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Me, Myself, as Mommy: Back in my day … winter fun was much more affordable

I haven’t enjoyed winter for 30 years, not since I was a kid in Clinton City. Our neighborhood had this old train track perched on a hill that eventually went over a “road”, so a tunnel was created. It was a magical part of growing up in a rural area before the Starbucks, Kohl’s and ...

Tech Matters: How to use Google’s Year in Search to build business

Google last week revealed its annual Year in Search report for 2022. While sobering world events — the war in Ukraine and the death of Queen Elizabeth — ranked in this year’s top five global searches, the winner was Wordle, the popular online word game now hosted by The New York Times, ...

Sunday Drive: Going ‘green’ on a road trip with the all-new Genesis GV60

For the third vehicle in our three-part series with all-electric cars, we received the all-new Genesis GV60, the first electric vehicle for the manufacturer. It may have been because we got more seat time, or it may have been the brain power and design that was put into this new SUV, but it ...

Fischer: A first-time homebuyer’s gift guide, based on experience

December is officially upon us. For those of you keeping track, there are only 14 more shopping days until Christmas. Just for the record, if any of you happen upon me this festive holiday season, I’ll just warn you now; please don’t ask if I’m ready for Christmas yet. Don’t ask it this ...

Tech Matters: Secure your phone before you start shopping

The holiday shopping season is upon us and online shopping from your phone can be a terrific timesaver, but it also brings risks you wouldn’t encounter when shopping in person or even from your computer. Cybercriminals know it’s the season for scams — people are busy and often distracted ...

Sunday Drive: New 2022 Audi e-tron GT has speed and luxury, the perfect match

The second week of our three-week binge on all-electric automobiles came with what we would describe as the most prestigious of the three: the Audi e-tron. The name took us back in time to the early ’80s and the movie “Tron,” which was all about computers and electric driving. The ...

Fischer: No happy Hallmark ending at recent house showing attempt

This year for the holiday season, I have decided to implement a new tradition for our family: the mandatory playing of the game “Christmas Hallmark Movie Bingo.” Feel free to include it in your own holiday family practices as well. The inspiration for such an activity occurred to me on my ...