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Missouri: Jackson County voting on small property tax increase for senior services
Voters heading to the polls in Jackson County have the chance to adopt a small property tax increase to fund services for seniors aged 60 and above through a ballot measure called Question 1.
The question reads, “Shall Jackson County, Missouri, levy a tax of five (5) cents per each one hundred (100) dollars assessed valuation for the purpose ...Read more
She was kicked out of the National Honor Society when she got pregnant at 15. For her 80th birthday, she got reinstated
She never forgot the fateful day in 1961 that several classmates showed up at her door to seize her National Honor Society membership and deliver a message: She had been deemed “no longer honorable.”
Joanne Johnson Grimes was 15 and pregnant. School administrators forced her to drop out of Burlington City High School in New Jersey her ...Read more
This bike shop is still going strong at 50 years, outlasting competitors with its ‘old school’ vibe
CHERRY HILL, N.J. -- At 10 a.m. on any given Tuesday, cyclists begin wheeling their bikes up the ramps behind the Erlton Bike Shop in Cherry Hill, looking for owners Rich Tustin, his son Aaron, or any of their crew as soon as the store opens.
The cyclists need flats repaired, brake pads replaced, derailleurs aligned, and wheels straightened on ...Read more
Millions of aging Americans are facing dementia by themselves
Sociologist Elena Portacolone was taken aback. Many of the older adults in San Francisco she visited at home for a research project were confused when she came to the door. They’d forgotten the appointment or couldn’t remember speaking to her.
It seemed clear they had some type of cognitive impairment. Yet they were living alone.
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Millions of aging Americans are facing dementia by themselves
Sociologist Elena Portacolone was taken aback. Many of the older adults in San Francisco she visited at home for a research project were confused when she came to the door. They’d forgotten the appointment or couldn’t remember speaking to her.
It seemed clear they had some type of cognitive impairment. Yet they were living alone.
...Read more
This 71-year-old pole dancer defies expectations — and gravity — in age-obsessed LA
LOS ANGELES -- Dressed in 7-inch neon heels and translucent yellow bell-bottoms, Mary Serritella was defying gravity and expectations on a recent Wednesday night at Hollywood's Bourbon Room.
Spinning gracefully around a silver pole to disco medley, she contorted her body into a series of improbable positions with even more improbable names ...Read more
This 71-year-old pole dancer defies expectations -- and gravity -- in age-obsessed LA
LOS ANGELES -- Dressed in 7-inch neon heels and translucent yellow bell-bottoms, Mary Serritella was defying gravity and expectations on a recent Wednesday night at Hollywood's Bourbon Room.
Spinning gracefully around a silver pole to disco medley, she contorted her body into a series of improbable positions with even more improbable names ...Read more
Older men’s connections often wither when they’re on their own
At age 66, South Carolina physician Paul Rousseau decided to retire after tending for decades to the suffering of people who were seriously ill or dying. It was a difficult and emotionally fraught transition.
“I didn’t know what I was going to do, where I was going to go,” he told me, describing a period of crisis that began in 2017.
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Older men's connections often wither when they're on their own
At age 66, South Carolina physician Paul Rousseau decided to retire after tending for decades to the suffering of people who were seriously ill or dying. It was a difficult and emotionally fraught transition.
“I didn’t know what I was going to do, where I was going to go,” he told me, describing a period of crisis that began in 2017.
...Read more
Study suggests aspirin may help prevent colorectal cancers
From bone to heart health, aspirin has been linked to all kinds of benefits through the years — though many of these benefits have since been debunked. But according to a recent study, the pill may significantly lower colorectal cancer risks.
Published in JAMA Oncology, researchers analyzed data from over 107,000 people who were monitored ...Read more
Middle-aged adults with blocked leg arteries may face high risk of amputation
People in their 50s with severely narrowed leg arteries may face a high risk for major amputations despite having emergency surgery to restore blood flow to their legs, new research shows.
The findings, published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, highlight the need for early detection and treatment of peripheral artery ...Read more
COVID-19 may increase heart attack and stroke risk for years
People infected with the COVID-19 virus in 2020 may have double the risk for future heart attacks, strokes or premature death from any cause up to three years later – even if they never showed signs of severe illness, according to new research. The risk may be considerably higher in people hospitalized for COVID-19 in the first year of the ...Read more
After 3 life-threatening heart events, his family keeps him moving to avoid another
Inside a frame in Roberta and Andre Moore's den in Pasadena, California, are medals – the kind attached to wide striped ribbons that hang around the necks of athletes, signifying a race completed. The Moores also have a folder stuffed with numbers once pinned to their workout clothes while they walked various 5Ks during the past several years....Read more
Denver City Council clears way for affordable housing project for LGBTQ+ seniors after lengthy hearing
The City Council on Monday rezoned a 31-acre property that was formerly home to a military supply depot in northeast Denver’s Clayton neighborhood.
The zoning changes, more than a year in the making, clear the way for an affordable housing project that will cater to LGBTQ+ seniors, property owners say.
The council’s final 9-2 vote came ...Read more
Travel Trending with Kathy Witt: Holland America Line’s Alaska is an authentic, immersive adventure
A historic seaport where Russian explorers clashed with the Indigenous Tlingit people and Gold Rush pioneers “socialized” with prostitutes. An ill-fated love triangle whose spectral impact can still be felt. A former hotel whose halls are haunted by a grisly 70-year-old murder.
We walked the streets of Sitka, Alaska, on a late-summer ...Read more
Strength training may be the key to longevity. How to do it safely as you age
I started strength training about nine years ago for admittedly vain reasons. Fresh off a breakup at the time, weight training offered a welcome distraction and the prospect of a revenge body.
I trained two or three times a week — nothing crazy, just good old fashioned bicep curls, weighted squats, plank holds. But the results were astounding...Read more
Strength training may be the key to longevity. How to do it safely as you age
I started strength training about nine years ago for admittedly vain reasons. Fresh off a breakup at the time, weight training offered a welcome distraction and the prospect of a revenge body.
I trained two or three times a week — nothing crazy, just good old fashioned bicep curls, weighted squats, plank holds. But the results were astounding...Read more
They keep finding — and losing — a granddaughter in the grip of addiction
LOS ANGELES — The search party walked slowly up Alvarado Street by MacArthur Park and turned right onto Wilshire Boulevard, filled with heartbreak and hope.
Barbara Siegman and Michele Wood, mother and daughter, were searching for a 34-year-old named Jackie, who is homeless and addicted to drugs. Jackie is Siegman's granddaughter and Wood's ...Read more
They keep finding -- and losing -- a granddaughter in the grip of addiction
LOS ANGELES — The search party walked slowly up Alvarado Street by MacArthur Park and turned right onto Wilshire Boulevard, filled with heartbreak and hope.
Barbara Siegman and Michele Wood, mother and daughter, were searching for a 34-year-old named Jackie, who is homeless and addicted to drugs. Jackie is Siegman's granddaughter and Wood's ...Read more
Historic numbers of Americans live by themselves as they age
Gerri Norington, 78, never wanted to be on her own as she grew old.
But her first marriage ended in divorce, and her second husband died more than 30 years ago. When a five-year relationship came to a close in 2006, she found herself alone — a situation that has lasted since.
“I miss having a companion who I can talk to and ask ‘How was ...Read more
