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March 2020 • Vol. 22 No. 3

Explaining How the Union Survived page 4

Special Section: Cabin Fever Reliever page 12

Traumatic Brain Injury A ‘Silent Epidemic’ page 15

On-Line Publishers Receives Anniversary Citation

Pennsylvania State Rep. Brett Miller recently stopped by On-Line Publishers’ corporate office to present a citation to Donna Anderson, OLP’s president and CEO, as well as employees to commemorate the company’s 25th anniversary.

Miller, who represents the commonwealth’s 41st District, said he was honored to celebrate

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a successful small business, especially one with a mission of reaching and helping older adults and others in central Pennsylvania.

“The 203 state representatives give their blessing to this citation on behalf of the 12 ½ million people of Pennsylvania to say congratulations on 25 years,” Miller said, “and 25 — or 250 — more years to go!”

Rep. Brett R. Miller presents a commemorative citation to Donna Anderson, president of On-Line Publishers, in honor of the business’s 25th anniversary.

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Study Indicates Colorectal Screening May Need to Begin in Mid-40s

By Keith Brannon A year-by-year age analysis of colorectal cancer rates among U.S. adults finds a 46% increase in new diagnoses from ages 49 to 50, indicating that many latent cases of the disease are likely going undiagnosed until routine screenings begin at 50, according to a new study in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers found that almost 93% of the cases discovered at age 50 were invasive, meaning that most would require more aggressive treatment, including surgery, and were likely lingering for some time before diagnosis.

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.

As rates for younger adults continue to rise, there is considerable debate about whether to lower the age for recommended screenings.

In 2018, the American Cancer Society

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

called for routine screenings to start at 45. However, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which sets federal screenings standards, currently recommends averagerisk screening begin at age 50.

Those against beginning screenings at age 45 have argued that incidence rates in those age 45-49 years have been considered relatively low compared to those aged 5054 years.

Study authors suspected the risks for those in their mid- to late 40s are underestimated because incident data for those age ranges would likely only include cases caught because they presented symptoms and/or have a family history of cancer, in contrast to those 50 and older, who have cancers also detected due to screening. please see Screening page 19

At Your Fingertips Helpful numbers, hotlines, and local businesses and organizations eager to serve you—all just a phone call away.

Emergency Central Pennsylvania Poison Center (800) 521-6110 Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging (717) 780-6130 Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020 American Diabetes Association (800) 342-2383

CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400 The National Kidney Foundation (717) 757-0604 (800) 697-7007

Social Security Information (800) 772-1213

Healthcare Information Pennsylvania Healthcare Cost Containment Council (717) 232-6787 Hearing Services Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY Hospice Services Homeland Hospice 2300 Vartan Way, Suite 115 Harrisburg (717) 221-7890

Arthritis Foundation Central Pennsylvania Chapter (717) 763-0900

PACE (800) 225-7223

Vision Resources of Central Pennsylvania (717) 238-2531

Housing/Apartments B’Nai B’rith Apartments 130 S. Third St., Harrisburg (717) 232-7516 Housing Assistance Dauphin County Housing Authority (717) 939-9301

Property Tax/Rent Rebate (888) 728-2937 Insurance Apprise Insurance Counseling (800) 783-7067 Capital Blue (888) 989-9015 (TTY: 711) Medicare (800) 633-4227 Nursing/Rehab Homeland Center 1901 N. Fifth St., Harrisburg (717) 221-7902 Personal Care Homes Homeland Center 1901 N. Fifth St., Harrisburg (717) 221-7902 Pharmacies CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com

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Services Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging (717) 780-6130 The Salvation Army Edgemont Temple Corps (717) 238-8678 Toll-Free Numbers American Lung Association (800) LUNG-USA Bureau of Consumer Protection (800) 441-2555 Meals on Wheels (800) 621-6325 National Council on Aging (800) 424-9046 Social Security Office (800) 772-1213 Veterans Affairs (717) 626-1171 or (800) 827-1000 Veterans Services Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon (717) 228-6000 or (800) 409-8771

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Explaining America’s Bloodiest Battle and How the Union Survived

By Gabriele Amersbach How do you explain “I was a history major why 51,000 men were in college and was always killed, wounded, interested in the Battle of captured, or missing in Gettysburg,” says Fowler. just three days of fighting “America was the first in America’s bloodiest successful democracy. battle?

The Civil War was a The tour guides at the test whether or not we Gettysburg battlefield would tear ourselves provide answers that dive apart. It questioned if a deeply into the history democracy can endure. of the time, battlefield Can this really work? tactics and strategies, the “The outcome affected Photo credit: © Doug Kerr personality of the leaders, the whole world. If the The park was added to the National Register and the impact on the United States couldn’t of Historic Places in 1966. individual soldiers and survive the Civil War, civilians. other countries would “This battle was an be less willing to try our important turning point form of government.” in the Civil War,” says His interest led to a lot Les Fowler, a full-time of reading on his subject licensed battlefield — more than 3,500 guide for eight years at books have been written Gettysburg National about this battle.

Military Park.

“No, I haven’t read all He explains that it of them, but I’m working was the first time the on it!” says Fowler.

Southern army — the A deep level of Army of North Virginia knowledge is critical in Fowler’s Licensed Battlefield Guide badge — — was decisively beaten order to become one his “most prized possession” — which signifies and driven from the field of the 150 full-time he is officially licensed by the National Park Service to give tours on the battlefield. of battle. and part-time licensed The Union’s Army battlefield guides at of the Potomac, led by Gen. George G. Meade, Gettysburg. Throughout the national park system, clashed with the advancing Confederates from July there are only two other battlefield parks that 1, 1863, until July 4, when Gen. Robert E. Lee was employ licensed battlefield guides. forced to withdraw his battered army.

Each guide goes through a rigorous process of “The South had fewer soldiers and Robert E. self-study and federal testing that demands in-depth Lee lost many of his elite officers, the flower of knowledge on every historical aspect of the battle. the Confederate Army, during the battle. TwentyWhen Fowler began the process, he was living one months later, the South surrendered,” Fowler in his native Texas and was ready for a new stage of explains. life. He had worked in retail management and the computer industry. At the time he started studying A Passion for History to be a guide, he had his own mountain- and rockFowler is articulate, insightful, and climbing business. knowledgeable about all aspects of the battle, and Fowler took the exam three times until he his passion for his subject matter comes through passed it, over a period of six years. He eventually with every word. He even lives on the battlefield, followed his passion across the country and settled five minutes from the park’s visitor’s center. on becoming a guide at Gettysburg, which had www.50plusLifePA.com

absorbed his interest for much of his “We want to encourage leaders to adult life. learn about the battle,” says Fowler. The “It’s by far the most enjoyable job message? “People put everything on the I’ve ever had,” Fowler explains, after line for their beliefs, but were ultimately eight years on the job. “I can’t think of able to reconcile.” anything else I’d rather be doing.”

He points out that the Eternal Although the pay is modest, and Light Peace Memorial was built with guides do not get vacation or paid donations from both Northern and days off — battlefield guides are Southern states to honor Union and paid through the tours they lead, not Confederate soldiers. The monument through tax dollars — they relish the was dedicated by Franklin D. Roosevelt opportunity to educate their audiences on July 3, 1938, as a part of the about the significance of the battle at ceremonies for the 75th anniversary of Gettysburg. the Battle of Gettysburg.

