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Keep the Peace down in Russia. Our armchair quarterback Doodle Puzzle ...............................................3

Brain Games ..................................................4
messages are not reaching them. Only Crossword ......................................................5
propaganda now reaches them from within
I am a supporter of their own borders. Comics ............................................................6
veterans. The kinfolk Hopefully you can screen or squelch the All About Montana .......................................8
in my family tree from noise coming from all angles. Modern Senior ..............................................13
the last century never When I was a kid I collected patches and Home & Lifestyle .........................................16
had to enter into any stickers. One came to mind that I received in
conflicts. My father the 60s. It still has merit today. “War is not Planning Ahead .............................................22
Graphic used with Money Matters .............................................24
permission another- was in the Army as a good for children and other living things.”
motherforpeace.org lifeguard in Japan for The people of Russia, Ukraine, and the Spotlights ......................................................28
two years between world are trying to raise children in a safe Cover Story ...................................................32
World War II and Korea. We didn’t have to environment. War is not the answer. Nutrition .........................................................40
go to war, but we always knew if it were not We elders need to remind our young how
for the freedom earned by veterans, we could awful the realty of war is. We need to lead Fitness ...........................................................42
not do what we do. them through peaceful tactics. Hopefully Health Care ....................................................44
I have often been critical of how veterans this will be possible. Caregiving ......................................................48
are treated when they come back. There has In the early days of this conflict an Entertainment ..............................................51
been improvement, but I’ll still tell anyone American journalist, Brent Renaud, covering
that if we can’t take care of our veterans, Ukraine, has been killed doing his job. Mr. Travel ..............................................................55
then we should not create them. Renaud had worked several wars, includ- Recreation .....................................................59
Growing up, our daughter never lived in ing Afghanistan and The Mexican cartel Brain Game Answers ...................................63
a time where the United States wasn’t fight- drug war. I did not know him but learned
ing a war somewhere—not until the latest his grandmother won the Arkansas Ms. About Us
withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in Senior Pageant; watch the video at this link:
August of 2021. youtu.be/IWQuoxLk2tk. Our paper—published six times per year—exists to serve
Seems like today, with all of the tech- Brent Renaud and his brother filmed the and benefit our mature readers. We encourage the contri-
nology and growth in our world, we could short film. His 92 year old grandmother is bution of interesting material. Views expressed in editorial
are not necessarily the views of the publisher. Likewise,
create a more peaceful existence. the star and has poignant advice for life. this publication does not endorse any particular product,
The news of the day now is increas- We have families, and we have neigh- person, or service shown in the advertisements appearing
ingly disturbing with reports of civilian bors. With technology, they are much closer. in this paper. All copy appearing in this publication is
casualties and more horrible outcomes of Let’s try and keep the peace. copyright protected and may be reprinted only with written
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