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Going to a dentist for a six-month checkup is routine for people with a decent income or dental insurance. I was among that group at one time.

People use to call me the sunshine lady because I smiled all the time. I believe that a smile can have a positive effect on people. It does me. Even if you don’t feel like smiling, force yourself and after a while you start feeling better about yourself.

We’ve been reading a lot about the long and distinguished careers of two Senate veterans who are retiring this year, and rightly so.

But I’d like to take a few moments to recognize a quieter senator who also is stepping down this year, albeit after a relatively short 16 years.

HEATH SPRINGS - The seniors of Heath Springs have gotten another feather in their hats with the start of a new afternoon program at the Heath Springs Senior Center.

GoldenCare Adult Day Care is responsible for the recreational and social program, which started about two weeks ago and is meant to give seniors the brand of fun they want, said GoldenCare administrator Susan Bowers.

The afternoon program is funded by Lancaster County with new funding from the S.C. Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging.

Edward “Eddie Boy” Cook. Peggy Landry. James “Mickey” Funderburk. They had a lot in common. They were all from Lancaster. They were all in their 40s. They were all Harley Davidson owners. They all died in motorcycle accidents.

Cook, Landry and Funderburk also fit the profile of a recent study on the increase of motorcycle deaths across the nation. A Gannett News Service (GNS) analysis of federal accident reports says “dying on a motorcycle could soon become a predominantly middle-age phenomenon.”