OLDER AMERICANS MONTH Every year in May, Older Americans Month recognizes the contributions of older adults across the nation. While raising families and
Older Americans May Soon Get Drug Benefit
In India, children under-16 returning to school at the start of the new school year this month, will no longer be taught about evolution, the periodic table of elements, or sources of energy. The news that evolution would be cut from the curriculum for students aged 15–16 waswidely repor...
“While mass transit systems throughout the U.S. are suffering from decreased business as more people work from home, Brightline reported a 68% increase in ridership in March of 2023, compared with the same month last year. … Property values near the [Miami Brightline] station were up 83%...
All told, corporate profit margins skyrocketed to 70 year-highs. And by the end of 2023, when Americans were beyond fed up, after-tax corporate profits hit an all-time record high of $2.8 trillion. Dollars circulate. Profits circulate. The primary problem is thatthe income/wealth/power Gap...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who effectively controls the legislative agenda, has vowed that lawmakers won’t leave Austin this month without approving legislation that would spur the construction and maintenance of conventional power plants, calling renewable energy a “luxury.” ...
ThePew Research Center news usage researchis a very strong recent source showing US social media statistics trends in usage for news. In 2023, half of Americans at least sometimes get news from social media, and three-in-ten say the same of podcasts. ...
Dec. at 81 (1942-2023) Theodore John Kaczynski (May 22, 1942 – June 10, 2023), also known as the Unabomber (/ˈjuːnəbɒmər/), was an American mathematician and domestic terrorist. He was a mathematics prodigy, but abandoned his academic career in 1969 to pursue a primiti...
THE BOONVILLE General Knowledge and Trivia Quiz Extravaganza at Lauren’s at The Buckhorn is on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month. So this being the third Thursday means it’s quiz time at 7pm. Hope to see you there. Cheers, Steve Sparks, The Quizmaster. ...
were less likely to listen to music every day. Black older adults were more likely than others to have sung in a choir in the past year, and Black and Hispanic older adults were more likely to say that music is very important to them. ...