November 2020

Benefits of cooking at home

Aging men and women may be tempted to eschew home cooking entirely. After all, there are plenty of convenient frozen or take-out foods available that can be whipped up in a snap. However, there are certain benefits to cooking your own meals. John Moore, DO, an Aetna medical director and senior health specialist, says that cooking can be good for helping to stave off cognitive decline. Dr. Moore notes that, when cooking, the mind is put to use following a recipe and learning new skills and tasks.

Professions that may be thriving in 2030

New Year’s resolutions can serve as valuable motivational tools as people look to make positive changes in their lives. Health-related goals like quitting smoking and losing weight annually appear at or near the top of lists documenting the most popular resolutions. But many people also see New Year’s resolutions as a great vehicle to kick-start positive changes in their professional lives.

Professionals who want to switch careers in the near future may want to consider professions that are expected to experience significant growth in the years ahead.

Wiping down groceries? Experts say keep risk in perspective

NEW YORK (AP) — Cleaning wipes are harder to find on store shelves, and businesses are reassuring customers with stepped up sanitation measures. In New York, the subway system is shut down nightly for disinfecting.

To avoid any traces of the coronavirus that might be lurking on surfaces, Americans have been wiping down groceries, wearing surgical gloves when they go out and leaving mail packages out for an extra day or two. But experts say the national fixation on scrubbing sparked by the pandemic can sometimes be overkill.

November Garden of Month Recognized

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The home of Linda Patterson at 514 Lucy Street has been selected as the November residential Garden of the Month. The award is given by the Jennings Garden Club.

Dow crests 30,000 points on vaccine hopes, Biden transition

(AP) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 30,000 points for the first time Tuesday as investors were encouraged by the latest progress on developing coronavirus vaccines and news that the transition of power in the U.S. to President-elect Joe Biden will finally begin.

In pandemic era’s isolation, meaning of ‘self-care’ evolves

NEW YORK (AP) — These days, with a pandemic raging, this is what life can look like:

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Prosecutors: 31 charged in Coast Guard test-fixing scheme

Applications open for Optimist Club scholarship contests

Starting Monday, Nov. 30, the Optimist Club will begin accepting applications for its annual scholarship contests.

Lunar mission is latest milestone in China’s space ambitions

WENCHANG, China (AP) — China’s latest trip to the moon is another milestone in the Asian powerhouse’s slow but steady ascent to the stars.

Texts: US census manager told counters to use fake answers

(AP) - The texts from an Alabama census supervisor had an urgent tone. “THIS JUST IN ...,” one of them began. It then laid out how census takers should fake data to mark households as having only one resident even if they had no idea how many people actually lived there.