LIFESTYLE
A MINNESOTAN IN CHINA Tai Chi 2: The Lifestyle
Last time we looked at the practice. This time it's about the place and the people, aboutwhat life was like there on Wu Dang Shan. First the setting: life there is encased in a sea of mountain tops a...
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:29 AM
How to reduce prescription medication costs
For the millions of people who rely on prescription medications every day, the day when a drug faces generic competition is one many circle on their calendars.
September 22, 2012
Aging Drivers: Growing old doesn’t mean surrendering the keys
A driver’s license gives someone more than just the right to legally drive a car. To many drivers, their driver’s license is a symbol of freedom and self-sufficiency.
By Scott Wente , September 21, 2012
Precautionary measures older travelers must consider
Whether retired or simply an empty nester, older men and women often love their increased opportunities to travel and see the world.
September 20, 2012
Book Report: Memories: Looking back on what was, wasn’t and the many paths not taken
When you are in your twenties, even if you’re confused and uncertain about your aims and purposes, you have a strong sense of what life itself is, and of what you in life are, and might become.
By Dave Wood, columnist , September 19, 2012
What you eat becomes more critical with age
Young or old, good nutrition is always key to a healthy life. However, once you get older there’s less margin for error.
By Phil Pfuehler , September 19, 2012
Let caution reign when beginning a new exercise regimen
Exercise is an essential component of any plan to get healthier. Men and women who want to lose weight or change their lifestyles to reduce their risk of falling into poor health know that diet and exercise go hand in hand.
September 19, 2012
New art exhibit at Farmington Dunn Bros. has an apt message in a couple of ways
The art exhibit that opened this week at Farmington’s Dunn Bros. came about almost by accident, but David Hartnett, the coffee shop’s co-owner, said it couldn’t have worked out any better if it had been planned.
By Nathan Hansen , September 14, 2012
Book Report: Exposing the underbelly of old D.C.
It’s no secret that talent runs in families. Years ago I worked with Anthony Morley on the Minneapolis Tribune.
By Dave Wood, columnist , September 07, 2012
Book Report: This author shines as voice of a community
Novelist Toni Morrison has won the National Book Critics Circle, the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for her fiction.
By Dave Wood, columnist , August 29, 2012
Book Review: Did she or didn’t she: Does it even matter?
Dorothy Parker was born on this day 119 years ago in West End, N.J., just a year after poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, about which Parker said “I was following in the exquisite footsteps of Miss Edna St. Vincent Millay, unhappily in my own horrible sneakers.”
By Dave Wood, columnist , August 24, 2012
Book Report: Remedy/curse: Drug highs and lows
Thomas De Quincy was born on this day in 1785, and would later write an eerie book that captured the romantic imagination, “Confessions of an Opium Eater.”
August 17, 2012
Book Report: Big heart for a big ‘horse’ of a guy
I was in high school when Heisman Trophy winner Alan Ameche was making big news on Big Ten gridirons.
August 09, 2012
Book Report: This mystery worthy of Masterpiece Theatre
I’m not a big fan of detective novels in general, but I’m a sucker for the works of Agatha Christie and P.G. Wodehouse ever since I bought a 25-cent paperback of the latter’s hilarious novel, “Psmith” when I was a kid.
By Dave Wood, columnist , August 02, 2012
Book Report: Duluth poet: A blunt, dazzling wordsmith
Normally I write about two books each week — one national and one regional.
By Dave Wood, columnist , July 30, 2012
Very few adults are Living Healthy
EAST LANSING, Mich. - A study by a Michigan State University epidemiologist published in 2005 finds that very few Americans are doing all they can to maintain a healthy life, a situation he said could have dire consequences if it doesn't change.
Only 3% of adults undertook basic steps that define a healthy lifestyle.
By Staff Reports , July 23, 2012
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