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Blackford County gets broadband designation

October 17, 2021

Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Broadband Office announced this week that Blackford County is now designated as an official Broadband Ready Community. The Broadband Ready Communities Program was created as a tool to encourage broadband development throughout Indiana.…

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Love at first taste: tips for introducing solid foods to your baby

October 17, 2021

(Family Features) Throughout a child’s first years of life, there are several milestones for marking growth, development and progress toward maturity. As many parents can attest, few of those milestones are as messy, imperfect and joyful as those associated with…

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COPD and the workplace: know your risks and take action

October 17, 2021

(Family Features) Among the millions of Americans with COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, most can point to smoking as the main reason they got the disease. Yet in about 15% of cases, people get COPD – which makes it…

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Add meaning to Halloween and support a good cause

October 17, 2021

(Family Features) As the world faces multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, families may have to adjust traditional trick-or-treating plans again this year. However, there are still ways to help make a difference and celebrate Halloween virtually. One way to…

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October 17, 2021
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The Paper of Montgomery County

Daily Almanac: Oct. 16, 2021

October 16, 2021

Sunrise/Sunset RISE: 7:59 a.m.      SET: 7:06 p.m. High/Low Temperatures High: 72 °F Low: 47 °F Wacky Holiday Today • I Love Yarn Day • International Sloth Day What Happened On This Day • 1986 First Person to Scale all Eight-Thousanders…

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Individual Republicans hold the fate of the republic

October 16, 2021

By BRIAN A. HOWEY Hail to the victors, the undefeated among us: Frank O’Bannon, Julia and André Carson, Dan Coats, Mitch Daniels, Robert Orr, Lee Hamilton, Todd Young, Bob Knight’s 1976 Hoosiers, champions all in politics and sports. In their…

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About the Basics of Applying for Social Security

October 16, 2021

By Russell Gloor Dear Rusty: I am planning to apply for Social Security in May of 2022 and would like to understand how to file. I will be taking it when I am 62. Signed: Ready to Retire Dear Ready to…

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Why women’s feet hurt more in autumn

October 16, 2021

(StatePoint) As the weather cools and women switch from open to closed shoe styles, the transition can be painful. According to Dr. Thanh Dinh, DPM, FACFAS, a foot and ankle surgeon and president of the American College of Foot and…

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The Sandwich Generation: caring for their elders and youngsters at the same time

October 16, 2021

by John Grimaldi The Pew Research Center calls them “multigenerational caregivers” or “the sandwich generation.” They are those moms and dads who have children to take care of and who have elderly relatives who need caring for as well. There are more…

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