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Lillie M. Thomas

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  • Study: Americans Desire a Long Life, But Many Don’t Want to Work for It

    Study: Americans Desire a Long Life, But Many Don’t Want to Work for It0

    In a literal “eat your cake and have it, too” situation, Americans want to live a long time, but are not doing the legwork to make that happen. The Stanford Center for Longevity and Time conducted a survey of 2,330 American adults and found that 77% wanted to live to be 100. Another third of

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  • Libraries: Not Just For Reading Anymore

    Libraries: Not Just For Reading Anymore0

    • February 11, 2016

    The days of the library being only for bookworms are long gone. Libraries are branching out (pun intended). And, according to a new piece for The Atlantic, their efforts are making them into community hubs: “There are three areas where libraries function as vibrant centers of America’s towns: technology, education, and community.” The Center for

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  • Marcel Marceau Was A Holocaust Hero

    Marcel Marceau Was A Holocaust Hero0

    Marcel Marceau was best known as a master of the art of pantomime. He created the beloved silent character Bip and is said to have inspired Michael Jackson’s famous “moonwalk.” But what you might not know was that before he was famous, Marcel Marceau used his many talents to fight against the Nazis during World

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  • Preschool Isn’t Giving Kids Enough Time to PLAY

    Preschool Isn’t Giving Kids Enough Time to PLAY0

    Our kids are failing at preschool and preschool is failing our kids. At least, that’s the sense one gets from Yale educator Dr. Erika Christakis. In a recent interview with NPR, Christiakis explained that today’s preschools are seeing a lot of problems: “[M]any young children are doing poorly in our early education settings. We’ve got

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