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The Gazette - Storm Lake
As we continue the film’s journey, we’ll be spotlighting local news outlets we meet along the way. Today we feature The Gazette, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and interview James Q. Lynch, the paper’s Politics Reporter. What is your coverage area? When did you publish your first issue? The Gazette’s primary coverage area is the Linn and Johnson County area or Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
Southern Jewish Life
As we continue the film’s journey, we’ll be spotlighting local news outlets we meet along the way. Southern Jewish Life is the magazine serving the Jewish communities of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and northwest Florida. What is your coverage area? When did you publish your first issue? Birmingham, AL but serving the Jewish communities across all of Ala, Miss, LA, NW Fla. Our audience is primarily the Jewish communities. We published our first issue in December of 1990.
VTDigger - Storm Lake
As we continue the film’s journey, we’ll be spotlighting local news outlets we meet along the way. VTDigger.org is a statewide news website that publishes daily reports on Vermont government, politics, consumer affairs, business and public policy. Their daily beat reporters cover politics, education, health care, criminal justice, business and the environment. Information below was provided by Maggie Cassidy, VTDigger’s Deputy Managing Editor. When did you publish your first issue?
The Honest Appraisers Whose Warnings Should Have Prevented the Great Financial Crisis
By: William K. Black Associate Professor of Economics and Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City The honest appraisers’ warning was ideal. It was timely, blunt, courageous, and unambiguous. If the regulators had acted on the warning, there would have been no Great Financial Crisis (GFC). Unfortunately, the Presidents Clinton and Bush (II) appointed financial regulators because they were anti-regulators, so they ignored the appraisers’ warning.
Why Right Now Is a Great Time to Plan for Retirement
(Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by Acts Retirement-Life Communities.) Let’s just get straight to it: the modern world is pretty crazy right now. We’re still in the throes of a major pandemic that’s wreaking havoc with the world’s economy, as people struggle to stay employed and avoid getting sick, and the financial markets reel. This may seem like the worst time to think of anything other than getting through this, much less planning for retirement.
How to Make Your Retirement Money Stretch Farther
(Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by Acts Retirement-Life Communities.) You’ve worked hard all your life. When it’s time to retire, you can finally enjoy a well-earned break, and it’s precisely because you’ve put in those long hours on the job and saved your pennies that you can have the opportunity to enjoy a long and relaxing retirement. Of course, thanks to better medical care, people are living longer every day, which means your retirement money needs to last longer than ever before.
7 Myths of the Great Financial Crisis — The Con
By: William K. Black 1. Fraud is a distraction Elite fraud and predation drove the GFC. By 2006, about 40% of all the mortgage loans made that year were “liar’s” loans – loans that did not verify the borrower’s income. The mortgage industry’s own anti-fraud experts (MARI) warned that the fraud incidence in these loans was 90%. In response, the industry rapidly increased its liar’s loans. In 2006, the industry made over one million fraudulent liar’s loans.
‘The Con’ - The Docuseries and the Underlying Elite Fraud and Predation Epidemics
By: William K. Black Associate Professor of Economics and Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City When you watch the five-part docuseries called “The Con” be prepared to have your preconceptions about the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) shattered. While my primary appointment is in economics, I am a white-collar criminologist and my research focuses on the most elite and harmful forms of fraud, corruption, and predation.
My Hope for You This Holiday Season
As 2019 comes to close, my colleagues and I are reflecting on Next Avenue’s work in the preceding 12 months and looking ahead to what we’ll deliver to you in 2020 and beyond. Next Avenue’s editorial team gathers for a meeting at our headquarters in St. Paul, Minn.
The Diet That Can Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
(This article previously appeared on Grandparents.com.) Women: Want to cut your risk of breast cancer by more than two-thirds? Following the plant-based Mediterranean Diet may help, a new study says. Eating a plant-based diet that’s high in olive oil, nuts, vegetables, and low in dairy products and red meat could help you ward off breast cancer, says a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Teaching Artist Marilynne Bradley
Editor’s Note: In May 2019, Next Avenue featured a story about St. Louis artist Marilynne Bradley and her work as a teaching artist. The photos were taken by former St. Louis Post-Dispatch photographer Karen Elshout, and there were many more than we had space to show.
Join Our Health Care Townhall Event
Aging well requires doctors that treat more than just your conditions, but your entire self — taking into account your unique background, challenges and desires. Do your doctors know what is most important to you? If not, how can you best help them understand? Join Next Avenue and The John A.
Worth Watching: An Inside Look at Health Care in Rural America
Vast disparities exist between the health care available to people in rural parts of the United States and urban areas. Next Avenue has long explored the specific — and often under-reported — challenges of accessing quality and timely health care in rural communities. A new documentary from PBS’ Independent Lens called The Providers follows rural health care providers as they face a physician shortage and an opioid epidemic in rural northern New Mexico.
