for this free program by Meet new single friends 55+. Join us for happy hour and find out more calling 414-481-7323. about the activities that the club has to offer! We are a non-profit, May 8, 7 pm non-sectarian organization focusWOW WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS ing on the interests of single indiMEETING viduals. Activities are scheduled Moose Lodge, 5476 S. 13th Street in all areas of greater Milwaukee. (Grange) Milwaukee The Widow and Widowers Club is an active social club for those who have lost a spouse. Meetings begin at 7 pm followed by entertainment. Club activities include bowling, golfing, mini golf, card parties, pizza nights, theater events and more. For additional information, please visit the website at www.milwwowclub/info. May 9, 6:30 – 8 pm CONTAINER GARDENING Hartland Public Library, 110 E. Park Ave., Hartland Do you love plants but do not have the space? Then plan to attend this presentation on container garden-

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Eras Senior Network invites you to join us at our Annual Tapestry Dinner. As our most significant fundraiser of the year, the Tapestry Dinner brings together over 200 community members to share in a dinner and presentation and to raise funds that help support the programs of Eras Senior Network. The event begins with cocktail hour and a silent auction, followed by dinner and a presentation, CallTo-Care, Dessert Dash and Live Auction. If you have any questions please contact Heather Uzowulu at 262-522-2404. May 17 – 19, Hours vary 2019 WISCONSIN STATE POLKA FESTIVAL – 41ST ANNIVERSARY Four Points Sheraton Hotel, 5311 S. Howell Ave., Milwaukee Bring the family for a gala action-packed, music-filled weekend featuring seven bands playing polkas and variety of music. For a complete listing of events, visit www.

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A simple tip to get better gas mileage BY MARY HUNT

Some time ago, I wrote about simple things you can do to get better gas mileage, which means less time and money spent at the gas pump. One of those tips was to make sure your car’s tires are always properly inflated because underinflated tires cause the engine to work harder than necessary, which wastes fuel, while over inflation causes tires to wear prematurely. I went on to tell you how to discover the psi (pounds per square inch) inflation recommended for your tires. And with that, I kinda’ started a firestorm! My email inbox fairly sizzled with responses from readers who were not happy -- some demanding an immediate retraction, others insisting I was putting the lives of my readers in serious danger due to exploding tires.

The problem? I told you to discover the proper psi by looking for that information on the tires themselves. “You’re wrong!” informed a few readers, many of them citing their qualifications as authorities on tires and proper inflation. I learned quickly that the PSI number on the tire indicates that tire’s maximum safe psi, as determined by the manufacturer. But the recommended psi, which is typically a bit lower, is found printed or stamped on a metal tag affixed to the edge of the driver’s side door jamb on newer cars or inside the glove box on older vehicles. I checked and double checked and sure enough -- I was wrong. My savvy readers are absolutely right about where to find the needed information. The information you need to properly inflate your tires to get the best fuel re-

sult is not on the tire, but on the door or in the glove box, provided the tires are the same ones that came with that car when it was new. Otherwise, check the documentation that came with the current tires. For this misdeed, I have given myself 10 lashes with a tire pressure gauge. Beyond that, I’ve researched the matter to discover just how dangerous it might be to overinflate tires to the point of the maximum psi as determined by that tire’s manufacturer and printed on the wall of the tire. Contrary to some of the letters I received, I can find no warning from manufacturers or other tire experts that tires will explode if inflated to their maximum psi as printed on the tire. What I have found is that if inflated to the maximum psi, the tires will wear prematurely, the ride will be less enjoyable and handling of the ve-

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hicle could be more difficult. The folks at TireRack.com say: “Maintaining correct tire inflation pressure helps optimize tire performance and fuel economy. An overinflated tire is unyielding and the size of its footprint in contact with the road is reduced.” If you are unable to find this specific information for inflation of your tires, the consensus among experts is that a typical car’s tires should be inflated in the range of 32 to 35 psi. Would you like more information? Log on to EverydayCheapskate.com, where this column is archived complete with links and resources for all recommended products and services. Mary invites questions, comments and tips at EverydayCheapskate.com, “Ask Mary a Question,” or c/o Everyday Cheapskate, 12340 Seal Beach Blvd., Suite B-416, Seal Beach, CA 90740.

