By Akilah C. Thompson Tired of the grocery bills being in the triple digits because of your healthy eating lifestyle? Well, this stops today because eating healthy on a budget is possible and definitely affordable. When it comes to eating healthy, everyone automatically thinks organic and dollar signs, however, there are many ways to eat […]
Over 125 Heron’s Key Priority Members from the Gig Harbor area gathered at Chapel Hill Church during the summer to get the first glimpse at the floor plans of their future home, as well as an update on future development plans for Harbor Hill. The development consultant, Life Care Services, presented an update on the […]
“In scorching form” (UK Telegraph), Northern California’s own Rita Hosking ritahosking.com sings of forest fires, culture clash, demolition derbies, the working class and hope. From major U.S. festivals to Bob Harris’s BBC show, Rita is moving audiences around the globe with her stories in song and doubly sweet and sinewy voice, “a captivating performer” (R2 […]
Question: What is the earliest age that I can apply for my Social Security retirement benefits? Answer: If you want benefits to begin at age 62 — the earliest age you can receive reduced retirement benefits — you must be at least 61 years and 9 months of age to apply. Keep in mind that […]
Dear EarthTalk: What is the new documentary film A Fierce Green Fire about and what does the title refer to? — Gloria Howard, Washington, DC A Fierce Green Fire is a new film documenting the rise of the modern environmental movement from the 1960s through the present day. It premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and […]
Some popular food trends recommend eliminating refined grains; others shun meat, fish and poultry. While the jury is still out on many of these trendy diets, some have been linked to significant health benefits. But is removing entire food groups good for an aging body? This new infographic from MySilverAge provides details about four of […]
Port Angeles, Wash.– Visitors to Port Angeles’ annual Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival will have an opportunity to help support the families of fallen military servicemen and women this year at the event’s inaugural Captain Joseph House Benefit Chowder Cook-Off supporting the Captain Joseph House Foundation. Professional and amateur chefs will compete in an effort […]
American Consumer Credit Counseling has received a grant of over $20,000 to provide reverse mortgage counseling. The award comes from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), a national Housing and Urban Development (HUD) intermediary with more than 600 community-based affiliates. With this funding ACCC will offer free reverse mortgage counseling to borrowers who are required […]
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that human overpopulation isn’t such a big issue any more as numbers are expected to start declining in a few decades? — Melinda Mason, Boone, IA Ever since Thomas Malthus published “An Essay on the Principle of Population” in 1798, positing incorrectly that humans’ proclivity for procreation would exhaust the […]
AARP has released the first in a “commonsense solutions” series of new videos on the 48th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing Medicare into law on July 30, 1965. Washington has more than 829,000 residents who rely on Medicare for their health care coverage, on average spending 10% of their income on out-of pocket income […]
