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<title><![CDATA[An ancient Polish word describes this time of year]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I came across the Polish word przedwiosnie recently. The meaning is something like &quot;pre-spring&quot; or the time before spring. That&apos;s a perfect word for what we experience in the north, when the calendar says it&apos;s spring officially and our friends and family in the Lower 48 are showing off their daffodils or peonies or whatever happens to be blooming in their backyard. Up here, we...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[For a small fee I'll give you the $20,600,000]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I got a lot of emails like this one in the early 2000s. Maybe you did too. &quot;Dear Friend, &quot;Please this is important and very urgent i have an urgent transaction of US$20.6 million, used to transfer to your nominated account,I am Mr Abubaker Yaro. The Auditor, with Accounting Department of the BANQUE ATLANTIQUE-OUAGADOUGO BURKINA FASO. &quot;No other person knows about this account or any...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[When under emotional pressure we need a plan]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Q: How can I respond calmly to my adult child when they say something disrespectful or upsetting, instead of reacting with hurtful words? A: In times of high emotional volatility, an immediate verbal response often feels like the most instinctive approach. A strong reaction can occur with an adult child, but also a sibling, caregiver, medical professional, friend, frontline employee or co-worker....]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tiny natural secretions with huge impacts]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[With everything it takes to stay healthy-primarily making good choices about food and attitude every day-contemplating the molecules that facilitate our mind-body connection may seem academic. Hopefully, some readers will derive pleasure and awe thinking about how human cognition and physiology evolved over the millennia. This column will feature an essential triad of sophisticated chemical...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What to know about Medicare and home health care]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Receiving home health care can be available for some Medicare recipients. To be eligible for Medicare coverage of home health services, you must be homebound. In other words, it must be difficult for you to leave your home and doing so requires significant effort. The help you need can be from another person or from medical equipment such as crutches, a walker, or a wheelchair. You are also...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Joint replacement rejuvenates life]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[In 1994, when I reported for the Arctic Sounder in Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), I was catapulted off a freight sled on the way out to a whaling camp. My left knee swelled and was strained by insulated overalls. Because I was a cyclist, I manage for decades to avoid surgery, save for a meniscus repair (a C-shaped piece of tough, rubbery cartilage that acts as a shock absorber between the shinbone...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The stories behind Amblin' for Alzheimer's]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Each spring in Alaska, as the snow softens and the light returns, something else begins to stir across our communities. Stories. At Alzheimer&apos;s Resource Alaska, we hear them every day. A daughter describing the first moment she realized her mother was forgetting familiar places. A husband learning how to become a caregiver after decades of partnership. A friend who simply refuses to let...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Boosting brain power through lifelong learning]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New research is showing that adults who engage in lifelong learning such as reading, writing and learning languages have a lower risk of Alzheimer&apos;s disease and slower cognitive decline. The study does not prove that lifelong learning decreases the risk of Alzheimer&apos;s. It only shows an association. The study looked at 1,939 adults and examined cognitive enrichment including access to...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The beauty-and hazards of spring breakup]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[March and April bring welcome signs of spring and the soon-to-follow summer. Days grow longer, temperatures rise, and the snow melts. For many of us, this is a joyful time after a long, dark winter. But the spring thaw also brings serious dangers that every senior should understand and prepare for. One of the biggest concerns during snowmelt is flooding. As the snow melts quickly, the water has...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Upcoming April health fairs]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Alaska Health Fairs, a nonprofit that provides education, has several health fairs coming up in April and May. You can see the full schedule and make an appointment at this link Wasilla - April 4, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Fyzical Therapy, 650 N Shoreline Dr., Wasilla, 99654 Kodiak - April 10, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Kodiak Senior Center, 302 Erskine Ave, Kodiak, 99615 Anchorage - April 15, 8 a.m.-noon, Hope...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Some Alaska School districts add days to academic year]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Fairbanks North Star School District will lengthen the academic year by three days to account for snow days in February. School’s out for the 2025-26 year on May 27. In Anchorage, administrators decided to make April 19, previously an in-service day, a regular school day to account for earlier bad weather. KTOO, the public radio station in Juneau, reported that students there missed four days...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A chainsaw worth keeping; memories worth preserving]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[When my Direct TV service quit working in March 2025, I was quite sure it was a tree problem. The technician sent to my house confirmed my thoughts. I decided to call a tree service that years earlier had removed a huge broken branch stuck high in an old birch tree, which might have fallen on any person or vehicle parked in our driveway. The guy came that afternoon to do a free estimate. During...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Richard Mauer leaves behind reporting legacy]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Some of the most important investigative reporting by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Richard Mauer to this day is having an effect on many Alaskans. He was on The Anchorage Daily News team that investigated alcoholism and suicide among Alaska Natives. Mauer also exposed political corruption, reporting on the local Roman Catholic archdiocese not punishing an abusive priest, and...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rambles]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A highlight of the spring calendar is the Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau. The festival is April 6-12. There are two main venues, the main stage at Centennial Hall, 101 Egan Drive, and the dance stage at JAHC, 350 Whittier St. The guest artist is Willi Carlisle, who recently released his fourth album... Katie Orlinski, National Geographic photographer and explorer, will speak on the University of...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Calendar of Events]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[April 1-30 National Poetry Month April 1-30 National Jazz Appreciation Month April 1 International April Fool’s Day Evening of April 1-April 9 International Passover April 5 International Easter April 7 Anchorage Municipal Election Day. Most voters vote by mail in Anchorage for the municipal election. This is the last day you can submit your ballot. There are 12 propositions, ranging from school b...