“Guides can answer any questions The 6,000-acre park holds a total that come our way, from war strategies, of 1,328 monuments, markers, and to the impact of the geology of the memorials. landscape, and the political issues of Fowler concludes that while he loves Approximately 1,800 Union and Confederate veterans attended the time,” Fowler says. They judiciously educating his tour groups on all aspects the dedication of the Eternal Light Peace Memorial in 1938 on the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. avoid modern political controversies. of the battle, he wants one takeaway With his deep font of knowledge, message to stand out.

Fowler is able to tailor each tour to meet the specific interests of the audience.

“We as Americans are all one country. The people who fought this terrible battle were able to get over their differences. The Union was restored, and our ‘Welcome to Your New Country — Here’s Your Gun to Defend It’ form of government survived,” says Fowler.

For example, when I mention my German heritage, Fowler quickly notes “The idea of the United States is much more important than our that thousands of Germans were fighting in the battle, as were units of Irish, differences, then and now.”

English, and other immigrant groups.

On the cover: Licensed Gettysburg battlefield guide Les Fowler with a “Sometimes you got off the boat, and then it was, ‘Welcome to your new 12-pounder Napoleon canon behind the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor country — here’s your gun to defend it,’” says Fowler.

Center. Both Confederate and Union armies used this type of canon during What we may have forgotten with the passing of time is that everyone was the Civil War. affected by the Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg alone engaged 93,000 Union and 71,000 Confederate soldiers. While battlefield casualties were Tom & Randi LaNasa “MEMORY MUSIC” brutal, thousands more left the battlefield maimed and traumatized.

In the four years of the Civil War, 750,000 people died out of the 31 million people living in the U.S. at the time. With today’s population, that would be a death toll of almost 8 million people.

“It was a national tragedy,” says Fowler. “One of the reasons we want to keep history alive is so that it never happens again.”

He quotes George Santayana, the Spanish philosopher and poet: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

More than a Million Visitors Each Year More than a million visitors visit the Gettysburg National Military Park each year from all over the world.

This includes busloads of school children; visitors from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York (about 60%, according to Fowler); a “fair share” of Southerners; and soldiers who study tactics (including units from other countries). About 10% of visitors are international.

“It is always a surprise how knowledgeable people from other countries are about our history and even this battle,” Fowler says.

The battle had such an impact on America’s history that most presidents visit the park. Fowler has a few presidential anecdotes ready.

Eisenhower retired in Gettysburg and gave tours of the park to world leaders. Kennedy was scheduled to come to the park for a major event in November 1963 but canceled to go to Texas for his ill-fated final visit. Fowler was there when then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump visited the park on Oct. 22, 2016.

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Calendar of Events

Support Groups Free and open to the public Mondays, 7 p.m.

Nar-Anon: Fellowship for those Affected by Someone Else’s Addiction Holy Name of Jesus Church (in school library) 6150 Allentown Blvd., Harrisburg (717) 307-5413 angelk0501@aol.com Tuesdays, 9 a.m.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Church of the Redeemer 500 W. Chocolate Ave., Hershey (781) 932-6300 www.foodaddicts.org Tuesdays, noon Al-Anon Family Group at Work Meeting Penn State Hershey Medical Center Seventh Floor, Room C7521 500 University Drive, Hershey (717) 448-7881 Other meeting times/locations at https://pa-al-anon.org Wednesdays, 6 p.m.

Swatara Serenity Al-Anon Family Group Meeting Unitarian Church of Harrisburg 1280 Clover Lane, Harrisburg (717) 448-7881 Other meeting times/locations at https://pa-al-anon.org Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Adult Children of Alcoholics Support Group St. Mark’s Lutheran Church 2200 Londonderry Road Harrisburg (717) 526-9252 ymt57@comcast.net

March 4, 10-11:30 a.m.

Life Enrichment Group for Blind and Low-Vision Adults Vision Resources of Central Pennsylvania 1130 S. 19th St., Harrisburg (717) 238-2531 March 4 and 18, 7-8:30 p.m.

ANAD Eating Disorders Support Group PinnacleHealth Polyclinic Landis Building, Sixth Floor Classroom 1 2501 N. Third St., Harrisburg (717) 712-9535 March 5, 7-8 p.m.

Fibromyalgia Support Group LeVan Chiropractic 1000 Briarsdale Road, Suite C Harrisburg (717) 558-3500

Senior Center Activities March 11, 6-7 p.m.

Alzheimer’s Support Group Brookdale Harrisburg 3560 N. Progress Ave., Harrisburg (717) 671-4700 March 16, 6:30 p.m.

Support Group for Families of Those with Memory-Related Illnesses Frey Village 1020 N. Union St., Middletown (717) 930-1218 March 18, 2-4 p.m.

Parkinson’s Support Group The Residence of the Jewish Home Second Floor Library 4004 Linglestown Road Harrisburg (717) 697-2513

March 19, 6 p.m.

Alzheimer’s Support Group March 6, 10:30 a.m.

Country Meadows of Hershey Parkinson’s Disease Support Group Second Floor Training Room Helen M. Simpson Rehabilitation 451 Sand Hill Road, Hershey Hospital (717) 533-6996 Second Floor – Pinnacle Conference astoner@countrymeadows.com Room 2 March 19, 6-8 p.m.

4300 Londonderry Road Harrisburg Area Parkinson’s Disease Harrisburg Caregiver Support Group (717) 216-2730 Giant Food Stores – Second Floor elcassel@simpson-rehab.com 2300 Linglestown Road Harrisburg March 10, 6-7 p.m.

Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group Greenfield Senior Living at Graysonview 150 Kempton Ave., Harrisburg (717) 561-8010

(717) 580-7772

March 25, 7-8 p.m.

Connections Support Group: Families of Memory Impaired Ecumenical Retirement Community Building 3, Second Floor 3525 Canby St., Harrisburg (717) 561-2590

Community Programs Free and open to the public March 4, 7 p.m.

World Culture Club of Central Pennsylvania Meeting Penn State Hershey Medical Center Fifth Floor, Lecture Room B 500 University Drive, Hershey www.worldcultureclubpa.org March 5, 7 p.m.

Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable Meeting Grace United Methodist Church 433 E. Main St., Hummelstown, (717) 503-2862 charlie.centralpaww2rt@gmail.com www.centralpaww2roundtable.org March 12, 7:30 p.m.

Central Pennsylvania Vietnam Roundtable Meeting Vietnam Veterans of America Michael Novosel MOH Chapter 542 8000 Derry St., Harrisburg, (717) 545-2336 centralpavietnamrt@verizon.net www.centralpavietnamroundtable.org

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March 25, 7 p.m.

Piecemakers Quilt Guild of Middletown St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Spring and Union streets, Middletown, (717) 915-5555 gsk1308@gmail.com March 31, 6 p.m.