What's Your 'Love Story?'
For some people, the greatest love story ever told is that of Bogie and Bacall or Scarlett and Rhett. But for others, it’s Marley and Me, or Milo and Otis; Beaches, or You’ve Got Mail. Love can take many forms. Romantic love can stem from date nights, little gifts, and love notes and evolve into taking out the trash without being asked, or foot rubs at the end of a long day. But love can be a lot more than romance.
What Questions Do You Have About 'Fake News?'
With so much information on the internet, it can be challenging to know what to believe and how to spot lies. Older Americans were raised to trust in journalism, but with news outlets fighting for space on your news feed, how can we know what’s trustworthy? Regardless of your political views, “fake news” is a real problem, and older Americans have been contributing to it. Social scientists have found that people over 65 are the most likely of any age group to share fake news on social media.
The Legacy and Music of the Great Aretha Franklin
If you thought the legacy of the late Aretha Franklin is all about her music , you only know half the story. While Franklin was the first female inducted to The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, won 18 Grammy awards, received the prestigious Kennedy Honors and sang at presidential inaugurations (who could forget that hat in 2009 ?), she has also long been associated with activism and causes beyond her art.
How One Teacher's Legacy Is Going Viral
(Editor’s note: This story is part of a special report for The John A. Hartford Foundation.) “Legacy. What is a legacy? It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see.” These famous words of composer/lyricist/playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda from the Broadway smash Hamilton touch on something that many of us ponder as we age: What is our legacy? What will we leave behind? How will we be remembered? For many, this is a question bigger than the material items we may leave behind.
7 Artists We'd Like You to Meet
Whether you talk to an artist who has been creating art for a lifetime or even just a few years, one common thread that you’ll find is passion. Each of the seven artists we’ve profiled below indicated a strong passion for their art — which ranges from visual to performing arts — and a need to continue to create. We were inspired by all of them, and wanted to share their work and philosophies with you; perhaps their stories will give you the incentive to take up an art, too.
VOTE: What Should A Retirement Community Offer?
Culture means different things to different people, but no matter who you speak to, there’s agreement it’s important. In fact, there are numerous studies showing that culture actually shapes happiness. That’s why so many retirement communities emphasize cultural menus and programming for residents. As Americans age, it’s critical to uphold cultural connections, especially when remaining at home is no longer possible.
When Our Grandparents Were Cool
When my grandparents passed away in 2010 and 2012, I heard stories about their earlier days from distant relatives, uncovered previously unseen possessions and understood more about who they were as people. My father is their only living child, so the opportunities to learn about their lives before us were rare. My favorite photo of them discovered during that time is a candid shot taken from a day out at an airshow they spent together as newlyweds.
Former First Lady Barbara Bush, Dead at 92
After a long battle with COPD and congestive heart failure, former first lady Barbara Bush passed away at her home at the age of 92, surrounded by friends and family. Her health had been frail for a while. She spent a period of time in intensive care last year with pneumonia, and as of Sunday afternoon, April 15, decided she was ready to be taken off oxygen and return home after a series of hospital stays. Barbara Bush was wife of George H.W. Bush (the 41st president) and mother of George W.
Glenn Close's New Role: Destigmatizing Mental Illness
Mental illness affects more people than you might think. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), about one in five American adults experience the effects of mental illness each year. The movement to elevate the national conversation on mental illness has gained momentum in recent years, and one of its leaders, Glenn Close, recently had a conversation with CBS Sunday Morning about how to end the stigma.
Lessons from the Life and Legacy of Stephen Hawking
As the passing of renowned physicist and public intellectual Stephen Hawking is met with grief and remembrance the world over, Next Avenue wanted to honor the man who educated the world on a host of issues by sharing five important lessons we learned from him: At 22, Professor Hawking was diagnosed with a rare form of motor neuron disease and told he only had a few years to live. For most of his adult life, he was wheelchair bound and could speak only with the aid of a vocal synthesizer.
Is Rural America a Good Place to Grow Old
Part of the Strengthening Rural Health Care for Older Adults Special Report Many older adults love the sense of community and the slower pace of life in rural America. But would health challenges there make life difficult? Click a square below to reveal a situation encountered by thousands. (Grid not appearing? Click here) By Emily Gurnon Emily Gurnon is the former Senior Content Editor covering health and caregiving for Next Avenue.
Paul Simon Announces His Retirement From Touring
Once the “only living boy in New York,” Paul Simon recently announced that he is retiring from touring. Retirement will not bring sounds of silence, however. Like many retirees, Simon hopes to continue using his talents. He said he would consider performing and donating the proceeds to charities. Among the lessons one could take away from Paul Simon’s career —a particularly salient one — is that not all collaborations are meant to last forever.
