Though the sense of urgency associated with observing the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the U.S. has faded a bit in recent years, we have still observed Patriot Day every September 11 as a national day of prayer and remembrance for the victims. For some, it has become a ...
I must confess, I have been an Apple user for a long time, how long, 43 years long. I’ve burned through nearly 20 Macintoshes, a half dozen iPhones and one Apple Watch. The Apple Watch does many things, and some of them can actually save your life. It monitors a variety of things about ...
Changes in guidance out of Washington, D.C., have left many confused about the accessibility of COVID booster shots this fall. There are questions about eligibility, insurance, and even where a patient can get the vaccine. Axios tried to unravel the mystery and found states falling into three ...
Sometimes I may sound like an enemy of the government Medicaid program which helps people pay for nursing home care. Actually, that’s not so. Medicaid, since its creation in the 1960s, has created “the best of times” for those who need long-term nursing home care. Without it, ...
Employment rates continue to struggle all over the country. The approximately 7.2 million people in the U.S. unemployed during the last week of August pushed the nationwide average up 3.5% week-over-week heading into the Labor Day weekend. That added to the trend of a small overall increase in ...
* Organizers of the Parkersburg Engagement Project are “getting better at community conversations,” as Parkersburg City Councilwoman Wendy Tuck put it. And last week they hosted the first of eight events exploring the impact of substance abuse on Wood County. “We’re trying to get the ...