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MUNCIE, Ind. — More than most, Anna Shoemaker, 101, has adapted to changes brought on by national turmoil. Growing up on a farm, the Dunkirk native survived the Dust Bowl and dozens of other widespread natural disasters. She lived through the Great Depression and witnessed the escalation of World War II, a conflict that would take the life of one of her brothers. In an echo of her present circumstances, she recalls the dread brought on by seasonal polio outbreaks, which shuttered movie the...

Join How are you sleeping these days? If you’re like many people, you’re finding it difficult to get to sleep or stay asleep. There are lots of reasons for this, according to the Sleep Foundation. Living in quarantine has disrupted our daily work, school, and socializing schedules. Not having to show up at an office at the same time every day has encouraged us to stay up later than usual, and sleep in more often, which throws off our circadian rhythm. Living mostly indoors has reduced our ...

Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A growing sign that the 2021 season is nearing is the announcement of minor league coaching staffs. That came Monday for the Dodgers, with several notable changes, including old friend Jamey Wright as the pitching coach in Triple-A and legendary coach John Shoemaker adding yet another city to his minor league managing résumé. This is a season of change for minor league baseball as a whole, with a restructuring across t...