Susquehanna Rovers Volksmarch Walking Club Bass Pro Shop – Hunt Room Harrisburg Mall 3501 Paxton St., Harrisburg, (717) 805-9540

Parks & Recreation March 14, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Volunteer Work Day, Wildwood Park March 22, 1:30-3 p.m. – Flower Walk: Cold-Tolerant Plants, Wildwood Park March 25, 8-10 a.m. – Bird Walk: Waterfowl and Early Spring Migrants, Wildwood Park

Friendship Senior Center – (717) 657-1547 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 8-9 a.m. – Light Aerobics Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. – Mah Jong Mohler Senior Center – (717) 533-2002 www.mohlerseniorcenter.com Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays – AARP Tax Prep Help

by Appointment March 2, noon – Lyme Disease Lunch and Learn March 4, 2 p.m. – Mohler Takeout Rutherford House – (717) 564-5682 www.rutherfordcenter.org Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Billiards (Open to Members) Mondays, 10 a.m. – Line Dancing Mondays and Fridays, 11 a.m. – Chair Yoga

Library Programs East Shore Area Library, 4501 Ethel St. Harrisburg, (717) 652-9380 March 3 and 17, 1-2:30 p.m. – Job Seeker Resources March 20, 1-2:30 p.m. – Device Club Elizabethville Area Library, 80 N. Market St. Elizabethville, (717) 362-9825 Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Midday Getaway March 5, 3:30-4:30 p.m. – Let’s Talk about It: The Myth of Seneca Falls Johnson Memorial Library, 799 E. Center St. Millersburg, (717) 692-2658 March 3, 6-7 p.m. – Pod Club Kline Library, 530 S. 29th St., Harrisburg (717) 234-3934 March 10 and 17, 6:30-7:30 p.m. – Guardianship, Estate Planning, and You (for Seniors) March 18, 6-8 p.m. – Knit 1, Crochet Too! Madeline L. Olewine Memorial Library 2410 N. Third St., Harrisburg (717) 232-7286 March 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Harrisburg Genealogy Workshop March 3, 3:45-5:15 p.m. – The Pardon Process with Brandon Flood McCormick Riverfront Library, 101 Walnut St. Harrisburg, (717) 234-4976 Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Midday Getaway March 20, 6-7 p.m. – Third in the Burg: Constellation Cross-Stitch Middletown Public Library, 20 N. Catherine St. Middletown, (717) 944-6412 Northern Dauphin Library, 683 Main St., Lykens (717) 453-9315 March 18, 6-7 p.m. – Cookbook Book Club: Italian Feast March 25, 6-7 p.m. – Constellation Cross-Stitch William H. & Marion C. Alexander Family Library 200 W. Second St., Hummelstown (717) 566-0949 March 3, 6:30-8 p.m. – Novel Thoughts Book Club March 14, 11 a.m. to noon – Constellation Cross-Stitch

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Financial Focus

Planning for the Rising Costs of Healthcare Steven Brettler

Healthcare costs are rising, especially for retirees, and many will need long-term care. Learn the moves you can make to help prepare yourself.

Longer lifespans and escalating healthcare expenses are driving investors to control their financial exposure to uncovered bouts of care — particularly in retirement.

According to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the U.S. spends approximately $3.5 trillion a year on healthcare, or nearly $11,000 per person.

Overall spending rose 3.96% in 20171, faster than the pace of inflation or wage growth.

As spending rises, patients are also shouldering a larger share of treatment costs — driving up out-of-pocket expenses. The elderly, who require the most care, often bear the brunt of the costs.

It is important to take steps to minimize your financial exposure to uncovered medical costs.

But whereas your incentives for saving for retirement are easy to digest — to be able to afford a desired lifestyle after your working years — planning for the less palatable aspects of old age can be more challenging.

Healthcare Costs Planning Many people turning 65 will need some type of long-term care services in their lifetimes.

One year in a private room in a nursing home costs $102,200 today and is projected to reach $184,585 by 2039.2 Even with a robust portfolio, you may have trouble handling such large costs with savings on hand.

Many adults nearing retirement age are concerned about healthcare costs but unsure how to budget for them. Many affluent older Americans are unsure or cannot estimate what their annual healthcare or long-term care costs in retirement will be.

Should they encounter serious medical trouble, the costs will be even higher. Many Americans are not even aware of the uninsured costs they may face in these cases. A stroke, for example, may cause paralysis, warranting expensive 24-hour assistance.

Medicare Part A covers nursing facility care for a limited time, but only after a qualified hospitalization.

However, Medicare will not pay for nursing homes when custodial care is the only care needed, nor will it pay for care for conditions such as Alzheimer’s’ disease. Patients suffering from Alzheimer’s or other cognitive ailments may live for many years, all the while requiring assistance and, as the disease worsens, expensive hands-on assistance.

Protection for Retirement Savings Investors in their 30s or early 40s may weight their retirement-funding strategies toward a portfolio of mutual funds or a managed-account solution to provide upside exposure to the market.

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should also be a consideration, she says.

These days, only a handful of insurers offer long-term care insurance, so another option may be life insurance with a longterm care rider, which allows families to tap into the benefits they would receive upon the policyholder’s death while he or she is alive and requires care.

Another option for funding long-term care expenses is to withdraw or borrow money from life insurance policies or generate income from annuities. Note that either of these options would probably fall short of covering costs if someone needs care for many years.

Paying for Unexpected Healthcare Costs A final consideration is what to do when you’re faced with a large, unexpected medical bill today. One answer may be a securities-based loan, which allows qualified clients to use the eligible securities in a brokerage account as collateral for a loan or line of credit, often at a competitive rate.

When faced with a large healthcare expense, investors often liquidate financial assets to pay for immediate needs. However, this strategy may have unintended costs, such as tax consequences, loss of future growth potential, or an imbalance in your portfolio.

Once approved, a securities-based loan can provide quick access to funds for a variety of needs with the potential to maintain your long-term investment strategy. Your financial adviser can provide you with additional information and help determine if this is the right strategy for you.

Protect Your Finances and Your Health As healthcare costs continue to rise, it’s important to understand the options you have to help protect the assets you’ve spent a lifetime accumulating.

Your financial adviser has access to multiple long-term-care products from a wide variety of respected insurers and can help you choose the one that offers the optimal combination of cost and benefits.

Steven Brettler is a financial adviser and branch manager with Morgan Stanley in Greenville, Del. He may be reached at (302) 573-4027 or advisor.morganstanley. com/steven.brettler.

Disclosures Article by Morgan Stanley 1 Source: CMS.gov Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services https://www.cms.gov/research-statistics-data-and-systems/statistics-trends-and-reports/nationalhealthexpenddata/nhe-fact-sheet. html 2 Genworth 2019 Cost of Care Survey, conducted by CareScout®, June 2019 Cost estimate based on 365 days of care. Estimates how much care might cost in future years based on 3% annual inflation. https://www.genworth.com/aging-and-you/finances/cost-of-care.html Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC is not implying an affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement with/of the third party or that any monitoring is being done by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) of any information contained within the website.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and its affiliates and their employees (including Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors) are not in the business of providing tax or legal advice. These materials and any statements contained herein should not be construed as tax or legal advice. Individuals should consult their personal tax advisor or attorney for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving personal trusts and estate planning.

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Soldier Stories

Robert Naeye

Pilot Hit by AK-47 Fire While Evacuating the Wounded

war was raging, with about 500,000 Americans As a medevac helicopter pilot during two stationed in South Vietnam. tours in Vietnam, Douglas Moore survived 1,874 Moore commanded a Dust Off unit near Cu combat missions. Some of those missions left his Chi that supported the 25th Infantry Division.

Huey chopper riddled with bullet holes.

And in one particularly harrowing mission, There, as Moore describes it, he “got to see the Moore escaped death by a fraction of an inch. war up close and personal.

Yet this pilot managed to evacuate 2,782 “I remember being belly deep in a rice paddy wounded patients. or wedged down in a tiny hole in the jungle “I honestly believe that some of those guys someplace with blood-soaked soldiers being went on living or had limbs saved because my crammed into the rear of my helicopter, and on crew and I could help,” says Moore. many occasions, the bullets were coming through Moore was born in the small town of Keiser, the helicopter with us. And that made it rather Arkansas, in September 1936 and was raised Moore’s helicopter picking up patients from the 173rd exciting at times. And it took a great toll on us,” on a small cotton farm nearby. He recalls doing he recalls.

