Feature Stories
TEXARKANA, Texas -- With the Perot Theater turning a century old next year, the venue's general manager is seeking a possible bond project to fund more than $1…
by Greg Bischof May 28, 2023There is a plant panic of sorts going on, and it is just May. We are just getting into planting season in the South, and I can sense an urgency to find certain…
May 27, 2023We often home-school three of our grands on Tuesdays while their mother works. We're not sure whether we are the ones schooling, or the ones getting schooled.
May 27, 2023TEXARKANA -- A new business in Texarkana is helping senior adults enjoy nutritious and tasty meals at home without lifting a finger.
by Sharda James May 27, 2023Friends sitting around a table, talking and laughing. A touch on the arm, as one of them leans over to make a confiding comment. A round of hugs before walking…
by Judith Graham, KFF Health News May 27, 2023Established in 1963, Older Americans Month is celebrated every May. Led by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), OAM is a time for everyone to acknowl…
May 27, 2023When Amy Vedder was a student at Swarthmore more than 50 years ago and went on strike to protest the Vietnam War, the refrain from the college was one of suppo…
by Susan Snyder, The Philadelphia Inquirer May 27, 2023When I was in school, I was so bad in art that if I became a painter, I would have starved to death because I couldn't even draw a good salary.
May 27, 2023Martha Stewart is breaking boundaries and commanding the social media spotlight yet again, this time with an appearance at age 81 on the cover of Sports Illust…
by Adela Suliman, The Washington Post May 27, 2023The Social Security Administration and its Office of the Inspector General continued to raise public awareness about Social Security imposter scams during the …
May 27, 2023Staying active can be difficult as we age. Priorities change, and injury prevention and recovery from exercise often get harder for aging bodies.
May 26, 2023This week in 1976: Ellis Island officially reopened in New York; West Point acknowledged widespread cheating; hundreds paraded through Central Park smoking mar…
by Doug Davis May 25, 2023NEW YORK -- Near the end of 2021, Jessica Callahan was living in Columbus, Ohio, working as a social science researcher and wondering if there was a better way…
by Hillel Italie, Associaed Press May 25, 2023The nature preserve that abuts my weekend cottage in Litchfield, Conn., stretches 110 acres. Its grasslands and dense hardwoods serve as a sanctuary for migrat…
May 25, 2023For one month, I set out to buy everything I needed used and online. A wooden train set for my son? eBay. Salad tongs? Mercari. Fishing rod? Goodwill. Running …
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