Meals on Wheels program marks 25th US anniversary
The Meals-on-Wheels network celebrates 25 years in the United States as volunteers deliver two daily meals to homebound participants. About 2,000 programs serve 30 to 50 people each, with costs typically 10 to 16 dollars weekly. Programs rely on local organizations and may qualify for Older Americans Act funds, though amendments may tighten eligibility.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
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Clarence Toy
Pennsylvania
Neil Scott
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Washington, D.C
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CB slang term Good Buddy causes confusion
A reader questions the meaning of the CB radio term Good Buddy and a woman confirms it has no hidden meaning. Ann Landers is advised by a correspondent that the term is not offensive. The column includes multiple letters about family, aging parents, and end of life rights, with responses from Ann and others.
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Ann
Heritage Room offers homelike birth at Cottonwood Hospital
In Murray Utah the Heritage Room at Cottonwood Hospital launches a short stay maternity option. A nurse in charge says the room provides a comfortable homelike setting as couples stay 8 to 12 hours instead of 2 to 3 days. The program costs 285 dollars and aims to keep mother and baby together with home visits after discharge.
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George Tibbits
Associated Press
Murray
Utah
Cottonwood Hospital
Sharon Gately
Gately
Philip H. Clark
Cottonwood
Clark
Mind as a healing force urged by New Haven doctor
Dr Bernard Siegal links mind and cancer cure alongside chemotherapy and radiation. He cites meditation as a key aid, notes stress worsens illness, and runs weekly group therapy to boost patients internal guidance. He warns extreme dependence on external healing may doom some patients. Supper fare Liver Bacon Creamy Spinach Rolls included.
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New Haven, Conn
Bernard Siegal
Siegal
New Haven
Cecily
Brownstone
Associated Press
Men Return To Bread Baking With French Loaf Recipe
A shift from women as breadmakers to men writing about bread includes Bernard Clayton Jr and his travels in France. His pain d epice recipe blends honey rum spices rye and white flour with almonds and raisins, baked in leaf pans at 400 then 350 degrees until deep brown and cool.
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Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press
Bernard Clayton, Jr
Boulanger
France
Clayton
United States
Bernard Clayton
At Wit’s End Woman’s fantasy ends in coffee chaos
Erma Bombeck humorously explores a suburban fantasy of commuting to a city office. A home worker envisions a chic drive and a commanding moment but spills coffee, sloshes it across the dashboard and carpet, and endures a humiliating horn blast as a macho onlooker laughs, leaving her coffee habit intact.
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Erma Bombeck
Carpetland
Cleaning tips for ceramic tile in showers
Susan W. Bolen explains three cleaning methods for tile issues in Pecos. Hard water salts form rough white build up. use a tile cleaner weekly. Mildew on grout responds to overnight spray disinfectant and monthly re treatment. Varnish like soap scum on shower base dissolves with full strength liquid laundry detergent left overnight then rinsed.
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Susan W. Bolen
Pecos
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