Airborne Brigade in the Hô Bò Woods in June 1965. what all the boys did in this corner of northeast The Dust Off crews were going in where Arkansas: joining the Boy Scouts and playing battles were raging. The combat loss rate was 3.3 sports. times higher than the rest of Army aviation.

After high school, Moore attended Arkansas Moore vividly recalls an eventful 18-hour State University, where he graduated in February period in December 1968 when he flew four 1959. During that period — the height of the medevac missions: one just after lunch, one just Cold War — all physically fit men were obligated after dark, another at about 10 p.m., and a fourth to take ROTC training during their first two around 4 the next morning. years in college.

“I think I can safely say these were four of the But Moore volunteered for additional training most dangerous missions that I flew in Vietnam. during his junior and senior years because he We just got the crap shot out of us twice,” he anticipated military service and wanted to be an says.

A picture of Moore taken in early 1965 officer. He joined the Army right out of college On the final mission, Moore’s unit got by a French photographer working so he could learn to fly airplanes. a call saying a nearby Army battalion had for the Le Monde newspaper chain.

“As a youngster, I had an urge to fly, and the eight critically wounded men and they were military offered flight training,” he says. surrounded by the enemy. Moore knew this mission would be treacherous.

He first trained on airplanes at Fort Rucker, Alabama, where the instructors As he flew toward the battle, he could see flares and flashes of artillery. often put the students through difficult situations that they might actually Moore radioed the battalion commander to shut off the flares long enough encounter in combat. to allow his Huey to land blacked out. The commander initially refused, By the early 1960s, the Vietnam War was intensifying. The U.S. Army fearing his unit would be overrun. But they reached a deal where Moore could realized that helicopters were of greater need than airplanes, so it started land with his helicopter’s lights turned off and then take off under temporary training more helicopter pilots. In 1963, Moore was sent to Camp Wolters, darkness.

Texas, to learn to fly choppers.

While landing, Moore could see wounded men scattered over a large area, Moore was ordered to Vietnam in October 1964, where he served in the so it took a long time to load the injured men. While on the ground, the th 57 Medical Detachment out of Saigon. These medevac units were known as enemy began firing at his helicopter and he could hear bullets striking the tail Dust Off, for their call sign. boom and back of his craft.

At this time, the American war effort was just gearing up; the U.S. role was When there was one last man to load, Moore radioed the commander to mainly advisory. Most of the patients that Moore flew to hospitals were South ask him to shut down the flares while he took off. This time, the commander Vietnamese. refused.

After a year in South Vietnam, Moore was transferred back to the U.S. and As Moore took off, tracers began coming up and all around his helicopter. then to Japan, where the U.S. built six large hospitals in the Tokyo-Yokohama As the Huey climbed, bullets started penetrating the cockpit. A round came area. up by his left knee and hit the lever that controls whether the helicopter goes Due to the poor road system in this heavily populated area, the Army up or down. It ricocheted and split his left thumb open. decided to use helicopters to move patients. In his two years in Japan, Moore’s “That hurt like a son of a gun,” says Moore. relatively small helicopter unit transported 63,000 patients.

Moments later he heard a scream right behind him. A round had hit one of After his time in Japan, the Army ordered Moore back to Vietnam for a the patients in the spine, inflicting a mortal wound. second tour of duty, from August 1968 to August 1969. At this point, the please see Pilot hit page 11

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Pilot Hit from page 8 And just after that, another round came in and hit Moore hard. His head sprung back and smacked the back of the seat. He kicked a pedal to the floor that put the chopper in a descending right turn only about 100 feet off the ground.

Moore instinctively grabbed the stick and pulled it to start climbing. He told his young copilot that he had been hit, and the 20-year-old took control.

If that weren’t bad enough, the fire warning light started flashing.

Somehow, the Huey limped back to base, about 25 miles away, but landed with 37 holes from AK-47 rounds.

“That old gal took us back to Cu Chi despite the fact she was leaking every fluid aboard the aircraft,” says Moore.

But Moore was totally confused during the flight. He realized he couldn’t see out of his left eye, triggering fears of blindness, which would end his flying career.

He later found out what had happened by looking at bullet holes in his flight helmet. An AK-47 round flew through the windshield, hit the very lower edge of his helmet right between his eyes, penetrated the hard outer shell, and then exited by his left ear.

The bullet had shattered the windshield, and pieces of metal and Plexiglas hit the left side of his face, cut his nose, and left an inch-long piece of metal in the corner of his left eye. It also chipped out a piece on the left side of his head.

“I spent five days in the hospital while they picked the things out of my eye and tried to determine whether I had been knocked unconscious. If that had happened, my flying days would have been over. But I spent five days in the hospital, got out, and went back to flying for the rest of my tour,” he says.

Moore survived several more close calls during his tour. Interestingly,

Moore says that most of what he remembers about Vietnam are the good things, and that most of the bad things have been washed out of his mind over the years.

But he is quick to add, “When I think about Vietnam, I mostly think about the people I served with. I knew some crazy guys over there, and you need people like that to make it fun when fun is about all you had left to keep you going.”

Moore stayed in the Army until March 1989 and retired as a colonel. He earned numerous awards and medals for his 30 years of service, including the Distinguished Service Cross, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, a Bronze Star, and a Purple Heart.

He worked 25 years in healthcare administration but is now retired in the small town of Haymarket, Virginia, just south of the Washington metro area.

He’s written a book about his Vietnam adventures, titled A Bullet through the Helmet, with all the proceeds going to a museum for veterans in Indiana.

“I suppose Vietnam means different things to different people,” says Moore.

“But for me, the two years I spent in Vietnam and the two years I spent in Japan between those tours represent the most significant period of my life and one I’m extremely proud of.”

Tragically, Moore lost his first wife of 53 years to Alzheimer’s disease. But on Veterans Day in 2013, he had a chance encounter with a woman named Debby Alexander, whom he had met in Vietnam in January 1969. They are now happily married.

We will tell Alexander’s remarkable story in next month’s issue.

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with men. Looking back to the 17th and 18th centuries, female artists’ work was rarely displayed or revered.

For instance, the National Museum of Women in the Arts has a strong collection of paintings and other art by artists working in the Netherlands during the 17th and early 18th centuries.

Paintings and prints by esteemed female artists such as Rachel Ruysch, Judith Leyster, Maria Sibylla Merian, Magdalena van de Passe, Clara Peeters, Maria Schalcken, Anna Maria van Schurman, and Alida Withoos are part of the museum’s permanent collection. please see Art page 14

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In a classical revival building designed by Wood, Donn & Deming in 1903 and located at 1250 New York Ave. in Washington, D.C., the National Museum of Women in the Arts remains the only major museum worldwide solely dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements in the visual, performing, and literary arts.

The museum was incorporated in 1981 by Wallace and Wilhelmina Roses, Convolvulus, Poppies, and Carousing Couple, 1630, Holladay, and this month of Other Flowers in an Urn on a Stone

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Art from page 13 The Netherlands saw unprecedented economic growth during the late 16th century until the early 1700s. This growth saw a rise of a wealthy merchant middle class. The nouveau riche members of Dutch society at this time sparked high demand for paintings and prints of genre scenes, portraits, and still lifes.

To meet this demand, artists, including talented female artists, produced some of the most captivating works of the Golden Age of Dutch art.

