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Marie Elium
Marie Elium joined Mitchell Media in 2015 as editor of Northeast Ohio Thrive, formerly Boomer magazine. A freelance writer for 45 years and a former newspaper reporter, she believes everyone has a story worth telling. She resides in Portage County where she grows flowers, tends chickens and bees and Facetimes with her young grandsons. Marie can be reached at [email protected]

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September Sweetness: National Honey Month

By Marie Elium
September 16, 2022
If you spend much time outside, you've noticed we're in the heart of bee season. Hornets, ground bees, bumble bees and other pollinators are active, some aggressively so. With all the buzzing and swarming going on, it makes sense that September is National Honey Month. ...
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Sleeping Separately; Not Necessarily Alone

By Marie Elium
September 16, 2022
Snoring, tossing and turning, blanket-hogging, and general sleep disruptions that can be byproducts of aging all wreak havoc on our sleep. If you've got an empty bedroom or two these days, it's tempting to take your favorite pillow and relocate to somewhere more peaceful.  ...
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Support for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

By Marie Elium
September 16, 2022
About 100,000 Ohio grandparents are raising their grandchildren, and many more people are considered kinship caregivers: older siblings, cousins and other relatives with full-time responsibility for children whose own parents are unable to care for them. ...
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NEO Boomer Magazine Wins Top National Awards for Writing, Design

By Marie Elium
September 13, 2022
Northeast Ohio Boomer magazine earned first place for General Excellence and six other first-place awards for editorial content and design at the North American Mature Publishers Association (NAMPA) annual convention Sept. 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...
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Assets Your Kids Don’t Want to Inherit

By Marie Elium
September 10, 2022
A relative of mine inherited a houseful of stuff from a beloved, but hoarding-minded friend. He's spent years (two so far) going through each box and stash of things, picking through to find whatever valuables he can salvage from the mess. ...
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Grandparent Scams

By Marie Elium
September 8, 2022
Almost every older person I know has been the victim (or almost a victim) of a grandparent scam. Scammers have targeted my dad, who's 88, several times. Fortunately, he's been savvy enough to evade a rip-off. Know a scam when you hear one. ...
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What Did You Do This Summer?

By Marie Elium
September 8, 2022
Now that summer is winding down, it's fun to do a look back at how our readers spent the past few months. Boomer asked readers what they liked best about summer in Northeast Ohio. Read on to see what they said. ...
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The Ins and Outs of Estate Sales

By Marie Elium
August 31, 2022
As I dig through delicate sets of dishes, tools, blankets and holiday decorations at estate sales, I'm a Peeping Tom into someone else's life. Did someone who sews live here? A woodworker? A gourmet cook? Before someone like me starts rummaging through an estate sale at your family home, consider this advice. ...
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