Articles from the October 1, 2026 edition


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  • Blood clots can be sneaky and also deadly

    Christian M. Hartley, For Senior Voice|Oct 1, 2026

    The plane touches down, your bag rounds the carousel, and you drive home feeling nothing worse than a little stiff. Then, ten days later, one of your calves is swollen, warm, and aching, and you can't for the life of you figure out why. That's the sneaky thing about a blood clot. When it shows up at all, that's often how it does it: quietly, days after the fact. And here's the part that surprises most people: about half of those with a deep vein thrombosis (doctors call it DVT) never feel a...

  • Weight training is an essential activity as we age

    Tracy Dumas, For Senior Voice|Oct 1, 2026

    Getting up out of a chair, carrying groceries, or picking up your grandchild are regular activities that can become challenging as we age. But they don’t have to be—if you incorporate strength training into your routine. Why strength train? As we age, muscular strength decreases so it’s essential to train your muscles to keep being able to do the activities you need or want to do. Getting up out of a chair, getting up from the ground, reaching overhead, squatting, even keeping good posture—all of it can keep you going and prevent injury....

  • Pioneers of Alaska meeting

    Oct 1, 2026

    The Pioneers of Alaska Grand Igloo will meet Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. at 617 G Street. Pioneers of AK Meeting https://www.pioneersofalaska.org/ Meetings are the third Tuesday at 6pm at 617 G Street, second floor Contact katmaien@gci.net...