The 18th century in France also saw the rise of female artists such as the court painter, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, the famed artist who painted many portraits of King Louis XVI’s wife, the foreign-born Marie Antoinette, and their children.

By the mid- to late 19th century, the lives of women and of female artists changed as a result of reform movements in response to the Industrial Revolution.

With the primary role of women being that of wife and mother, only 10% of American women remained single. American Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) and muralist Violet Oakley (1874-1961) both chose to devote their lives to their art instead of to marriage and children.

The results of this decision were inspirational to other artists.

Some women of the era took classes and private art lessons. Cassatt studied art privately and hired studio models to produce her work.

She also was one of the first women to attend art school both at home and abroad.

From 1860-62, Cassatt studied at the oldest art school in the nation, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, and made unescorted trips to Paris to paint and study at the famed

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She painted with American and foreign colleagues — both men and women, including members of the French Impressionists — including her longtime friend and staunch supporter, Edgar Degas.

Today, Cassatt’s paintings and prints focus on portraits and genre scenes and regularly command impressively high prices from collections and at auction.

The names of many 20th- and 21st-century female artists are more familiar to most art lovers, like the Representational artists Grace Anderson and Della Bittner; the Modernists Georgia O’Keeffe, Elizabeth Grandin, and Imogen Cunningham; and the Abstract Expressionists active in the 1950s: Grace Hartigan, Helen Frankenthaler, and Joan Mitchell.

Sculptors with influence, to name a few, include Mary Callery, Louise Nevelson, and Glenna Goodacre. Also, the Feminist art program pioneers Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro became active in the 1970s and remain so to this day.

These innovators helped open the doors for female artists who were formerly shut out of major museums and the lucrative art market. As art reflects our history, social change, and progress, March is a perfect time to reflect on art made by women and visit a museum or gallery highlighting their fine contributions.

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Every year, millions of people in the U.S. suffer brain injuries, including people over 65, for whom TBI is serious and widespread enough to have been referred to as a “silent epidemic.”

In older adults, traumatic brain injury is responsible for more than 80,000 emergency department visits each year, with three-quarters of these visits resulting in hospitalization, according to a research article by Hilaire J. Thompson, Ph.D.; Wayne C. McCormick, M.D., M.P.H.; and Sarah H. Kagan, Ph.D., and published by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ articles/PMC2367127).

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expensive and expose patients to radiation, and both the healthcare system and patients would benefit from reduced CT scan use.

New research, however, shows that a blood test can differentiate elderly concussion patients with brain tissue damage from those without it.

This finding, published recently in the special brain health collection of AACC’s The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, could help ensure that elderly patients with severe concussions receive crucial treatment for their injuries.

The Food and Drug Administration had previously authorized a blood test that identifies head injury patients who have brain tissue damage that needs to be assessed via CT scan, but the blood test was not specifically designed for older patients.

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Join us in celebrating our silver anniversary by taking a look back at life over the last 25 years … as well as a blast from one of our covers past!

2010 Top Headlines

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• A 7.0 magnitude earthquake ravaged Haiti in January, devastating the country and leading to the deaths of an estimated 100,000 to 160,000 people.

• James Cameron’s epic 3D movie Avatar overtook Titanic to become the highest-grossing film to date.

• The Tonight Show conflict among Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, and NBC executives reached a conclusion. Leno resumed his former gig as Tonight Show host; O’Brien and his staff received a $32 million buyout and moved to TBS.

• One of the largest environmental disasters in American history, the Deepwater Horizon, or BP, oil spill released 210 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in April.

• President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in March. The act was the largest regulatory overhaul and coverage expansion of the U.S. healthcare system since 1965.

• The May 23 finale of Lost concluded the television series’ six-season run. The episode generated a polarized response among the 13.5 million fans who tuned in.

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• In October, 33 Chilean miners, trapped 2,300 feet underground after the collapse of their copper-gold mine 69 days earlier, were rescued one by one in a specially built capsule as an estimated 1 billion people watched worldwide.

• The Senate voted to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a 1994 military policy that forbid openly gay men and women from serving in the military, on Dec. 18.

The repeal became official Dec. 22.

• N otable passings included J.D. Salinger, George Steinbrenner, Rue McClanahan, Lena Horne, Tony Curtis, Leslie Nielsen, Lynn Redgrave, and Dixie Carter.

• Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, hosted the 21st Winter Olympics in February. Approximately 2,600 athletes from 82 nations participated in 86 events in 15 disciplines.

• The New Orleans Saints won their first Super Bowl by defeating the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17.

• In a televised ESPN special, NBA player LeBron James announced he would sign with the Miami Heat rather than return to his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers.

• South Africa became the first African nation to host the World Cup Tournament, which included an appearance

by Nelson Mandela and the world’s introduction to the vuvuzela horn.

• Pro golfer Tiger Woods’s personal and professional lives unraveled in 2010, beginning with an infidelity scandal that led to his divorce from wife Elin Nordegren. Woods also admitted himself for sex-addiction therapy and went on a 20-week hiatus from golf.

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I n November, England’s Prince William, second in line to the throne, and longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton announced their engagement. William proposed with the engagement ring that belonged to his late mother, Princess Diana. They would wed April 29, 2011, at Westminster Abbey.

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Science & Technology • Apple introduced the iPad in January. Less than three months after its release, the tablet computer had already sold 3 million units and led to a boom in app software.

• A paleoanthropologist’s South African discovery of a new hominid, Australopithecus sediba, was announced to the public in April. Its fossilized remains date back 2 million years.

• Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” emerged as a source of controversy between environmentalists and economists. The well-stimulation technique uses high-pressure fluid injections to fracture deep rocks and release trapped natural gas and petroleum.

• After analyzing the plume that arose after a rocket booster crashed near the moon’s south pole, NASA learned the moon is about 50% wetter than previously thought, twice as wet as the Sahara Desert.

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Whimsical, magical, and colorful are He went through a number of jobs all the descriptors that come to mind before finding a draftsman position at when viewing Bill What�s Hoin’s artwork.

Emtrol. Bill worked for them for 15 Inside Upon closer inspection, the words years until he retired at age 62 in April Volume 9 No. 4 unbelievable and intricate also spring of 2001. Now Bill enjoys drawing fullApril 2003 to mind. time.

The multicolored drawings are “It’s essential that I draw every day.

Antiques & Nostalgia : ...22 crafted with different combinations I see an improvement in my work just of gel pen, coloredDining pencils,& fine-line over this past year and a half,” Bill markers, watercolors, and crayons. says.

Entertainment: ............16 “I use mostly gel pens,” Bill says of Just recently Bill had a picture in Healthy ..... .......32 his work. “People say that’sLiving: what kids the Trees Galore show at the Mulberry use, but anything an artist uses is a Studios in Lancaster. The picture House & Home:............4 tool.” is a Christmas tree decorated with Bill’s fluid drawings are bulging angel’s faces. He made copies for his Money Matters .............10 with life. Within the spirals of a Christmas card with the inside saying, Senior Center  picture, you might see many faces, “There’s an angel in your tree.”

Happenings: ................31 birds, and fish. His portraits are done “I was in the very first Lititz  in watercolor and gel pens and they Outdoor Art Show in 1967,” Bill says Travel ..........................26 can be very realistic or abstract. of his art career.

