DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent response to a man having withdrawal issues from short-term Paxil use. Could you take a shot at a bigger, yet related problem I have? I have been on 9 mg bromazepam daily for over 40 years. I am now 75. My diagnosis was manic depressive, which is now, I ...
The night sky is a velvety black, but reflections of the sleeper car’s lit-up interior dance upon the glass of the little window as the train travels westward. The light casts faint, shiny images of the pull-down table and bunk, a couch that converts to a bed, and the small door that exits to the main train compartment. As I look at the window more closely, my own faint reflection appears in the window. I can see the shadowy, yet shiny outlines of my face, but little else of myself, as I’m only a few years old and a few feet tall when this train trip takes place. But the ...
The deciduous trees seem to be showing off their new abundance of foliage. It’s finally their time to shine after a long, leafless winter. The leaves, almost chartreuse, stand out in stark contrast to the darker green of the pines. The canopies of leaves meet, forming an arch over the dirt road, creating a vibrant green ceiling that casts a calming glow over the entire scene. The blue waters of small lakes and rivers glimmer through the tree trunks and branches. The sun is shining and the air is a crisp 55 degrees. A song plays lightly over the car stereo and I find myself ...
NEGAUNEE — World-renowned author and motivational speaker and Negaunee High School graduate Jason Jennings was inspired by people, so it’s no wonder he served as an inspiration to others throughout his life. “Jason loved people, probably more than anything, and that crossed over ...
The lighthouse casts a diagonal, elongated shadow. Each feature of its lakeward-pointing silhouette is crisply outlined against the brilliant green backdrop of the grass. From the top of the lighthouse, Lake Michigan’s blue waters sparkle, except for a semicircular area in the water that appears a more muted, beige-tinged shade of blue. The dark black metal of the cast-iron staircase inside twists and turns against the backdrop of the white walls as light pours in through the vertical bars of a paneless window. A monarch butterfly hovers above a larger-than-life milkweed plant, ...
MARQUETTE — Summer is supposed to be carefree for kids and teens, right? So why would they want to spend time reading when they can be outside playing in the woods, the beach or even the front yard? Because a book can take them to those places too – and, depending on what they read, the ...
