Coping With Holiday Blues For Seniors And Families
The holidays can be hard for seniors and those distant from family. Acknowledge legitimate sadness from loss, share feelings with loved ones, and focus on future changes. Volunteering offers reward whether helping many or a single homebound person.
Health Matters Holiday Wellness Advice
The Health Matters column encourages enjoying free community activities from Senior Circle Roswell Adult Center and JOY Center during holidays. It urges social outreach, balanced eating, rest, exercise, and seeking help if blues last beyond two weeks, noting mental health is as vital as physical health.
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Ann Jaramillo
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Army recruits push into high schools sparks debate on draft and war
Helen Thomas argues that the Army should inform about war risks and veterans' injuries while recruiting in high schools. She warns against a de facto draft through elite access to loans and scholarships for privileged students and urges voluntary service with full awareness of human costs.
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Douglas Smith
Army
Smith
Iraq
Baghdad
Buckley On Freedom And Civil Liberty
Buckley discusses basic freedom as the choice of how to spend money and the danger posed by civil liberties limitations. He argues people decide private spending more than influencing Congress and warns against threats to individual economic liberty.
Paradox of Freedom and Its Hidden Costs
The piece reflects on the tension between two foundational freedoms and how exercising one can infringe on the other. It notes that the balance is delicate and varies across societies. The author cites universal themes of liberty and responsibility, urging nuanced consideration of rights.
Today in History Highlights From November 21
November 21 marks several milestones including Rebecca Felton becoming the first woman in the U.S. Senate in 1922 and North Carolina’s ratification of the Constitution in 1789. Other notes include Edison’s phonograph in 1877, Hobart’s death in 1899, the Alaska highway opening in 1942, Verrazano Narrows Bridge in 1964, Haynsworth rejection in 1969, and Nixon era tape gap disclosure in 1973.
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Rebecca L. Felton
Georgia
U.S. Senate
Felton
Thomas Hardwick
Thomas E. Watson
Watson
Walter F. George
North Carolina
U.S
Thomas A. Edison
Garret A. Hobart
McKinley
Paterson
N.J
Alaska
Canada
New York
Verrazano Narrows Bridge
Senate
Supreme Court
Clement F. Haynsworth
Nixon
J. Fred Buzhardt
White House
Roswell Club Calendar Angles For Community Groups
Community groups in Roswell announce daily events at the adult center and local venues. Activities include handicrafts social hour Masonic Lodge sessions mothers group Bible study Rotary meetings and various AA sessions with times and contact numbers. Confirm accuracy by calling the vistas editor at 622-7710 or email vistas roswell record.com.
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Daily Record
Roswell
Missouri Ave
Valley
Masonic Lodge No
Masonic Temple
Fourth St
Sterling Isaacs
Fellowship Hall
First Baptist Church
Pennsylvania Ave
Leticia
Bank of America
N. Main St
Riac Sertoma
el Toro Bravo
Alcoholics Anonymous Patros A Basicos
Dry Harbor Club
E. van Buren St
the Enchanters
Peachtree Village
Country Club Road
Veley Millett
Marge Heaton
Zeta Nu
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Stephanie Foster
RHS Commons
W. Hobbs St
Evelyn Klemo
Alcoholics Anonymous
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
10Th Street
Bullock Avenue
Artesia
Chaparral Rockhound Club
Roswell Adult Center
Jan Johnson
Tumbleweeds Southeast Bead Group
Happy Jacks Trading
Second St
Lelia Guinn
Promises
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
St. Thomas A Becket
S. Union Ave
Roswellrecord
Aldersgate Names Beth Anderson Interim Pastor
Aldersgate United Methodist Church at 19th Street and Union Avenue announces Beth Anderson of Elida as interim pastor. The church cites her faith, enthusiasm, and joyful ministry for the congregation. Call 625-2855 for more information.
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Aldersgate United Methodist Church
19Th Street
Union Avenue
Beth Anderson
Elida
Beth
Caverns N P weighs fire plan with prescribed burns option
Carlsbad Caverns National Park reviews a fire management plan weighing deliberate prescribed burns against aggressive suppression. The plan considers thinning methods, liability rules, and keeping fires within park bounds while allowing naturally started fires near facilities to improve resources.
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Carlsbad
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Caverns
New Mexico
Tim Stubbs
Carlsbad Caverns
Barb Luna
Capitan
Luna
National Park Service
Stubbs
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