Dear Sidney, I have been diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration. My ophthalmologist is injecting shots into both my eyes for relief, although he says that the left eye will not be getting any better as I waited too long to seek treatment. I’m...
Year: 2023
Veteran Veritas – A month of silence for Memorial Day
By Vietnam Veteran Michael Brewer - Special to The Alpine Mountaineer In these days of polarized, pugnacious pundits of doom and gloom, it strikes me that the most honorable tribute to our fallen warriors would be a month of silence commencing on Memorial Day and...
Game of Skate honors Daunte Symonette
By Douglas W. Motley - Senior Writer Last Saturday’s Game of Skate held from 12-noon to 3 p.m. at the Crestline Skate Park was dedicated to the memory of then 16-year-old Daunte Symonette, who tragically passed away on May 7, 2021, from fentanyl poisoning. This event...
Listen to music – stimulate your brain
By Mary-Justine Lanyon According to the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, there is no better way to exercise your brain than to listen to music. As stated on the school’s website, “There are few things that stimulate the brain the way music does. If you want to keep...