Every Caregiver Has a Story. What’s Yours? - Next Avenue
Caregiving can be one of the most stressful experiences in life. It can also be a source of fulfillment and even joy. For others, caregiving is a vocation. Next Avenue wants to elevate the conversation on caregiving in America and believe the best way to do that is to give you the stage. What did you learn by providing care? Did it change what you’d want if you need long term care? Did you experience personal growth or learn any hard lessons? Please share your experience below.
Proof It's Never Too Late to Learn an Instrument
You may think you’re too old to learn to play an instrument. Think again. Increasingly, older adults are letting go of the stereotype that piano lessons are for kids or it’s too late to take up drumming, according to a recent story in The Washington Post.
10 Vintage Christmas Tunes That Will Put You in a Holiday Mood
Christmas is nearly here. If you haven’t found a sense of holiday spirit yet, it’s time to get moving. These ten holiday songs, sung by some of our favorite musicians of years past, are a great way to get in the Christmas mood. 10. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Judy Garland’s rendition of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas from the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis stands the test of time. 9.
David Cassidy Dead at 67 - Next Avenue
After a stint in critical condition, actor/singer/songwriter David Cassidy succumbed to complications from dementia in a Fort Lauderdale Hospital on Nov. 21. Cassidy catapulted to fame in the 1970s as a wildly popular teen idol. He starred and sang in TV’s “The Partridge Family,” as Keith Partridge. At the peak of the show’s popularity, his fan club reportedly was bigger than those of Elvis Presley and The Beatles.
5 Questions to Understand Your Musical Mind
Take this short quiz to better understand your relationship with music and the ways in which you can indulge your interests and talents in harmony! (Not seeing anything below? The quiz can be accessed here.) Next Avenue brings you stories that are inspiring and change lives. We know that because we hear it from our readers every single day.
What Kind of Care and Housing Do You Want as You Get Older?
Taking care of our loved ones and planning for our own care as we age is a process full of questions. We’ll connect you with ideas and answers customized to your interests. Just respond to this 10-item quiz by clicking “Agree” or “Disagree” for each statement. (If the quiz doesn’t appear below, click here) Denise Logeland is a writer and editor in Minneapolis who has covered business, health and health care.
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Thanks for All Those Minutes, Morley Safer
On a flight back from New Orleans Sunday night, I was in luck. The plane was equipped with live television so I could watch the 60 Minutes special about Morley Safer, one of television’s greatest storytellers. Morley Safer: A Reporter’s Life aired just a few days after Safer formally retired following an astonishing 52 years at CBS News — 46 of them with 60 Minutes. He was the news magazine’s longest-serving correspondent. It felt like an obituary.
Let’s Be Frank: What’s Your Sinatra Knowledge?
On Dec. 12, 2015, Francis Albert Sinatra would have turned 100. Few singers transformed popular music as thoroughly as ol’ blue eyes, who rose to fame in the big band era as the sweet-voiced idol of teen bobby soxers, remade himself in the ’60s as an interpreter of lovelorn, yet swinging, adult saloon songs and continued to belt out hits as he aged into a gruff elder statesman. But Sinatra wasn’t just a singer.
Age-Sensitivity Training on 'The Good Wife'
We know discrimination is wrong — but when older people are victims of stereotyping, our society often turns a blind eye. Maybe that’s changing, though. A recent episode of CBS’s The Good Wife addressed ageism head-on, featuring a story line that brought sensitivity training to the fictional Lockhart, Agos and Lee law firm.
Test Your Disney Knowledge -- Next Avenue
This month, PBS’s American Experience takes a fascinating look at the life and legacy of one of America’s most influential storytellers — Walt Disney. This special two-night broadcast event tells the story of the cultural icon who pioneered cartoon films and created the entertainment industry we know today. Tune in 9 p.m. ET, Sept. 14 and 15. How much do you know about Walt Disney and his empire?
Over 50 and Getting a Lift Driving for Lyft
Earlier this year, ridesharing tech giant Uber released a study of its drivers that revealed nearly nine out of 10 said autonomy and work-life flexibility were their primary reasons for signing on with the $40-billion company. Seven out of 10 said they make more money now than they did before they started rideshare driving (averaging $19 to $27 per hour, depending on previous experience) and the same number reported they drove to support a child or parent living with them at home.
Over 50 And Getting A Lift Driving For Lyft
By Bryce Kirchoff, Next Avenue Marketing and Social Media Manager Earlier this year, ridesharing tech giant Uber released a study of its drivers that revealed nearly nine out of 10 said autonomy and work-life flexibility were their primary reasons for signing on with the $40-billion company.
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