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Features

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Love after 50 still going strong

Love and romance are such ageless, timeless concepts that even some primitive cave drawings have been found depicting courtship and the connection of hearts. Here in the 21st century, those sentiments are as alive as ever and — surprisingly...

A life filled with shooting stars

Bill Kobrin spent several hours snapping pictures of Marilyn Monroe in her underwear one steamy summer night, but had no idea it was going to make him famous.

Fitness & Health

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Do any supplements really boost energy?

Do you feel tired or run-down? Do you lack the energy you used to have? If so, you’re part of a large group. Fatigue is one of the most common problems patients report to their doctors. As many as 14 percent of men and 20 percent of women say...

How you can save on healthcare abroad

Last year, more than a half-million U.S. residents got medical care abroad, according to Patients Beyond Borders, a consumer advisory service. That number is likely to grow at a 25 to 35 percent annual rate. Some procedures lend themselves to...

Law & Money

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Learn these rules to profit in the market

It’s no longer the stock market — it’s the stuck market. Or at least that’s what it seemed like for much of last summer and fall as the Dow Jones industrial average fluctuated between roughly 10,500 and 11,600. What’s...

It pays to pay attention to stock fund fees

Price-conscious or not, consumers invariably slip from time to time. What’s the big deal if you buy something you want for $1.50 at a convenience store rather than spend $1 at a discounter? It can seem that way with mutual fund expenses,...

Leisure & Travel

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Modernism Week defines Palm Springs

Seven years into the promotion of its mid-20th century style and culture, Palm Springs Modernism Week has officially put the city on the map as a mecca for fans of the clean, simple lines and elegant informality that denote the modernistic mode....

Taking a cruise with Hollywood legends

The tragic Jan. 13 capsizing of the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the Tuscan island of Giglio in Italy probably has some potential passengers thinking twice about embarking on a future cruise. But these floating luxury “hotels” make...

Arts & Style

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Shakespeare’s contemporary comedy

One of the problems with taking the work of William Shakespeare ever so seriously, even with his comedies, is that we can forget just how youthful some of his lovers actually are.

Jewish films address universal themes

The very human side of the propaganda-filled, seemingly intractable Arab-Israeli conflict is portrayed movingly in the Israeli film, For My Father, the first of four films in this year’s Jewish Film Series.

Careers & Volunteers

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Volunteers offer services to Alexandrians

Need help detangling Medicare’s bureaucracy? A volunteer with Senior Services of Alexandria’s resource center may be able to point you in the right direction. Want someone to come to your home for friendly conversation? A volunteer with...

Avoid pitfalls when starting a business

Many Americans dream of starting a small business. For some, it’s a way of doing something they love while being their own boss. For others, it’s an idea they turn to after losing a job or retiring. What every aspiring small business...

Housing Options

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What’s a ‘continuing care’ community?

It’s an intriguing but tricky sell: Leave your home and neighborhood while you’re still relatively healthy and move to a retirement community that offers a range of housing, country-club-style amenities and access to future care. To pay...

Cottages bring caregiving to the backyard

Virginia minister Ken Dupin heard the worries over and over again from parishioners. There were older church members wondering how they could remain independent when their daily living needs increased with age, and younger members concerned about...

Reader Submissions

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Rain

The heavy winter rain washes the street clean after the leaf-blowers have gone.   Still covered with oak, maple, and other desiccated leaves the short wintry grass takes on their fading browns and yellows.   I walk gingerly, knowing that...

Happily, A Student

Choose something to study And suddenly Everything changes.   The most complex task Does not look so forbidding.  Everything changes.   Choose something to study That has always beckoned and Everything changes.   Make a commitment...