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Wilson Creek harvests some community fun
WILSON CREEK — Whatever Wilson Creek’s Harvest Festival may have lacked in fancy, large-scale attractions, it more…
Grandparenting goes digital as virus keeps older adults home
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A few weeks ago, Debbie Cameron saw her grandsons most days, playing the piano, making after-school snacks or singing nursery rhymes with the baby in her Chandler, Arizona, home.
College seniors hurried to squeeze in last school memories
It was during Act 1 of the final dress rehearsal for Puccini’s “La Rondine” at the Peabody Conservatory that the school president sent out an email canceling all nonessential gatherings because of the coronavirus p…
How to prep for and spend your government relief check
The coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives and finances of millions. A federal relief package aiming to provide payments to distressed consumers passed Friday — but that money is not likely to land for a number…
For now, Spring Festival planning continues
MOSES LAKE — As of Wednesday, planning is continuing for the Moses Lake Spring Festival, scheduled for Memorial Day weekend.
Preserving routines: Tips for Alzheimer’s caregivers during pandemic
NEW YORK — The ongoing coronavirus, or COVID-19, outbreak is disrupting many parts of daily life for everyone, but those challenges are magnified for someone living with Alzheimer’s disease. Changes in daily routin…
Port commissioner Kent Jones has unique hobby
MOSES LAKE — If the pen is mightier than the sword, Port Commissioner Kent Jones has quite the arsenal.
VIRUS DIARY: An unfamiliar war for those who live with war
BEIRUT (AP) — I’ve seen the streets of Beirut empty before, during wars when the shells were falling and under curfews after various bouts of fighting. But it is the silence that is getting to me.
Gray hair, don't care: Cuts and color lead to home travails
NEW YORK (AP) — Sister love playing out in a living-room hair trim. A botched home dye job with a silver lining. Stylists shipping out kits of personalized color with promises to talk their regulars through the pro…
Extroverts (and introverts, too) face quarantine challenges
Within days, Vicktery Zimmerman had figured out how to connect with friends and family even as she and her husband shelter in place at their Chicago home.
In virus times, have Americans found a shared experience?
As an uneasy March unspooled, as coronavirus dread descended upon the United States, it became commonplace — and, for public figures, quite practical — to point out how, unlike most major events in the 21st century…
Feed the soul: In chaotic times, gardening becomes therapy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Dig. Plant. Breathe.
Liz Weston: Don't give your adult kids your house
Adding an adult child to your house deed, or giving them the home outright, might seem like a smart thing to do. It usually isn’t.
Roasting vegetables is a basic of simple, healthy cooking
Cooking at home more these days? Here’s a primer on a basic technique for creating simple, healthy meals: roasting vegetables.
Sesame Workshop enlists Elmo, Cookie Monster on hand washing
NEW YORK (AP) — Elmo, Rooster and Cookie Monster are doing their part to help keep kids safe as the coronavirus pandemic grinds on.
VIRUS DIARY: The world seemed small and accessible. No more.
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in years, we’ve put our suitcases away. Flights have been canceled. The shared Google calendar where we tracked each other’s travel schedules is empty for the foreseeable future.