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Adapting, evolving and thriving in the Great North]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Kevin Whitley came to Alaska from Baytown, Texas, in 1972 at the age of 9. His father was drawn to Alaska to work on the transcontinental pipeline. So, the family packed their bags and moved more than 3,000 miles away to start a new life in Alaska. The move was anything but easy. Kevin had to adjust from the hot, humid plains of East Texas to the cold, mountainous landscape of Alaska. But little...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to help your aging parent feel safe at home]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dear Savvy Senior, After watching the coverage of the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case, I&apos;m worried about my own elderly mother who lives alone in another state. I want to make sure she&apos;s safe without being intrusive. Are there simple, affordable ways to check in on her from afar? - Concerned Son Dear Concerned, You&apos;re not alone. High-profile cases like this often heighten fears,...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[That call that your bank account is being hacked? It's fraud.]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Impostor scams were the most common form of consumer fraud in Alaska in 2025, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Many impostor scams involve criminals pretending to be bank fraud investigators, who first send a text questioning account activity. Read on to see how this plays out. How it works You receive a text message that appears to be from your bank, asking for confirmation that recent...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Shirley Gordon's wry humor has kept her going strong]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Editor&apos;s Note: National Centenarian&apos;s Day is Sept. 22. The day honors those who&apos;ve celebrated 100 birthdays or more. We&apos;re publishing profiles of people who have hit this milestone. The Alaska Commission on Aging is working with the Governor&apos;s Office, Pioneer Homes and Long Term Care Ombudsman to celebrate Alaska&apos;s centenarians. This interview was made possible...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A love of writing blossoms in David Brown's life]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[This is the first in a series about people finding or rediscovering creative pursuits later in life. The reporting project is funded by a grant from the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism. If you have a suggestion of a person who has explored their artistic or creative impulses upon retirement or when other life demands lessened, email...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Septuagenarian secures a top ten finish in the Tour of Anchorage]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[John Wood, 78, holds his own with teenagers on the ski trails. At the Tour of Anchorage ski race on March 8, he earned a seventh-place finish in the 25-kilometer classic event. &quot;Youth will be served,&quot; Wood said, a day before he left to go to Talkeetna to ski the 50-kilometer ski race known as the Oosik. &quot;My intent was to ski within myself,&quot; Wood said. &quot;I&apos;m not...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA["Russian Jack" was a killer, but Anchorage forgave him]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Jacob Marunenko, better known as &quot;Russian Jack,&quot; remains one of Anchorage&apos;s most colorful historical figures-a bootlegger, homesteader, and notorious character whose name is now attached to parks and streets throughout the city. He also was a convicted killer. Marunenko emigrated from the Ukrainian village of Parevka in the early 1900s, leaving behind a wife and two children to...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Online safety, favorite iPhone app, and TLDs]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Q. Are Instagram posts that ask for a direct message some sort of privacy hack? A. Some Instagram posts ask you to send them a direct message, and it promises more information in the reply to you. Sometimes this works, and sometimes silence. A direct message might be read by a real person, or more likely by a robot. The whole auto-reply robot mechanism is fragile. It is not surprising when it...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Legendary actor Gene Hackman's sad ending]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[It was just over a year ago that Gene Hackman died. He had given us many great performances, including in “The French Connection,” “Hoosiers,” “Unforgiven.” In fact I’m going to stop because there were so many, that listing a few leaves out too many others. But most of the news stories focused on the mysterious circumstances of his death. He was 95, and he and his wife lived in a house in New Mexi...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tax-wise advice: Maximize your impact through an IRA charitable rollover (QCD)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[If you are over 70½ and have an IRA, you have a powerful, tax-efficient way to support charities you care about: the Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), aka the IRA charitable rollover. This tax season, see if you have the opportunity to make charitable gifts directly from your IRA without paying income tax on the distribution. With a QCD, anyone over 70½ can send money from their IRA directl...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Learn about birds at public event or at home]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Although the many shorebird festivals in Alaska start ramping up this month, many of us can’t get to them. But there are a couple of events that you can attend to learn more about the avian world. Bird TLC, a nonprofit that cares for and advocates for Alaska’s wild birds, is screening “Listers,” a documentary about extreme birdwatching. The event is April 3 at 6 p.m. in the Wilda Marston Theatre....]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Museum of the North features exhibit about addiction]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Museum of the North, on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus, will open an exhibit called “The Sick,” named for the illness that affects those who struggle with addiction. The 45 artworks, by Fairbanks-based artist Kevin Caroll, will be on display April 11-July 26 in the Perspectives Gallery on the upper level of the museum. The exhibit explores addiction in various ways. Caroll is a 2025...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[About 1 in 10 ACA health-care plan enrollees go uninsured]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits for people with Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans is exacting a toll on enrollees surveyed. KFF, a nonprofit health policy research group, asked people it had surveyed in 2025, before the plan costs went up, again in 2026 about their experiences. Half of returning enrollees say their health care costs are &quot;a lot higher&quot; this...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Older Persons Action Group, Inc.]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Established in 1968, OPAG is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to improving services, developing programs, educating, promoting and implementing changes to help Alaska seniors live healthy, productive lives. Current programs: - publish the monthly Senior Voice newspaper - publish and distribute the Directory for Older Alaskans senior resource directory - provide information and...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Community Events Calendar]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[The correct dates for Caregiver and Anticipatory Grief Support Group]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The correct dates for the Caregiver and Anticipatory Grief Support Group at Hospice of Anchorage are as follows: 4/8 Caregiving Foundations 4/15 Caregiver Burnout and Self-Care 4/22 Healthy Boundaries &amp; Asking for Help 4/29 Communication Skills 5/6 Emotions in Caregiving 5/13 Stress Management &amp; Relaxation 5/19 Finding Hope &amp; Meaning 5/26 Navigating Transitions 6/3 Holidays &amp;...]]></description>
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