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Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be Monday, January 18, 2021. While many annual observations have been scaled back or canceled due to the pandemic, there are still meaningful public events taking place throughout Northeast Ohio. Best of all, each of these commemorative events is free! ...
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Research shows that full-service restaurants, gyms, hotels, cafes, religious organizations and limited-service restaurants are the biggest contributors to the spread the virus causing COVID-19. These locations pose more risk because that's where Americans tend to spend longer amounts of time with a higher density of people. ...
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This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. Ohio has more than 1 million veterans, more than half within the cemetery's service area, according to its website. ...
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Did you know that Facebook users who share the most fake news are over age 65?
That’s likely because Boomers need to learn how to discern fact from fiction better. Just because it’s on your friend’s ‘news’ feed doesn’t make it true!
Don’t be duped. Learn how to spot fakes from facts, using the techniques trusted by fact-checkers around the world.
An organization called MediaWise offers courses tailor-made for people over age 65. Their mission is to empower people of all ages to be more critical consumers of content online. They teach people key digital literacy skills to spot misinformation and disinformation so online users can make decisions based on facts, not fiction.
This is just one of a growing number of educational tools aiming to help older Americans identify and reject misinformation, including:
Paula Span, a New York Times journalist who writes The New Old Age column, covers this and more in a new story worth reading.
Source: Next Avenue
Photo courtesy Pexels
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Ohio announces some good news for people with loved ones in nursing, assisted living, and developmentally-disabled homes. People will be able to enjoy indoor visitations with residents of developmentally-disabled facilities starting September 28, and with residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities starting October 12.
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Regardless of how you celebrate Labor Day this weekend, take a few minutes to reflect on the contributions of America's workers and give a shout-out to a Clevelander with ties to the holiday.. ...
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A great way to escape is through a good book. That's especially true today. Public libraries have put a lot of work into making sure their patrons can safely use their services, either in person, curbside or online. ...
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Maria’s Field of Hope in Avon has been drawing visitors to its colorful acres of sunflowers since 2013. The field was planted by The Prayers from Maria Foundation in the memory of Maria McNamara to draw attention to the need for money to fight childhood cancer. ...
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