Wearing yellow lenses could help with driving

January 13, 2025

Dear Heloise: After having cataract surgery, I was about ready to give up driving at night because of bright headlights. I happened upon yellow lens glasses in a drugstore and bought a pair. Problem solved! I wouldn’t think of driving at night without them. They are also amazing when driving on busy highways in the rain. –– H.C., Lafayette, La. SEND A GREAT HINT TO: Heloise@Heloise.com Dear Heloise: I read with interest the advice about protecting one’s toothbrush from the dreadful splash of toilet flushes, but who flushes their toilet with an open lid? The toilet is a ...

Horoscope

January 13, 2025

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Rewards will be dispersed. Because you enjoy being a witness to the thriving of those who clearly deserve their rewards, your heart will be full. You’re also well aware that it is impossible to really know who deserves what. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your self-criticism is an indicator of how much you hold yourself to impossibly high standards. Please remember, your value isn’t diminished by a bad habit or a tough day. You are so much more than the sum of your self-assessment. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). When it comes to positivity, some people thrive on ...

Today in History

January 13, 2025

Today is Monday, Jan. 13, the 13th day of 2025. There are 352 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 13, 2021, President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House over the violent Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol, becoming the only president to be twice impeached; ten Republicans joined Democrats in voting to impeach Trump on a charge of “incitement of insurrection.” (Trump would again be acquitted by the Senate in a vote after his term was over.) Also on this date: In 1733, James Oglethorpe and some 120 English colonists arrived at Charleston, South Carolina, while ...

Americans are dying too young

January 10, 2025

The American public is being sold a bill of goods that enrolling everyone in government-approved health insurance — primarily managed care — will improve the nation’s health and close the troubling disparities between the health of Black and white Americans. Former President Barack Obama made insurance coverage the signature issue of the Democratic Party. Now Democrats in Congress are revving up for a fight to spend hundreds of billions of dollars more subsidizing managed care plans, while Republicans are opposed. Politics aside, the facts show the money could be far better ...

Charles A. Bollinger

January 7, 2025

Charles A. Bollinger, 81, of San Francisco, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 after being struck by a car while walking. Born June 23, 1943 in Newton Hamilton, he was a son of the late Charles K. and Alice R. (Boozel) Bollinger. Surviving are: a son, Nigel C. Bollinger, of ...

Calendar

January 6, 2025

The Sentinel offers nonprofit and other community organizations an opportunity to promote upcoming events for free in the community calendar for three days before the event. Events requiring reservations may be promoted for up to two weeks before the reservation deadline. Events that require a purchase from a for-profit business, even if a donation is made to the organization, are not eligible for the calendar. Submit items at least one in advance via email, events@ lewistownsentinel.com; call (717) 248-6741; online, Virtual Newsroom at www.lewistownsentinel.com; or mail or drop ...