by Bruce Horovitz, AARP, Updated September 16, 2021 AARP asked the experts. We reached out to three thrift specialists who have each written books about garage sales and savvy spending on used items, and they shared their thoughts on the 10 used items you should never — under any circumstances — purchase. Medicine Anything for a…
Read More 10 Things You Shouldn’t Buy UsedAs it is every two years, control of the House and Senate will once again be at stake in the November 2022 midterm elections, and one of the best tools we have for predicting those election results is polling of the generic congressional ballot. The generic congressional ballot question typically asks respondents which party they…
Read More Our Best Tool For Predicting Midterm Elections Doesn’t Show A Republican Wave — But History Is On The GOP’s SideIf you are thinking about continuing education, these schools specialize in helping older adults get their degrees. By Danielle Braff September 14, 2021 When you’re going back to (or starting) college at the age of 40, it’s not as much fun to sit next to 18-year-olds. So … don’t. There are schools specializing in helping older…
Read More 7 Great Colleges That Are Perfect For Adult LearnersSept. 12, 2021 By David Wolpe There will always be things we cannot fully forgive and people who do not deserve to be restored to good reputation. And forgiving someone does not necessarily mean readmitting that person to your life. In most cases, however, Jewish teachings insist that fair judgment does not require damnation. The more we believe…
Read More A Rabbi’s Guide on Making Amends and Letting Those Grudges Goby Edward C. Baig and Ed Waldman, AARP, September 1, 2021 Apps by subject Education Food and dining Games Health and fitness Home and organization Music and entertainment Nature, science and weather Social media Travel and transportation From AARP
Read More 50 Free Apps for Apple and Android PhonesSeptember 9, 2021 by Neely Tucker (Library of Congress) Descendants of Venture Smith gather at his gravesite in East Haddam, Connecticut, during the town’s 2019 Venture Smith Day. Photo courtesy of Venture Smith Day Celebration Committee. Delighted to write this post with Mark Dimunation, chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. “I was born at Dukandarra,…
Read More Venture Smith: The First Slave NarrativeNPR and the Library of Congress are proud to announce a collaboration between the National Book Festival and several of NPR’s most popular podcasts. NPR journalists always interview authors at the Festival and will continue to do so, but this year for the first time, there will be an interview series with National Book Festival authors publishing…
Read More Library of Congress and NPR Announce National Book Festival Podcast Seriesby Edward C. Baig and Ed Waldman, AARP, September 1, 2021 Apps by subject Education Food and dining Games Health and fitness Home and organization Music and entertainment Nature, science and weather Social media Travel and transportation From AARP
Read More 50 Free Apps for Apple and Android PhonesSeptember 9, 2021 by Neely Tucker (Library of Congress) Descendants of Venture Smith gather at his gravesite in East Haddam, Connecticut, during the town’s 2019 Venture Smith Day. Photo courtesy of Venture Smith Day Celebration Committee. Delighted to write this post with Mark Dimunation, chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. “I was born at Dukandarra,…
Read More Venture Smith: The First Slave NarrativeSEP. 8, 2021, AT 6:00 AM By Nathaniel Rakich and Elena Mejía It took several months, but Texas Republicans have finally enacted their much-debated bill rolling back voting access in the Lone Star State. Back in the spring, disagreements between Senate and House Republicans delayed the final vote on the proposal until the last day of Texas’s regular legislative session, making it…
Read More Texas’s New Law Is The Climax Of A Record-Shattering Year For Voting Restrictions