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Strategies for Long-Distance Caregiving: Virtual Appointments Can Help

Given our increasingly mobile society and more people moving away from their hometowns, the number of distance caregivers is growing, with an estimated five to seven million in the United States alone. ...
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How to Cope With an Empty Nest – Stay strong, talk to each other and (maybe) get a dog

Remember that this transition is a two-way street. When kids visit home for breaks or summer vacation, you’ll both have to readjust. Remind your child to eat breakfast or wear a sweater outside, for example, and you might get an eye roll in response.  ...
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Case Western Reserve University Takes a Bite Out of Costly Dental Care

Each year, the dental school’s students and residents treat more than 8,000 patients, including university students, employees and the general public, at discounted prices. Patients are treated by third- and fourth-year dental students and residents, with supervision from dental school faculty members. Following X-rays and the exam, the clinic will schedule each patient’s next appointment aimed at crafting a personalized, detailed treatment plan. ...
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Yes, Those were Cyclists and Yes, They were Planting Trees

For the past eight years, Susan Paul, age 65, of Aurora, has participated in and completed the annual Tour des Trees.  Her and her husband Wade Peterson, also age 65 and the Ohio co-founder of the event, are part of the 18 member Team Ohio group that participated in Tour des Trees.  ...
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6 Loneliness-Busters to Make You Happier and More Connected (We Promise!)

There are plenty of options in this digital age: online chat, online video chat, video on your phone, email, etc. While learning a new digital platform can be challenging, once you get the hang of it, advantages include convenience and accessibility. Most tech-based communication channels are free or included with other bills you’re already paying such as phone and internet. ...
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September Blues – The Good Kind – at Blues Fest Cleveland

Headlining the music lineup will be Armstrong-Bearcats, Cleveland’s premier Blues-Rock power trio featuring veteran guitar ace Butch Armstrong. The group has come to define the “Cleveland Blues” sound, mixing explosive rhythms with screaming guitar work and an energizing stage presence. ...
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It’s Almost Labor Day; Grab Your Lederhosen – It’s Oktoberfest Time

Other Oktoberfest favorites include world champion sand sculptor Carl Jara, and a live Cleveland Glockenspiel—a gigantic two-story working cuckoo clock with dancers from Toledo Holzhacker Buam who perform skits on the hour, always punctuating performances by showering souvenirs on the crowd. ...
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Popular Products That are Made to Last – Do You Have Any to Add to Our List?

With the exception of a Kitchen Aid mixer, I've found every one of these items at a yard sale or thrift store over the past 30 years.  Dad picked up an immaculate set of CutCo knives for me (vintage '70s wooden handles) for $8 at an estate sale. And I'll argue that a good piece of vintage Pyrex beats CorningWare any day. ...
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