By Alex Brown, Stateline.org (TNS) For years, outdoors enthusiasts in New Mexico have pushed to overhaul the state Department of Game & Fish — an agency plagued by leadership turnover, funding woes and the scorn of hunters and tree-huggers alike. … Continued
By Paula Span, KFF Health News A prime example of elderspeak: Cindy Smith was visiting her father in his assisted living apartment in Roseville, California. An aide who was trying to induce him to do something — Smith no longer … Continued
By Lane Gillespie, Bankrate.com Spend any time on FinTok (the personal finance corner of TikTok) and you may have heard of a “no-buy” month, which is a budgeting challenge to not spend money on certain discretionary purchases for a month. … Continued
(Courtesy of the University of Minnesota Press) WILLA HAMMITT BROWN: Presents “Gentlemen of the Woods: Manhood, Myth, and the American Lumberjack.” 7 p.m. Monday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls. RICKEY FAYNE: Tennessee-based writer discusses “The Devil Three … Continued
CHICAGO — When Pope John Paul II visited Chicago in 1979, an estimated 1.5 million people flocked to see the Holy Father, who said a three-hour Mass in Grant Park. The Chicago Tribune called it “the largest crowd ever assembled … Continued