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Dear Savvy Senior:
What types of simple cellphones can you recommend to seniors that are easy to use, without all the bells and whistles? My 77-year-old mother has had a cell phone for two years but never uses it because she finds it too confusing.
Shopping For Mom

Dear Shopping,

Dear Savvy Senior,
Are there any types of financial assistance programs that can help grandparents who are raising their grandkids? I have two grandchildren who are about to permanently move in with my husband and me, and we could use some help.
Parents Again

Dear Parents:

We lost a member of our family two weeks ago. He was not even technically related to us, but he was a big part of our lives. My daughter called him PawpPaw. His death was sudden and unexpected.
He was a storyteller. We often heard the same stories over and over again. Within 48 hours of his death, though, we were debating the details of one of his stories. No one had ever written any of his stories down.

Typically ticks begin to appear in late spring and early summer as warm weather sets in, but this year, cases of the annual pest were reported three to four weeks earlier than normal, said specialists with the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service.
The early appearance of ticks is likely due to the weather earlier this year.
“Winter survival was probably higher due to the mild winter, and the tick season started earlier because of the warm spring,” said Lee Townsend, extension entomologist with the UK College of Agriculture.