What can yoga teach us about a great way to detox? BY MARILYNN PRESTON

OK, here’s a bit of silliness to start your dendrites dancing: What do Chubby Checker and every yoga class in the world have in common? Think now. (If you’re wondering who Chubby Checker is ... YouTube.) Yes! It’s “The Twist.” Chubby Checker made twisting a wildly popular dance in the ‘50s, but for thousands of years before him, yogis were doing twists as part of their daily bliss-making practice: deep, penetrating twists around the spinal column that are done standing up or sitting down, upside-down or rightside-up, by slowly, gently twisting to the left and then slowly, gently twisting the opposite way, moving as far as you can, coming to your edge ... but not powering through. So, you may ask: What’s the purpose of turning yourself into a pretzel? While classic aerobic sports -running, swimming, biking -- are great for cardiovascular conditioning, they don’t get into the nooks and crannies of your inner being the way a good twist will. Are you interested in a stronger core? Greater flexibility? A way to activate the nourishing fluid that runs

like a river up and down your spine and helps keep it supple and spacious? You don’t have to be a yogi to benefit from today’s column on springtime twists. And it will help you understand why I consider yoga such a wondrous workout, one that’s designed to benefit every cell of your body. Lots of folks who do yoga focus only on the outward appearance of the pose -- e.g., Twisted Triangle, Cobra and Downward Dog. Just as important -- more important in many ways -- is what is going on inside your body as you bring your awareness to each asana, using your strength and breath to create space, circulate energy and promote fluidity in body parts and places that feel stuck and stagnant.

-- TWISTS STIR YOUR JUICES.

On a physical level, when you do a twist, you are giving your organs and glands a good wringing out, followed by a good soaking. Think of a sponge. First, you squeeze it dry. Then you release it, and it soaks up all the fluid around it. Different postures work different vital areas -- lower back, kidneys, hips, liver, heart -- but the one thing that all twists have in common is that they

flush out the toxins and stagnant fluids and bring in fresh, healing blood. This cleansing is especially important after winter, in early spring -- right now! -- when our bodies are crawling out of winter’s cave and need to be revitalized and recharged.

-- YOGA IS PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. A few twists a day really can

help keep the doctor away. Spinal twists lubricate, nourish and increase the elasticity of the muscles and ligaments of your spine. They massage your internal organs. Twists help balance your nervous system and alleviate stress. They can aid in digestion and elimination and help prevent backache. -- LEARN HOW. So now you understand why twists are so therapeutic. Next, you need to learn how to do them correctly, or you can really hurt yourself. Do your research and find an experienced yoga teacher who can help you move through your poses with body awareness, prompting you to tune into every sensation, which is your body’s way of talking to you and telling you when to ease up, when to stop. Mindless twisting can easily lead to too much pressure and strain on

your body. That’s when injuries can happen -- injuries you can prevent if you spend time with a good teacher who helps you understand and respect your limits. Happily, mindful yoga classes are now proliferating like kombucha smoothies. With practice, you’ll learn to use your breath to maximize your twists. And when you learn to surrender to the resistance of a twist, you have learned something about surrendering to life, letting go of old, stagnant energy to make room for life-giving, joy-making fluids to rush in. -- YOGA FOR NON-YOGIS. My sister reminds me from time to time that I write too much about yoga. “Not everyone is interested,” she says. And she’s probably right. But an interest in using twists to detoxify, to reenergize, is a different matter. That’s just plain smart.

ENERGY EXPRESS-O! FEEL FREE TO SING ALONG “Do you remember when things were really hummin’? Yeaaaah, let’s twist again! Twistin’ time is here!” -- Chubby Checker

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We saw you at....The Realtors’ Home & Garden Show BY MARGARET PEARSON

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Apple blossoms bring brightness to the landscape in May. There is also a sweet fragrance on any old day.

The early outlook is bleak for nice weather. Flocking together will be all birds of a feather.

Farmers now are busy working their fields of hay. Tilling the fields takes the last of a year ago’s growth away.

Spring walks are great along any shaded street. To find one sometimes is at least a welcome treat.

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CapTel 2400i includes Bluetooth® connectivity and Speakerphone

The CapTel® Captioned Telephone shows word-for-word captions of everything a caller says, letting you read anything you cannot hear over the phone. CapTel is a NO-COST, federally funded technology available under the Americans with Disabilities Act. To qualify, users need: • Hearing loss • Internet connection • Landline telephone service

262-409-9370 CapTel.com

Tom Slattery, your local Outreach Educator, works within your community to help anybody who needs this phone gain access to the program. Tom Slattery, 262-409-9370 • tom.slattery@oeius.org

REQUIREMENTS: Hearing Loss, High Speed Internet, Dial-tone No-Cost Phone with valid third-party certification is subject to change without notice. Terms and conditions may apply. FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS ANYONE BUT REGISTERED USERS WITH HEARING LOSS FROM USING INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CAPTIONED TELEPHONES WITH THE CAPTIONS TURNED ON. IP Captioned Telephone Service may use a live operator. The operator generates captions of what the other party to the call says. These captions are then sent to your phone. There is a cost for each minute of captions generated, paid from a federally administered fund. No cost is passed on to the CapTel user for using the service. CapTel captioning service is intended exclusively for individuals with hearing loss. CapTel® is a registered trademark of Ultratec, Inc. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. (v1.5 7-18)