MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The call came from one of the many people Wanda Howard Battle considers a family member, whether they’re related or not. They were asking her to do something different: Lead tours of one of the nation’s most historic places, Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church ...
LANSING — Each day in Fishtown, a small fishing district in Leland, Amanda Holmes, the executive director of the Fishtown Preservation Society, receives a visit from a local elderly man who grew up in the area and likes to check preservation efforts. “He said to me, ‘It’s so easy for ...
DETROIT — Bob Lanier, the left-handed big man who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA’s top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday. He was 73. The NBA said Lanier died after a short illness. The Hall of Famer had worked for the league as a global ambassador. The Athletic reported in 2019 that Lanier was being treated for bladder cancer. Lanier played 14 seasons with the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks and averaged 20.1 points and 10.1 rebounds for his career. He is third on the Pistons’ career list in both points and rebounds. Detroit drafted ...
MARQUETTE — A survey by Oxford University found that 81% of U.S. respondents want their heirs to inherit their personal values. How do your heirs know what your personal values are? That’s where a legacy letter comes in. “I truly believe that it (legacy letter) provides an ...
MARQUETTE — Migraines and concussions are painful experiences. If you’ve had either of them, you know how terrible they can be. Both were topics of discussion during a presentation held on April 20 at Northern Michigan University. The presentation, hosted by the Northern Center for ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The older you are, the less you fret about aging in place. That’s a key insight from a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, which found that U.S. adults ages 65 or older feel much better prepared to age in their own homes than those 50-64, who are mostly still in the final stretches of their working years. The poll also documented greater insecurity around aging in place for older Black and Latino Americans, the likely result of a deep-rooted wealth gap that markedly favors white people. Aging in one’s own home, or with family ...
