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How to Handle Lifequakes and Life Disruptors

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What 'Life Is In the Transitions' author Bruce Feiler learned from his research

AUGUST 6, 2020 | By Richard Eisenberg

Telling Our Stories: A Guide to Writing Your Own Story

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Here are the basics of crafting a personal narrative from beginning to end

JULY 24, 2020 | By Dane Stauffer

Telling Our Stories: You Are a Writer

Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Mary Schmich on finding your story

JULY 23, 2020 | By Mary Schmich

Telling Our Stories: This Moment and Why I Write

Award-winning author David Mura on the value of knowing your voice

JULY 22, 2020 | By David Mura

The Answer is…A Biography of Alex Trebek

Ruta Lee helped Alex roll the die on his first American game show, High Rollers, which debuted in 1974

An A & Q with the author of a new book on the popular 'Jeopardy!' host

JULY 21, 2020 | By Richard Harris

Alex Trebek: In His Own Words

Alex Trebek backstage at Jeopardy! He has 100 suits in rotation

Candid reflections on cancer, family, his role on 'Jeopardy!' and finding peace

JULY 21, 2020 | By Richard Harris

Telling Our Stories: The Joy of Writing

New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Berg on writing's rewards

JULY 20, 2020 | By Elizabeth Berg

Telling Our Stories: An Invitation to Next Avenue Readers

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We are seeking original essays with an insightful perspective on aging

JULY 17, 2020 | By Julie Pfitzinger

Where to Get Help Finding a Job: The Virtual Library

How to tap libraries during COVID-19 to become a stronger job applicant

JULY 17, 2020 | By Lisa Fields

8 Contemporary Black Novelists to Read Now

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Fill your summer reading list with a few of these leading Black voices in fiction

JULY 9, 2020 | By Jared Alexander

Taking a Fresh Look at the Fourth of July

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Volunteering, virtual tours and reflections on a different holiday this year

JULY 2, 2020 | By Brette Sember

My Father’s Truths and Lessons

Nancy Davidoff Kelton, then 19, with her parents

A daughter reflects on 6 ways her dad's examples had impact

JUNE 19, 2020 | By Nancy Davidoff Kelton

A Poet’s Commemoration of Juneteenth

Jaki Shelton Green

How North Carolina poet laureate Jaki Shelton Green is marking the day

JUNE 19, 2020 | By Julie Pfitzinger

A 40-Year Friendship With Baseball Legend Tom Seaver

Pat Jordan and Tom Seaver

Author Pat Jordan tells how he and the pitcher learned from each other

JUNE 15, 2020 | By Pete Croatto

5 Ways to Prepare Your Kids for Adulthood

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Disappointment and frustration are expected, even when the unexpected happens

JUNE 12, 2020 | By Linda Hanstra

Finding Wisdom in Resilience

young woman and older woman

Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein shares an optimistic worldview

JUNE 11, 2020 | By Masada Siegel

No Way to Go to Adult Classes? No Problem

Kate Szerszen watches Alan Teasley’s online OLLI class about Stephen Sondheim

Programs like OLLI and One Day University now teach older students online

MAY 28, 2020 | By David Jarmul

When Your Bucket List Goes Belly Up

Northern Lights

You can’t always get what you want, especially as the pandemic rewrites our dreams

MAY 18, 2020 | By Janet Siroto

How to Be a Great Virtual Grandparent

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7 ways to strengthen the grandparent-grandchild bond while sheltering in place

MAY 15, 2020 | By Liz Seegert

Why the Former Surgeon General Worries About Loneliness and Older Adults

Dr. Vivek Murthy, former surgeon general of the United States

A conversation with the author of the new book, 'Together'

APRIL 29, 2020 | By Richard Harris

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The effect of the pandemic and the payroll tax cut on the solvency of Social Security

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Strengthening Rural Health Care for Older Adults

This special report includes storytelling, news and information about health care for older adults in rural areas

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