“I think most people like News: what I’m This past summer he displayed Veterans ..... ......28 doing because it’s so labor intensive,” 26 pictures at the Lititz show. He Volunteers & Careers : ...30 Bill says. “Sometimes I leave areas has exhibited paintings, prints, and undone so the people looking at it weavings in both one-man and group can add their own. I like to look shows. His work is also on display at artwork that you see something in the National Vietnam Veterans different when you come back to it Art Museum in Chicago in their each time.” permanent collection.  As a child, Bill spent hours drawing Bill views his art as a hobby.   Senior News P.O. Box 8049, Lancaster, PA 17604 tel: 717›299›7000 e›mail: srnews@onlinepub.com and painting, but eventually stopped “I haven’t really thought of it as www.SeniorNewsPA.com ' 2003 On›Line Publishers Inc. All rights reserved. as he grew older. money making. I don’t worry about “Vietnam is where I started getting interested in artwork again,” Bill what I’m selling, or going to galleries. It’s more for therapy and an outlet. says of his reacquaintance with art. “I visited villages and saw many artists Money isn’t the point of doing it.” and craftsmen at work. I bought artifacts from the weavers, and when I Working on one picture a day, Bill has no set hours. He likes to go to came back to the States, I started to do more myself.”

Central Market, where a friend runs a bread stand.

When Bill left the Army, he came back to Lancaster and earned “I’ll stand there and draw pictures all morning,” Bill smiles. “I have met Bachelor of Science degrees in industrial arts education and art education so many people in the last year. Sooner or later everyone is going to come from Millersville University. He then went on to earn a master’s degree in through the Central Market.” art from Glassboro State College in New Jersey.

Besides doing his artwork, Bill enjoys going to the health club, walking, And he’s still learning his craft. and being an extreme birdwatcher.

“I took a mono printing class and a papermaking class. If I come He is a volunteer on the board of directors for the epilepsy support unit across a medium that I don’t have experience in or the equipment for, like in Lancaster, where he helps others with information and referrals. He is sculpting, then I take a class.” the outdoor art chairman for the Lancaster County Art Association and He even took a course for making glass paperweights at Wheaton is planning art programs for the future, and he teaches art to a group of Village in New Jersey. homeschooled children.

After earning his degrees, Bill went on to teach high school art for five In his one-page bio, Bill wrote, “I plan to produce artwork, teach, and years. volunteer at various art associations in the area.”

“I came back with a problem from Vietnam. I was diagnosed with Bill is well on his way to accomplishing those goals, and it is a boon to epilepsy two years after Vietnam, and it made it very difficult to teach.” those of us who delight in art. www.50plusLifePA.com

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Grief Relief

Victor M. Parachin

7 Effective Mind-Body Ways to Manage Grieving

The Harvard Men’s Health Watch newsletter recently reported on a study led by T.H. Eric Bui, M.D., Ph.D., associate director for research at the Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders and Complicated Grief Program at Harvardaffiliated Massachusetts General Hospital.

The study, which was published in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, concluded that a specially designed eight-week mind-body program can help reduce stress in older adults who have lost a spouse.

Here are the seven mind-body techniques they found most effective to manage grief.

1. Yoga, tai chi, or qigong. Not only can these mind-body activities help you relax, but they can also reverse the effects of stress and anxiety on a molecular level, according to a study in the June 2017 Frontiers in Immunology.

In people who regularly engaged in these practices, researchers found less activity in genes that create inflammation in the body.

Many classes are designed specifically for stress reduction. To find one of these classes in your community, simply do an online search.

2. Maintain a healthy diet. Stress triggers cravings for sugar and fat, which is why you reach for feel-good, high-calorie, and high-fat processed food during stressful times. Yet these foods can make you feel worse.

Instead, focus on keeping up a well-balanced diet. This means eating vegetables, fruits, lean proteins, and drinking plenty of water.

3. Follow good sleep hygiene. Grief is emotionally exhausting, but after a loss, people often find that their sleep is disrupted. Either they have trouble getting to sleep or they sleep too much.

“Going to bed at regular hours, following a bedtime routine, and avoiding caffeine and alcohol in the evening helps with more restful sleep,” says Bui.

4. Get physical. Something as simple as a daily walk can help ease depression, agitation, and sorrow related to grief.

Because it’s often hard to find the energy go exercise, it’s important to find

ways to motivate yourself to do so, such as joining an exercise group or working out regularly with a friend.

5. Monitor your health. With so much else going on, it’s easy to ignore your general health when grieving. This includes skipping doctor visits and forgetting to take your medications.

“Schedule all exams for the coming year so you don’t miss them, and set timers on your phone or computer to help remind you to take your medications as scheduled, or ask a friend or family member to assist by checking in with you daily,” advises Bui. 6. Take on new responsibilities. The loss of a spouse or family member may mean you have to take over certain routine jobs.

For example, you now may be in charge of shopping, cooking, housekeeping, or organizing financial records.

While these tasks can be additional stressors, Bui suggests turning them into a positive experience.

“Taking on a new responsibility can keep your mind focused on a task and distract you from your grief,” he says.

7. Reach out to your social circle. Though you may wish to withdraw and isolate yourself as your recover from grief, it’s important to maintain connections with others.

“This reminds you that you are not alone, and even if you feel isolated, there may be family members, friends, or even neighbors who can give a supportive hand,” says Bui. Try to balance your need for isolation by remaining social. Set up a weekly lunch or coffee/tea time with a good friend. Make it a priority to communicate with a few people by email, text, or phone call.

Remind yourself that these strategies are ways of practicing self-compassion, reinvesting in yourself, and adapting, in positive ways, to loss.

Victor M. Parachin, M.Div., is a grief counselor, bereavement educator, and author of several books, including Healing Grief.

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Screening from page 3 To assess this, they examined colorectal cancer incidence rates in one-year increments between the ages of 30 and 60 from 2000-2015. They suspected that if there were many asymptomatic cases of the disease undetected, there would be a marked increase in cases between 49 and 50, when screenings begin.

Researchers found a steep increase, from 34.9 diagnoses per 100,000 people at age 49 to 51 cases per 100,000 at age 50. Sharp increases were also seen in both men (52.9%) and women (39.1%), in white (46.2%) and black (47.3%) populations, and in colon (51.4%) and rectal (37.6%) cancers in this one-year age transition. These incidence increases from age 49 to 50 were not seen in prior studies because only age-group ranges were analyzed.

Researchers also examined the stage at which the cancers were caught and found a spike in localized and regional cancers, which would require surgery

and possibly chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

The study adds fuel to the debate about whether screenings should begin at age 45.

Lead study author Dr. Jordan Karlitz, associate clinical professor of medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine and staff gastroenterologist at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, said the combined burden of undetected and detected early-onset colorectal cancer cases for those 45-49 may actually approach that of individuals in their early 50s.

“Our data support that the incidence of colorectal cancer increases substantially among individuals in their early 50s compared with individuals in their late 40s, not because rates are truly lower among those aged 4549 years, but because colorectal cancers are present but undetected until diagnosed when screening is ultimately initiated,” he said.

Brain Injury from page 15 So a team of researchers led by Robert H. Christenson, Ph.D., of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, set out to determine how well the test performs in patients age 65 years or older.

To do this, Christenson’s team retrospectively analyzed data from the Prospective Clinical Evaluation of Biomarkers of Traumatic Brain Injury (ALERT-TBI) study, in which 1,959 adult patients with a concussion underwent both a CT scan and blood test for brain tissue damage within 12 hours of their injury.

Christenson’s team compared the results of the CT scan and blood test — which measures two specific proteins — in patients 65 years of age or older and in patients younger than 65.

