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Elderly couple killed in crash, driver hospitalizedA n elderly couple was struck and killed on a Webster highway yesterday morning as they attempted to change a flat tire. Robert G. Farner, 81, and Chloe K. Farner, 77, both of Cottonwood Shores, Texa...
Canadastandard.com Sunday, August 02, 2009Panel likely to back student loan changesWASHINGTON - The $85 billion student loan industry and the sprawling US college aid system it serves are in for another round of changes under legislation expected to win easy approval today from a congressional panel.
Boston Globe Sunday, August 02, 2009Elderly couple killed changing tire on roadsideA n elderly couple was struck and killed on a Webster highway yesterday morning as they attempted to change a flat tire. Robert G. Farner, 81, and Chloe K. Farner, 77, both of Cottonwood Shores, Texa...
Canadastandard.com Sunday, August 02, 2009Thanks For Spotlighting Tyler's Senior CitizensRAVES: As a senior citizen age 70 representing the positive image of aging, wellness, and mental well-being, I am raving about a place here in Tyler where all of the above abounds.
Canadastandard.com Sunday, August 02, 2009A pat on the head can help older adults remember daily medWashington, Aug 2 : Knocking on wood or patting yourself on the head, while taking a daily dose of medicine could prove to be an effective way of helping older adults remember whether they've already taken their daily medications, suggests a new study.
Canadastandard.com Sunday, August 02, 2009Author Richard Palombi Announces Tour For Open The Door Richard, A Comedic Book For Baby BoomersAuthor offers a hilarious look at teens coming of age in the 1950's and 1960's in Texas. Richard Palombi will be be on tour in Houston, Austin, Waco, Dallas, San Antonio, Temple and Killeen, Texas.
Chicago Chronicle Sunday, August 02, 2009Ravens' Derrick Mason's back from brief retirementSuper Bowl contenders once again. The team's top wide receiver is expected to suit up for training camp today, returning to the field only 20 days after abruptly announcing that his career was over...
Chicago Chronicle Sunday, August 02, 2009Film to show hidden misery of Mao's slave teenage bridesLondon, Aug 2 : The audiences will see a tale of joy and sorrow when the film titled "8,000 Girls Ascend the Heavenly Mountain" is released in autumn, dramatizing the lives of thousands of girls aged 13 to 19 who went to China's remote far west in the 1950s to follow soldiers sent to colonise the turbulent Muslim region.
Chicago Chronicle Sunday, August 02, 2009Kokomo fire displaces senior citizensKokomo, Ind. (WISH) - A two-alarm fire forced the evacuations of 100 people living in a Kokomo senior citizen's apartment building overnight. Firefighters were called out to the Terrace Tower Apartme...
Canadastandard.com Sunday, August 02, 2009Anderson and Onions to keep English bowling line-up aliveBirmingham, Aug 2 : Injured England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has said that after the retirement of Andrew Flintoff, swing bowlers Jimmy Anderson and Graham Onions would keep English bowling line-up alive.
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