I have been trying to paste a question

Lisa, copy the text, right click in the Word page, if "paste" in not highlighted, then there is nothing in your clipboard. If it is, then try the same paste in Notepad. Daft as it might be, if the font you are pasting from is white... then you wont see the paste... Does anything else past ok? If it's still a problem, then what version of Windows/OS are you using?

we're you able to resolve this? You can email me at georgette (at) italymagazine.com if you need further assistance 

I will paste it for you :) We have been exploring southern Marche, Basilicata and possibly Abruzzo as places to retire to within the next few years.  We have been to the province of Teramo several times but were not overly impressed with the area.  We thought that Atri and Campli seemed like nice towns but that the area in general did not compare with the beauty of southern Marche, including the layouts of the towns and the industry and pylons that we saw. We would like to live near or in a town that has some life, ie a restaurant, bar, year round, rather than a place that is basically for vacation home owners, whether Italian or stranieri.  We would prefer not living in a location where there is a large ex-pat community.  We both speak Italian and really want to become a part of the community. Decent healthcare is also a factor.  We had lived near Pisa many years ago while my husband attend university and had quite a few Italian friends. We are looking for an area where the winters are not too harsh, as we currently live in northern New England and get tons of snow and freezing weather.  We do love the mountains and would like to be in view of them.  A friend had suggested that we check out Sulmona and Penne and I was hoping that some of you might have feedback on these areas and hopefully some others as well.   I was also wondering about the area around Manopello.  Thanks very much.