Years ago it didn’t matter, but now I wish I had asked my parents and grandparents so many questions:
What was their first job? (Doug began teaching at a salary of $2800 a year. Judy needed permission from the school...
Most of the forgotten rock n rollers I write about, their popularity and name recognition has waned only because of the passage of time. However from the minute this man hit the New York music scene almost nothing was...
Garret Mathews asked a number of prominent people to recall growing up and playing baseball.
From the late Monty Hall, host of the long-running TV game show Let’s Make A Deal: “Not being very tall or strong at the time,...
Who knows were the time goes, but the memories are of yesterday, close enough to touch, young enough to feel. So much so that I can recount meeting Cass while I was a college sophomore in 1967. I was...
Marlene's Story:
Marlene, 63, had been taking care of her grandchildren for several months. Her daughter was having problems, including an abusive relationship. Children's Aid has a priority list when placing children in foster care. If at all possible, they...
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I'm 74, and, fortunately, in good health. But about the time Covid-19 swept the world in early 2020 I was diagnosed with bladder cancer (still don't know how I got it, but see nextavenue.org for the complete...
Although, the following events occurred at an award-winning institution, they can occur at any institution. This account is offered as a service to you so that you or a loved one have a better chance of avoiding anything similar.
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Haru Sato loved two things: His wife, Miko, and Hawaii.
Haru was a devoted caregiver to his wife, Miko Sato. Miko had suffered a debilitating stroke that rendered her wheelchair-bound and unable to feed herself. Haru and Miko were from...
It astounds me as to how many of my peers feel old. I don’t relate to that at all. In fact, I recently celebrated my 65th birthday. While some of you may think, “Oh, she’s just a kid”, others...
Almost every Thursday for the past six years, Anne Marie Barletta has played mahjong. This day is no different. She sits at a table with two other women, moving tiles between the shiny mahogany stand in front of her and the...
