Why Long-Term Marriages Last
A couple celebrates their 50th anniversary and recalls peers from youth still married. They note musicians in a couple they met, a NYT report of a former sweetheart contributing to child psychiatry, and a reunion in Baltimore with a partner who also kept a long marriage. The piece reflects on shared early life in the 1920s, culture, and modest means.
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New York Times
Long Married Love Deepens With Time and Privacy
The authors reflect on enduring marriages, noting a high rate of long-term happiness among those who married earlier. They contrast their calm, private partnerships with younger couples facing higher divorce rates, stressing mutual respect, independent thought, shared troubles, and growing love through conscious effort. Newspaper Enterprise Association
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Senior activities planned for Linn County area this week
A weekly slate of senior events includes a Monday potluck at Overlook Pavilion Jones Park with Doris Hamilton discussing Medicare supplements and taxes. A Friday session at St Pauls United Methodist Church features How to Shop Economically with luncheon reservations due by Tuesday.
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Linn County
American Association of Retired Persons
Overlook Pavilion
Jones Park
Doris Hamilton
Linn Council On Aging
Holly Klima
Sandy Applen
Barlow Foods
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Third Ave. SE
Longbranch
Clinton
Parkview Pavilion
Julie Sina
Greene Square
Fourth Ave
Mildred A. Scott
Palo Senior Citizens Center
Cedar Rapids
Judy Haible
D C Club Celebrates 70 Years Of Friendship In Central City
The D C Club marks 70 years with 15 members aged 72 to 90, including two charter members still living Zora Adams 93 and Blanche Hutchins 93. Organized March 16, 1910 after a picnic planned by Pearl Goldsberry the group keeps its initials secret and enjoys bi monthly dessert luncheons bridge and memories of pranks from the past amid community projects and centenary plans.
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Central City
D.C
Zora Adams
Winslow House
Marion
Blanche Sigmund Hutchins
Fort Collins
Colo
Pearl
Chub
Osie D. Page
Slow sinking shark dissolves in salt water
A dead shark sinks slowly as its body dissolves in the salt water before reaching the sea floor. The teeth remain impervious to the salt, surviving after the rest decays.
Queens SCRU aids elderly robbery victims in South Queens
A South Queens elderly woman was beaten and robbed of $25 by a youth outside her fifth floor apartment. Queens Senior Citizens Robbery Unit officers Passaro and Durkin summoned aid, calmed her, and referred her to the Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults. The SCRU, created three years ago, focuses on crimes against those aged 60 and over and reports a drop in crime against seniors and higher arrests since its inception.
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New York
Queens
Queens Senior Citizens Robbery Unit
Charles Passarro
Martin Durkin
Jamaica Service Program
Passaro
Durkin
SCRU
Manhattan
Bronx
City Police Department
Frederick Ronca
Mary Hartmann
Queens Scru
Mary
Shelly Neal
Follow Your Favorite Team in The Gazette Sports Section
The Gazette previews local teams and key matchups, highlighting expected stars, recent form, and upcoming schedules to guide readers through the week’s sports action. This item centers on team focus and reader engagement rather than a single game result.
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