Leah Dunaief

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Home Opinion Between you and me Between You and Me: Rites of spring that we happily practice and... By Leah S. DunaiefThe bright yellow forsythias and the pink azaleas, along with the dramatic magnolias and the delicate cherry blossoms contradict the miserable March weather we have been enduring. But, you can’t fool Nature with adverse temperatures. She has her own calendar.

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Between You and Me: High livin’ at the ballpark and hard work at the office highlight this past week The cover of the first issue of The Village Times in 1976 by Pat Windrow Leah Dunaief,PublisherTwo happy milestones have marked this week. My oldest grandson turned 30, which we celebrated in style, and The Village Times, the flagship of Times Beacon Record News Media, was started exactly 49 years ago. First the details of the birthday bash.

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Between You and Me: Confessions of how I cope with stress besides the usual advice of diet and exercise METRO photo Leah Dunaief,PublisherWhile a little bit of stress in one’s life can be a good thing, enabling high performance, for the most part, stress is a negative I try to reduce for myself as I get older. It took me many years before I even realized what stress was.

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Between You and Me: Now I lay me down to (hopefully) sleep METRO photo Leah Dunaief,PublisherGetting enough sleep is one of the tenets of staying healthy and aging well. But what to do when you get into bed and can’t fall asleep? The Science Times section of The New York Times this past Tuesday offered an interesting solution from Emergency Physician, Joe Whittington. “Now I Lay Me Down to Play,” written by Christina Caron, explains the doctor’s technique.

1 month ago | tbrnewsmedia.com | Leah Dunaief

Home Columns Between You and Me: Americans are the world’s best tippers. Why? By Leah S. DunaiefHow do you feel about tipping these days? According to Fox News, some 90% of Americans feel tipping has gotten out of hand. Not only do tips seem to start at 18% rather than what used to be the standard 15%, they are also going up as restaurant prices go up since they are calculated on the amount of the check. And Fox News is basing its information on a survey done by a company called WalletHub.