Today's Features

25 ways to eat better in the New Year:

To help with portion control, use the smallest plate that will hold your food.

At mealtime, serve from the stove instead of putting a serving bowl on the table.

Make double vegetables and serve them first, to take the focus off meat.

Switch to whole wheat pasta.

Eat vegetarian one night a week.

Cut back on butter or margarine—newer whole grain breads are tasty on their own.

Standby generators provide emergency electrical power during disruptions caused by winter storms and other disasters. However, you need to take some special precautions to ensure safe, efficient operation of these generators.

“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” -- Roger Caras, author/photographer

Though a bit blurry, the photo creates a poignant image of a man and his dog. Taken prior to his tragic death in 1947, William Duvall and Butch share a special moment together in a typical Owen County farm scene.

William and Butch were inseparable until William died in 1947. When William was crushed between a truck and scantling at one of his barns, Butch tried to sound an alarm by constantly barking, but to no avail.

BY ROGER ALFORD
N-H Columnist

A judge asked a woman who had been arrested for shoplifting a can of peaches why she had done it.

“Because I was hungry, and I wanted something to eat,” she replied.

The judge then asked how many peaches were in the can. She responded: “two.”

“Then I’ll give you two days in jail,” the judge said.

That’s when her husband quickly spoke up: “Your honor, she also stole a can of peas.”