(From June 13, 1985) Somewhere I read that the average pharmacy stocks 3,000 prescription and non-prescription drugs. The pharmacy is an important part of our lives, and it garners a considerable part of our income. Before we left Texas, I had the prescriptions refilled for the medications I take daily. The bill was $108, for…

(From Nov. 14, 1985) “Who are you rooting for, Mom?” The World Series was about to start, and that was a good question. Who would it be, the Cardinals or the Royals? I grew up 90 miles south of Kansas City. We called it “K.C.” or simply “the City.” We went there a couple of…

This is the age of the computer. They are putting computers into the schools and teaching kids in the primary grades to use them. I wouldn’t know a silicon chip if I met one and “software” means flannelette pajamas to me, but my second-grade grandson understands these terms. High technology has wrought many wonders. When…

(From May 2, 1985) Comes now the time for our spring migration from Texas back to Wisconsin. These last two weeks in Texas, with temperatures in the mid to high 80s, have been a hint of what is to come, and we don’t like it. Although our house is air-conditioned, it is too hot outside…

A teacher remembers (From April 25, 1985) A school teacher forgets most of the children she teaches. She remembers only the very good and the very bad ones, the very bright and the very dull ones and the ones with special personalities that make them outstanding. Such a one was Mary Anne. She was of…