Swimming, dancing are part of scene
IRVING, Texas — On a recent Friday morning, the Heritage Senior Center was as loud and lively as a teenage hangout.
People dipped into...
DALLAS — Like a lot of people, former flight attendant Mary Nicholson wasn't an exerciser. But two years ago she changed all that — at age 71.
For Nicholson, part of the...
Experience helpful for aid agency
WASHINGTON — Thirty years after they volunteered for the Peace Corps, Vermont residents Kenneth and June Nicholson signed up again in 20...
QUESTION: My 84-year-old great aunt has no income except her monthly Social Security check, but she has what she calls "a rainy day" savings account in case she gets...
• AFSCME Retired Public Employees of Pennsylvania Subchapter 8407
Address: 441 Great Belt Road, Butler, PA 16002
Contact: Max Pakorski
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Butler County Chap...
Tensions ease over language
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Native Korean and English speakers at an Olympia retirement community used to have a difficult time communicating, a problem ...
QUESTION: What's the best way to vacuum a carpet? How often should you vacuum and can you do it too much?
ANSWER: The more foot traffic you have, the more often you ...
Add plants, coat of paint
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Your front entrance is a great place to say "goodbye" to winter and "hello" to spring.
So sweep away the remnants of snow-rem...
QUESTION: When the red flowering center part of a bromeliad dies out and the rest of the plant is still healthy, can you get a new bloom to come out? Or is it a one-...
Bare branches help make the job easier
To avoid sacrificing this spring's flower buds, wait to prune early bloomers like lilac and forsythia until after they flower.
Othe...
