News Progress

•July 14, 2021• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer I don’t mean to sound defensive. In fact, you’ll see me fall on my sword so readily when I do screw up that you probably wonder whether I need a weekly transfusion. But sometimes I’m just … right. Oh, you’re one of them Reader Jan Gollberg questioned my verb agreement skills in a recent column. “You wrote, ‘I’m one of those people who love to visit unfamiliar places.’” she wrote. “I think that the verb should be ‘loves,’ not ‘love.’ Why? Shouldn’t the verb in that long subordinate clause agree with … Read More

•July 14, 2021• Sue Yarnell was recently presented with a card from Psi Iota Xi National Secretary, Maureen Dix, congratulating her and the chapter for 45 years of commitment and dedication to the community and to Psi Iota Xi. Psi Iota Xi is a women’s philanthropic organization with chapters throughout the Midwestern United States and has chapters in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio. Psi Iota Xi chapters are focused on raising money and offering volunteer service to improve the quality of life in their communities, with special emphasis on speech and hearing-related causes. … Read More

•July 14, 2021• By Jerry L. Ginther NP Guest Writer What should you do if a swarm of honeybees should happen to land in your yard? Let’s start with safety first. If you don’t want them, leave them alone. While it is true that honeybees are more docile and less likely to sting while they are swarmed, it does happen. However, if left undisturbed they will usually depart for their new home within a few hours, but may stay two or three days while scout bees search for a suitable location to start their new colony. The latter situation is … Read More