Back in my college days (American University, Washington, D.C.), required reading included the works of Greek playwrights Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. Long after graduation they remained on my bookshelf. It was believed for generations that these men, along with philosophers Plato, ...
I’ve lived and worked in Iron Mountain for 47 years, and every winter I watch our kids lose the daylight. Here on Central time it’s dark by 4:15 p.m. in December. A child gets off the bus and there’s no light left for sledding, skating or a game in the yard. Four months indoors in front of a screen isn’t good for anybody’s health or mood. The Sunshine Protection Act would fix that by keeping us on Daylight Saving Time all year. The U.S. House passed it 308 to 117 this summer. It’s stuck in the Senate because one senator, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, keeps blocking a vote. The ...
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 13, the 286th day of 2026. There are 79 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2010, 33 men were rescued from a collapsed Chilean mine after being lifted one by one in capsules 69 days after they were trapped 2,300 feet (700 meters) underground. Also on this date: In 1792, the cornerstone of the Executive Mansion, later known as the White House, was laid by President George Washington during a ceremony in the District of Columbia. In 1932, President Herbert Hoover and Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes laid the cornerstone for the U.S. Supreme Court ...
Older adults should be on the lookout this time of year for scams and high-pressure sales tactics during the annual Medicare Open Enrollment period, which starts Thursday and extends through Dec. 7, the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services advised. “The Medicare Open Enrollment period is an important time for Michigan older adults to review their health insurance and prescription drug coverage options,” DIFS Director Anita Fox said in a news release. “Unfortunately, it also opens the door for bad actors ...
