We are all being made much more aware of how we have to exercise our brains to keep them in shape for the long term. Many people do puzzles like crosswords and sudoku, but I have a suggestion for another means of brain building that will make your life better as well as the lives of others.
As an American, I find the idea of bowing (or curtseying) to someone abhorrent. And yet, after reading Tina Brown’s revealing book about the House of Windsor, I bow to her. “The Palace Papers” is entertaining and illuminating, but not tawdry, even as she deals with all kinds of tawdry actions.
Graduating seniors at William Chrisman High School take a ‘Legacy Walk’ Thursday through the halls of Procter Elementary in Independence, part of a series of short parades at elementary and middle schools. Seniors from Truman and Van Horn high schools did their legacy walks earlier this week. The walks are meant to allow younger students a chance to congratulate the graduates and let the graduates revisit their previous schools. Independence School District graduations are Saturday at the high schools’ respective stadiums. [MIKE GENET/THE EXAMINER]
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has a COVID hotline manned from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The Grain Valley Parks and Rec department has scheduled summer fun for young children and youth. Families are encouraged to register quickly.
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Animals Best Friends has a cute little Shih Tzu Pekingese mix who is looking for a forever home. This little boy is 1 year old.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are becoming less supportive of punishing Russia for launching its invasion of Ukraine if it comes at the expense of the U.S. economy, a sign of rising anxiety over inflation and other challenges, according to a new poll.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A military plane carrying enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis, the first of several flights expected from Europe aimed at relieving a shortage that has sent parents scrambling to find enough to feed their children.