How Do You Define "Senior-friendly"? "I don't know how to define it. But I know it when I see it." At least that is how Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart expressed the concept back in 1964. So many things are like that in our society. I think we don't need a lexicographic scholar nor a g
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11/07/2012
Here Are the Preliminary Projections for South Dakota's 2012 Ballot Questions Here’s a short preliminary overview of how local election results (9:00PM MDT on election day) are coming in regarding South Dakota's Ballot Questions. This is with 419 of 735 precincts reporting. Passing: •Ame
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11/06/2012
Here is a Story About Family, Alzheimers, and Caregiving National Public Radio's "Three-minute Fiction" National Contest Winner NPR's fascinating series of competitions for the top "Three-minute Fiction" story has produced some great stories. But Round-9, required to involve a real or fictiona
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11/04/2012
Where Do I Vote in Pennington or Meade County, SD? The South Dakota Electorate and Polling Stations Relevant to the U.S. general election this week, South Dakota statehood was sought because the prior Territories' residents were not allowed to vote on their representatives. In 1870 there were
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11/04/2012
Innovative Ideas From the Rapid City Library: Black Hills Knowledge Network Rapid City Public Library Our Rapid City Public Library continues to surprise and delight. Over a decades-long career in higher education I have enjoyed working with many top-tier libraries at major universities. But
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11/03/2012
Does Daylight Saving Time End This Weekend? What Direction Do I Move the Clock!? When? Those of us who live in the Black Hills and Rapid City area back up our clocks one hour this weekend. Sunday, 2AM to be exact. Well, not "exactly." You see, it officially happens the last itty bitty insta
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11/02/2012
Why Is the National Family Caregivers Month So Important? Gladly, our Western culture is swinging back to a family-wide approach to caring for our aging parents and siblings. After World War II, as hospitals became more crowded and costly, and as families grew more prosperous, we began to shif
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11/02/2012