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America’s story is resilience. Martina McBride has been singing it for years.

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When artists canceled their performances for President Donald Trump’s June 25 Great American State Fair, one stood out for me: Martina McBride. The first time I saw Martina live in concert was at the Taste of Cincinnati festival in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Memorial Day Weekend in 1994. Her iconic song “Independence Day” had just been released as a single. It’s a song we would have no doubt heard if she stayed in the lineup for the D.C. event. Like other artists who withdrew, Martina felt misled regarding the political nature of the event. Artists now say what was originally ...

Daily productive cough causes patient to wonder about COPD

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DEAR DR ROACH: I decided to practice using an inhalation spirometer, partly because I have a daily productive cough (small amounts three to four times a day). I smoked a pack of filtered cigarettes a day from ages 17-29. I smoke marijuana now. My scoliosis is quite complex and has taken over 4 inches off my height. But at age 75, I volunteer as a stable hand for 6-8 hours a week, and they say that I’m the hardest working volunteer! I’m lean and fit. I do three inhalation tests in a row, and it’s always 2,400 mL. Do I have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and ...

Dear Annie: The emotional weight of letting items go

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Dear Annie: I recently cleaned out my mother’s house after she moved into assisted living, and I thought the hardest part would be the boxes. I was wrong. The hardest part was realizing that every drawer held a memory, and every memory came with a decision. There were birthday cards she had saved from 1987, chipped coffee mugs from family vacations, old school projects, costume jewelry, recipes written in her handwriting and enough plastic containers to open a small deli. In the hall closet, I found my father’s old raincoat, still smelling faintly like him, even though he has been ...

Dear Annie: The guests who stole Christmas

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Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for over 20 years. When we met, we had both already lost our parents. During all our time together, my husband’s younger brother has spent Christmas at our home — even after we got married and he got married, after we moved out of state and had children (now 17 and 20), and after he and his wife had their child (10 years old). A few years ago, they decided to stay at an Airbnb for Christmas for several reasons, including visiting other family and friends in our mutual hometown. However, they spend a portion of every day of their ...

For the love of Lock Haven

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Years ago, I remember floating down the Susquehanna river during an insufferable day of extreme heat in August of 1980. I was 20 years old then. In my wondering mind that day, and in the calm and tranquil quiet of floating by the shores of Lock Haven; it was an impressionable afternoon, a gratifying prospective! My pensive, sappy thoughts were of the scenic beauty, my friends and family, and the whole surrounding community of my upbringing. In the years that followed, I moved out of the Lock Haven community to seek my own heart, but I was drawn back to Lock Haven in the most recent ...

Applause, Applause

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Each Saturday, The Express community newspaper highlights people, groups and activities our readers deem worthy of applause. The Wayne Township Recreational Committee would like to extend a HUGE thank you to all our sponsors that supported our Remembrance Walk and our first 5K Walk/Run to celebrate our country’s AMERICA250PA celebration. Remembrance Walk Sponsor and participants: Truck-Lite Community Committee, Army Sergeant Shaughn Braun, Jersey Shore Honor Guard, Pastor Laura Gilbert, Kim Verne, A Soldier’s Hand, Wayne Township Supervisors. Thanks to the following sponsors and ...