Nancy Friedman, Co-Educational Director Since childhood, Jillian has enjoyed drawing and painting. Although her education was heavy in the sciences, leading to a long career as a physical therapist, she always found time to take art classes. The classes, taken on weekends or evenings, included Chinese brush painting, drawing, pottery, photography, watercolor painting, oil painting,…
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.Features, October 2020
Special Forces
Ross Dunfee So, what are special forces? According to NATO, special forces are “specially designated, organized, trained, and equipped forces, manned with selected personnel, using unconventional tactics, techniques, and modes of employment.” Basically, if you want something destroyed overnight, call special forces. Each of the military branches has special forces, some more recognized than others,…
Features, October 2020
Word of the Month: Petrichor
David Zapatka Following a good rain after a long, dry spell one evening on the pickleball court with friend Natasha Thompson, that luscious smell we are all familiar with danced in our noses. Imagine that fresh, earthy, smell we all know so well as you read this column. Tash said, “There’s a word for that…
Features, October 2020
Just the Facts, Ma’am (Do Your Homework)
Deborah Dorman As campaigns heat up this fall, the proliferation of false information will no doubt increase as well. Sometimes the false information comes from the campaigns themselves, but it is also generated by outside players seeking to disrupt the election or increase division. Often, misinformation is spread because it looks and sounds legitimate, agrees…
Features, October 2020
Dollars and Sense: Refinancing Your Home
If you are interested in borrowing against your home’s available equity, you have choices. One option would be to refinance and get cash out. Another option would be to take out a home equity line of credit (HELOC). Here are some of the key differences between a cash-out refinance and a home equity line of…