May is Older Americans Month and library programs aim to engage seniors
The piece surveys Older Americans Month with the 2014 theme Safe Today. Healthy Tomorrow. It highlights senior vitality, late-life work and authors who published later in life, and features Roswell Public Library events and services including book access, calendar, reference help, and programs by Gabrielle Zevin, Debra Thomas, Traci Curry, and guest fraud expert Frank Mulholland.
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Frank Mulholland
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Update Needed for Chemical Safety Law Draws Bipartisan Attention
Readers urge Congress to overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act to curb cancer-causing chemicals and ensure product safety. The letter cites asbestos and WIPP concerns, plus calls for term limits and critique of party politics in Roswell New Mexico.
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Veterans care fight sinks $20 billion VA bill for new facilities
The proposed expansion would have funded at least 26 new VA health care facilities, but Republicans blocked the bill over an Iran sanctions amendment amid debates on deficits. Bernie Sanders said savings from redeployments could cover costs, while critics accuse lawmakers of political posturing and privatization pushback. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars warned against privatization.
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Baltodano Reflects on World Cup and Dark Side of Politics
Bruno Baltodano, Clarendon College adjunct and High Plains Public Radio host from Pampa Texas, argues that the 1972 World Cup under a repressive regime showed how sports can mask political oppression. He notes US group of death and calls for rooting for the red blue and white.
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