Hints To Help You Stay On The Road To Safe Driving (NAPSM)—For many older adults, retaining the ability to drive is very important. It means independence and makes it easier to do shopping, see friends and family, and keep medical appointments. It’s not always a safe option, however. Physical and mental changes related to aging Read More …
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Booktrib’s BookBites
Mystery and Intrigue; Unraveling A Family Secret; Don’t Let Technology Crack Your Nest Egg “A Child Lost: A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel” by Michelle Cox (NAPSI)—When Clive, to help a depressed Henrietta, begs Sergeant Davis for a case, he is assigned to investigate a spiritualist woman—operating in an abandoned schoolhouse—who is suspected of robbing Read More …
Your Yard
Spring Lawn Equipment: Keep Safety in Mind with These 8 Tips (NAPSI)—Spring is on its way and homeowners are eager to get outside and spruce up their yards. The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), an international trade association representing outdoor power equipment, small engine, utility vehicle, golf car and personal transport vehicle manufacturers and suppliers, Read More …
Education News And Notes
Educators and Researchers Working Together to Improve Teaching Practices (NAPSI)—A great education can have a transformational impact on a student’s life. And every student—not just a lucky few—deserves to get an education that enables them to reach their full potential. Thanks to decades of research, we know more than ever before how children learn and Read More …
Booktrib’s BookBites
Words Of Business Wisdom, High-Stakes Thriller, And A Unique Audiobook Experience “Gather As You Go: Sharing Lessons Along the Way” by Carol Lavin Bernick (NAPSI)—Former Alberto Culver Executive Chairperson Carol Lavin Bernick offers a collection of wisdom on topics from leadership, philanthropy and branding to civic engagement and raising kids as a working mom to Read More …
Planning Your Retirement
An IRS Incentive To Save For Retirement (NAPSI)—Saving for retirement can be challenging when juggling competing financial priorities, such as building short-term savings, paying off debt, and just covering basic living expenses. The good news is that the Saver’s Credit—a little-known tax credit made available by the IRS to eligible taxpayers—could reduce your federal income Read More …
In Honor of Women: Gender Gaps At A Glimpse
(NAPSI)—As we honor America’s approximately 169 million women this month, let us keep in mind where progress has been made while also calling out where access to opportunities are still not equal. While women average fewer earnings than men—and women of color earn even less than that, according to the 2018 American Community Survey, single Read More …
Booktrib’s BookBites
Four Great Reads: Two Fun Romps And Two Focusing On Major Life Issues “Fly Back, Agnes”by Elizabeth Atkinson (NAPSI)—Twelve-year-old Agnes hates everything about her life: her name, her parents’ divorce, her best friend’s abandonment, her changing body. So while staying with her dad over the summer, she decides to become someone else. She tells people Read More …
Health Awareness
Manage Your Blood Pressure And Protect Your Kidneys (NAPSI)—Did you know if you have high blood pressure you are at increased risk for chronic kidney disease? High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is the second leading cause of chronic kidney disease in the United States. About 1 in 5 adults with high blood pressure may Read More …
Children’s Health Update
Children’s National to Make March Matter for Children in the Hospital (NAPSI)—This month, kids across the region will enjoy playing sports, spending time with friends or traveling for family vacation on spring break. Sadly, hundreds of other children will remain in the hospital fighting to get stronger, coping with life-altering diagnoses and enduring treatment. But Read More …