By Alan Cohen A friend told me, “Marriage is a great institution if you don’t mind living in an institution.” Since February is the month of lovers, let’s take a look at what it takes to be a great lover and find great love. The funny thing about love …
Read More »From The Heart – Pray to be Wrong
By Alan Cohen I had a neighbor I saw as a nasty alcoholic. Brenda would regularly sit around the kitchen table with her husband, drink, and complain. I did not find any good in her. Then she and her husband took in a young man to live with them. …
Read More »Nothing New Under the Year
By Alan Cohen – As we enter the New Year, we all hope this year will be better than the last one, and new and wonderful things will come to us. We seek to improve our worldly situations and become better people. But, what if the most wonderful thing that …
Read More »HEARTh & HOME – Healthy Cookies With Superfoods
By Janae Jean – What’s in season this holiday season? Winter squash? Root vegetables? To me, the holiday season is cookie season! We all have our family favorites. Many of us have family and friends with dietary concerns that make this time of year difficult to suit their needs. I …
Read More »From the Heart – Getting Sober
By Alan Cohen – I recently learned of the death of a musician I admire. Ruud was a trombonist in André Rieu’s orchestra. Besides being a talented musician he was something of a comic spark plug, performing clever antics in skits the orchestra wove into their performances. I enjoyed …
Read More »From the Heart – Why the Holidays Don’t Matter
By Alan Cohen For the many years I’ve been writing this column, I conclude each year with an inspirational message about the importance of the holidays. This year I would like to take a different approach. I would like to suggest that the holidays don’t really matter and there is …
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