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A woman was arrested and charged with assault Tuesday for allegedly spraying officers with a fire extinguisher at the Atlanta airport.

With the new General Assembly session just around the corner, AARP Colorado is stepping up recruitment efforts for its legislative advocacy team. Allison Hiltz, state advocacy director for AARP Colorado, is hoping new technologies and rules established during the pandemic will make it much easier for older Coloradans who do not live in high-population centers along the Front Range to make their voices heard. "We have this incredible opportunity now with virtual testimony at the Capito...

Arizona is currently in last place nationwide in terms of nursing home residents and staff being up-to-date on their COVID-19 boosters. Thats according to AARPs Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard. "Up-to-date" means a person has gotten the new bivalent shot, or has completed the primary series of vaccines or boosters within the last two months. " ...

November is National Family Caregivers Month, which focuses attention on the unpaid care work of family members. The care provided by families often is enabled and supported by state-funded wrap-around services. Over the last few decades, Missouri and other state governments around the nation have funded Home and Community Based Services - or HCBS - as a cheaper alternative to nursing-home care. ...

Charles Ray Guidry Jr. spent years being homeless, often sleeping on cardboard in church parking lots. Now, hes a champion for others struggling to stay housed. ...

Its National Family Caregivers Month, a time of year to underscore the important work these folks do. Family caregivers provide unpaid aid to the loved ones in their lives but often are unrecognized for the crucial role they play in ensuring people are able to age in place. Lori Stanton, southern regional manager for the Oregon and Southwest Washington chapter of the Alzheimers Association, said sometimes the people family members are caring for are not able to say thanks, especially if they h...

“It’s so hard.” She paused and then said, “And lonely.” Without intending to, I overheard an older woman saying this to a younger person. She continued to explain that her husband has dementia and sh...

Did you know that missing credit payments can be an early sign of dementia? I learned that interesting fact this month, when I attended the yearly conference of the Oregon Geriatric Society (https://o...

The devastating reality for most of Colorado’s wine grape growers and producers is a loss of between 80-100% of most wine grapes for the 2021 growing

The Frequenzies The Frequenzies hail from the North Fork Valley bringing our listeners funk, pop, and rock on their upcoming EP "Face In The Flames." On this episode of Talkin Music we hear the full unreleased EP and Kori Stanton talks with band members David Connolly (vox + guitar) and Josh Livudais (guitar). The full band features Jeremy Wagner on drums and Tyler Timbrel on bass. Listen