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Being a librarian isn’t just about books – it’s about helping everyone get access to information and resources

2022-09-22 Being a librarian isn’t just about books – it’s about helping everyone get access to information and resources As the pandemic continues to pose new challenges, libraries are finding ways to better meet the needs of their communities. Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via GettyImages Michelle H. Martin, University of Washington Michelle Martin is the Beverly Cleary Professor […]

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Clearing Pollution Helps Clear the Fog of Aging — And May Cut the Risk of Dementia

    2022-09-21 Clearing Pollution Helps Clear the Fog of Aging — And May Cut the Risk of Dementia Judith Graham During the past decade, a growing body of research has shown that air pollution harms older adults’ brains, contributing to cognitive decline and dementia. What hasn’t been clear is whether improving air quality would […]

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Why is Corn Syrup in So Many American Infant Formulas?

2022-09-21 Why is Corn Syrup in So Many American Infant Formulas?  By Christina Szalinski All mammals, including humans, make milk with carbohydrates in the same unique form: lactose, a sugar that is a fusion of two other sugars called galactose and glucose. While scientists don’t know why all mammary glands arrange sugars this way, many […]

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Impending Hospital Closure Rattles Atlanta Health Care Landscape and Political Races

    2022-09-20 Impending Hospital Closure Rattles Atlanta Health Care Landscape and Political Races Sam Whitehead and Andy Miller ATLANTA — Like many neighborhoods in cities across the country, Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward is changing. Condo buildings and modern minimalist homes punctuate city blocks of low-income housing. Many longtime residents of the historic neighborhood where […]

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Happiness Catch-22: Wanting More Makes Us Unhappy

    Happiness Catch-22: Wanting More Makes Us Unhappy   By Nick Kossovan From 2001 to 2004, I worked/lived in India. I saw firsthand heartbreaking poverty. My takeaway from my experience in India is that North Americans have no real problems, just 1st world problems. Our financial stress, feeling unsuccessful, constantly seeking fulfillment is caused […]

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Disability Program Leaves many People Homeless

    2022-09-19 A Disability Program Promised to Lift People From Poverty. Instead, It Left Many Homeless. Fred Clasen-Kelly CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After two months of sleeping in the Salvation Army Center of Hope homeless shelter, Margaret Davis has had no luck finding an apartment she can afford. The 55-year-old grandmother receives about $750 a […]

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