From this comparison, the researchers found the blood test predicts with

100% accuracy which elderly concussion patients do not have brain tissue damage and do not need a CT scan.

Hospitals can therefore use this test to triage elderly concussion patients so that clinicians can focus on those most likely to require urgent intervention for intracranial bleeding.

Importantly, however, the researchers also found that the test does not accurately identify elderly patients who do have brain tissue damage, which means that the test should only be used as a triage tool, not as a replacement for CT scans.

For more information, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s TBI webpage at www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/index.html.

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Do I Have to File Taxes?

Jim Miller

Dear Savvy Senior, What are the IRS income-tax filing requirements for seniors this year?

I didn’t file a tax return last year because my 2018 income was below the filing requirements, but I got a part-time job late last year in 2019, so I’m wondering if I need to file this year.

– Semi-Retired Dear Semi, Whether or not you are required to file a federal income tax return this year depends not only on how much you earned last year (in 2019), but also the source of that income, as well as your age and your filing status.

Here’s a rundown of this tax season’s IRS tax-filing requirement thresholds. For most people, this is pretty straightforward.

If your 2019 gross income — which includes all taxable income, not counting your Social Security benefits, unless you are married and filing separately — was below the threshold for your filing status and age, you may not have to file. But if it’s over, you will.

• Single: $12,200 ($13,850 if you’re 65 or older by Jan. 1, 2020) • Married filing jointly: $24,400 ($25,700 if you or your spouse is 65 or older or $27,000 if you’re both over 65) • Married filing separately: $12,200 at any age • Head of household: $18,350 ($20,000 if age 65 or older) • Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child: $24,400 ($25,700 if age 65 or older) To get a detailed breakdown on federal filing requirements, along with information on taxable and nontaxable income, call the IRS at (800) 829-3676 and ask them to mail you a free copy of the Tax Guide for Seniors (publication 554) or see www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p554.pdf.

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Check Your State Even if you’re not required to file a federal tax return this year, don’t assume that you’re also excused from filing state income taxes. The rules for your state might be very different.

Check with your state tax agency before concluding that you’re entirely in the clear. For links to state tax agencies, see www.taxadmin.org/state-taxagencies.

Tax Preparation Help If you find that you do need to file a tax return this year, you can get help through the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (or TCE) program.

Sponsored by the IRS, TCE provides free tax preparation and counseling to middle and low-income taxpayers, age 60 and older. Call (800) 906-9887 or visit www.irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep to locate a service near you.

Also check with AARP, a participant in the TCE program that provides free tax preparation at more than 4,800 sites nationwide. To locate an AARP Tax-Aide site, call (888) 227-7669 or visit www.aarp.org/findtaxhelp. You don’t have to be an AARP member to use this service.

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Check Here Too There are, however, some other financial situations that can require you to file a tax return, even if your gross income falls below the IRS filing requirements.

For example, if you earned more than $400 from self-employment in 2019, owe any special taxes like an alternative minimum tax, or get premium tax credits because you, your spouse, or a dependent is enrolled in a Health Insurance Marketplace (Obamacare) plan, you’ll need to file.

You’ll also need to file if you’re receiving Social Security benefits and one-half of your benefits plus your other gross income and any tax-exempt interest exceeds $25,000 or $32,000 if you’re married and filing jointly.

To figure all this out, the IRS offers an interactive tax-assistant tool on their website that asks a series of questions that will help you determine if you’re required to file or if you should file because you’re due a refund. It takes less than 15 minutes to complete.

You can access this tool at www.irs.gov/help/ita — click on “Do I Need to File a Tax Return?”

Or, you can get assistance over the phone by calling the IRS helpline at (800) 829-1040. You can also get face-to-face help at a Taxpayer Assistance Center. See www.irs.gov/localcontacts or call (800) 829-1040 to locate a center near you.

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The Bookworm Sez

Mobituaries Terri Schlichenmeyer

Dust to dust.

That’s supposedly what we all become again when we exit, stage left: We are made of dust, and we’ll just be a pile of it when we die. But is that all, or can we hope to live on as a line in a page somewhere?

As in the new book Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving by Mo Rocca and Jonathan Greenberg, will someone remember?

Nothing lasts forever.

If you’re old enough to read that, you’re old enough to know its truth: Everything and everybody ends eventually, and some leave without fanfare. We might not even see them go because, as Rocca muses, “not everyone has gotten the send-off they were due …”

That set-things-right need for closure launched Rocca’s Mobituary, which is “an appreciation for someone (or something) who didn’t get the love she or he deserved the first time around.”

Take, for instance, “the long S,” which looks something like a small F and can be found in the Declaration of Independence. It ceased to be used in

late 1803 and is gone but not forgotten.

Women don’t wear hobble skirts anymore, and men don’t wear codpieces; doctors don’t believe phrenology helps to diagnose your obsession with cats; encyclopedias won’t help a young author-to-be who thinks he’s gay; and you can no longer visit Prussia because it hasn’t existed since early 1947.

But things don’t just disappear. People do, too.

Once upon a time, every man wanted to dress like a guy named Beau Brummel. We don’t talk about Ada Lovelace these days, or her 19th-century computer programming work.

Few people know who Moses Fleetwood Walker is; and even in today’s political climate, Billy Carter’s name is rarely mentioned.

Reputations can die ignominiously, TV shows get canceled, and careers fade away (or sometimes end with a president’s life). Complacency can die, as can Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving grace. But sometimes, just when we think life is filled

By Mo Rocca and Jonathan Greenberg with nothing but death, demise, and unpleasantry, it c. 2019, Simon & Schuster, 375 pages can return on the tops of champagne bubbles …

The first thing — perhaps even the only thing — you need to know is that Mobituaries is absolutely delightful.

Promise yourself two minutes with this book, and you’ll close its covers a half-hour later. Dip in for a little nostalgia (when did station wagons depart, anyhow?). Step back in time to witness the acts of people who made big impacts but are now largely forgotten. See how celebrities can eclipse other celebs, even in death.

Like with a bag of potato chips, watch yourself reach into this book for another handful because authors Mo Rocca and Jonathan Greenberg don’t wade in too deeply; instead, they give readers just enough to whet appetites Read it online, in print, but not so much that we get full. and on mobile/tablet And as with any feast, literary or otherwise, you can nibble without devices. onlinepub.com thinking you must have a helping of everything.

Rattle around and you’ll find that Mobituaries is gently humorous, kindly inclusive, and plain fun to read. Have it nearby and you’ll know that this book won’t collect dust.

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Melinda’s Garden

Melinda Myers

Early Spring Prep for a Beautiful Summer Garden

As winter fades into spring, Enjoy the changing of the gardeners can’t wait to get busy seasons and the beauty of nature in the garden. Pruning, cutting hidden among the plants in your back perennials and ornamental garden. Protect yourself when grasses, and preparing the garden preparing the garden for spring for spring planting are just a few so you won’t lose time recovering of the tasks. from injuries.

Keep yourself and the And keeping the pollinators pollinators overwintering in and other beneficial insects safe your garden safe as you start the will improve your garden’s health cleanup process. and productivity throughout the Always prune with a purpose. growing seasons.

Start by removing any damaged Melinda Myers has written more and diseased stems from shrubs than 20 gardening books, including and roses. Watch for insects, Small Space Gardening. She hosts such as swallowtail butterflies, The Great Courses’ How to Grow that overwinter in protective Anything DVD series and the cocoons and the egg masses of nationally syndicated Melinda’s some, such as the hairstreak Garden Moment TV and radio program. www.melindamyers.com, butterflies.

Photo courtesy of foxglovesinc.com www.longfield-gardens.com Prevent problems by When pruning, start by removing the damaged and diseased stems of shrubs destroying overwintering and roses and wear heavy-duty gloves to keep yourself free from scratches. nonnative pests like the gypsy moth. Search the internet and insect books for help identifying the good and bad guys you may find in your landscape.

Additional pruning may be needed to manage the size and shape or encourage better flowering and bark color. Wait to prune spring-flowering shrubs, like lilacs and forsythia, if you want maximum flowering. Prune these shrubs right after flowering before they set their floral buds for next spring.

Keep yourself safe by wearing safety glasses and gloves. It’s too easy to focus on the task and end up with a stick in the eye. Heavy-duty gloves th protect and support your hands, allowing you to garden longer with less stress and fewer scratches and bruises.

Consider synthetic-leather, gauntlet-style gloves, such as Foxgloves extraprotection gloves (foxglovesinc.com), which protect hands and forearms from harm yet are supple enough to allow you to work efficiently.

Lightly rake any debris off the lawn and add it to the compost pile. Check for damage and lightly tamp any disturbed areas back in place. Reseed bare spots so grass, not weeds, fills in these spots.

Brush leaves off the crowns of perennials but leave the rest in place for insects that spend winter or summer in the leaf litter. Plus, the leaves help preserve moisture, suppress weeds, and improve the soil as they break down.

Pull mulch away from tree trunks and shrub crowns that may have shifted over winter. Keeping mulch off the stems reduces the risk of future problems that can lead to decline and even death of the plants.

Convenient Print Edition Plus Extensive Let perennials and grasses stand as long as possible, since many are homes Online, Searchable Directory for beneficial insects. Bundle grasses for easy cutting and removal.

Discover support and services available to meet challenges you may encounter as a senior, Once cut, loosely stack or stand perennial stems and grasses at the edge as someone who is caring for an older loved one, or as a person with a disability. of the garden or natural spaces. This allows any insects still present to safely emerge when it’s time to move to their summer homes. Plus, birds will appreciate the easy access to nesting material.

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Workshop Planned for Public School Pre-Retirees The Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees (PASR) for Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Perry, and York County chapters will hold a free preretirement workshop 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 28, at Mechanicsburg Middle School.

The workshop, hosted by Cumberland County PASR, is for any public school employee considering retirement in one to four years.

It is open to teachers, librarians, counselors, nurses, maintenance, custodial, cafeteria, transportation, administration, paraprofessionals, and office staff in all seven counties.

Now that’s Cold You’re shut in due to the snow and cold weather, and your cousin in northern Florida calls to complain about the chilly 50-degree temps and having to wear a sweater.

Not to make light of their discomfort, but you might suggest they invest in fleece pajamas; then share this list of some of the coldest cities in the U.S.: Average number of days below freezing

Deadhorse, Alaska

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Temperatures are Falling — in Your Body Most people think the average body temperature for humans is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

However, as the HealthDay website points out, that’s not quite the case. In fact, it seems to be going down.

The 98.6 degrees standard was established in 1851. A recent study of 25,000 British citizens, though, marked the average as 97.9.

Another study of more than 677,000 temperature measurements recorded in the United States between 1862 and 2017 found that the average body temperature of men born since 2000 is 1.1 degree lower

than in men born in the early 19th century.

Similarly, body temperatures for women born in the 2000s were, on average, about 0.6 degrees below that of women born in the 1890s. That adds up to a decrease of 0.05 degrees every decade since the 1800s.

Scientists speculate that improved healthcare and hygiene over time may have produced a reduction in the average metabolic rate, leading to an overall decline in inflammation, which tends to increase one’s body temperature.

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The Way Back Randal Hill

Blending a classic sports story with a tale of midlife crisis, Warner Brothers’ The Way Back isn’t a predictable Disney-type sports drama or an updated Hoosiers but an unflinching study of life’s pitfalls that can bring down the best and brightest of us.

In high school, he had been a superstar.

Handsome, whip-smart, popular. And on the basketball court, nobody could match the jaw-dropping skills of Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck). By graduation, Jack had earned a full university scholarship and a potential ticket to a 24-karat dream life.

Then, suddenly, he walked away from his beloved sport and forfeited his future.

From an early age, Cunningham liked to drink. A lot. His imbibing morphed from adolescent Animal House-type partying to quiet, full-blown alcoholism.

As a result, he experienced a fall from grace that would devastate his marriage (which included a life-altering tragedy) and any hopes for a successful, or even satisfactory, life.

Since Jack’s glory days more than 20 years previously, the basketball team at his alma mater has fallen with a thud. Then a possible break materializes: The current coach has suffered a heart attack, and Jack — now a middle-aged, chain-smoking construction worker who has never left town — is offered a shot at redemption: coaching a motley team of troubled, undisciplined losers.

Cunningham reluctantly accepts the task, surprising everyone, including

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himself. As it turns out, he has just as much to learn as his players do, but, over time, the boys start to come together as a team and even begin to win some games.

Will his newfound success give Jack the ability to finally conquer the demons that have plagued him for much of his life? Will these high school victories be enough to heal the deep wounds in the former sports legend? Or is this merely a fleeting respite from his inexorable slide into oblivion?

Comedian Al Madrigal portrays Dan, the school’s assistant coach who believes in Cunningham and offers him unconditional support.

For Affleck, this movie must hit awfully close to home. The son of an alcoholic, he had become a problem drinker as an adolescent, enrolling for treatment for the first time at age 18. Over the years, Affleck has candidly discussed his addiction, which he struggles with to this day.

“So proud of this one and the incredible team behind it,” says Affleck, the holder of two Academy Awards and three Golden Globes.

The Way Back is directed by Gavin O’Connor, who last worked with Affleck on 2016’s The Accountant. The script is by Brad Ingelsby.

Randal C. Hill enjoys getting sneak peeks of forthcoming movies from his home on the Oregon coast. He can be reached at wryterhill@msn.com.

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Be mindful about your social media use so you can control it instead of letting it control you.

Prioritize your real-world relationships. Make a point of spending time with your family and friends in person, not just online. From time to time, go through your list of friends and contacts and eliminate those who are no longer relevant to your life.

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Homeland Hospice … A Toast to the 10th … An Encore for More!

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Please join us this spring as a sponsor or exhibitor for the seventh annual Dauphin County Women’s Expo.

Women of all ages have enjoyed these community events, finding helpful information for all the hats they wear in their everyday lives, including:

Health & Wellness • Finance • Home Technology • Beauty • Nutrition Spa Treatments

and more!

Face-to-face in a comfortable environment.

Sponsor an Exhibito d Reserva r tio Now Bei ns ng Accepte d

FREE advance guest registration online. ($5 at the door.)

Brought to you by:

Principal Sponsors:

Supporting Sponsor:

Media Sponsors:

Visitor Bag Sponsor:

(717) 770-0140 Seminar Sponsors: BeBalanced Thrivent Financial

UPMC Pinnacle

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Serving the mind, heart, and spirit of the 50plus community for 25 years.

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This is how we restore hope.

Developing new technologies to give premature babies the support they need to survive, and thrive. This is why we’re always researching, learning and innovating: to find solutions that help the people of our community and beyond.

Because this is the health we need to live the way we want.

This is Penn State Health. thisispennstatehealth.org/research

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