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103 Years Young: Crescent Senior Living Celebrates Sandy's Oldest Resident Florence "Floss" Turnbow, Maker of More Than 6,000 Quilts, Marks a Milestone Birthday
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (233+ words) Florence "Floss" Turnbow, 103, is honored by Sandy Mayor Monica Zoltanski. Florence "Floss" Turnbow celebrated her 103rd birthday on Saturday, Aug. 29, surrounded by family, friends and neighbors at Crescent Senior Living, the Sandy assisted living and memory care community she now calls…...
Naming Things Without Pain: A Practical Guide
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (493+ words) When you name something, you're writing a tiny piece of documentation. The reader is usually your future self, six months from now, or a teammate who's never seen this code. Ask: "If I read this name in a vacuum, would…...
Pagodas in Japan's Shikoku preserve memories of Burma front veterans
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (363+ words) September 5, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) MATSUYAMA -- Mount Bizan in the western Japan city of Tokushima, which appears in the ancient poetry anthology "Manyoshu," rises about 290 meters above sea level. After taking the ropeway from the foot of the mountain and heading toward…...
Forged in the Arctic, Built for the Fight: 11th Airborne Division Trains Across Pacific
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Blount Island Command marks 40 years, renames road for founding commander Len Loving
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Lost in 1941, WWII Soldier Will Be Laid to Rest at Omaha National Cemetery
8+ hour, 16+ min ago (73+ words) The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Robert C. Pierce, 28, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, will be interred Sept. 8 at Omaha national Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska. Services and interment are being coordinated…...
Lost in 1945, WWII Flyer Will Be Laid to Rest in Maryland
8+ hour, 44+ min ago (71+ words) The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Walter R. Bateman, who was listed as missing in action during World War II, will be interred Sept. 6 at Union Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Joppatowne, Maryland. Services and interment are being coordinated…...
Lost in 1950, Korean War Soldier Returns to Rest in Illinois
9+ hour, 6+ min ago (63+ words) FORT KNOX, Ky. – The remains of U.S. Army Pfc. Andrew E. Hathaway, 18, killed during the Korean War, will be interred Sept. 5 at New Milford Cemetery in Rockford, Illinois. Service and interment are being coordinated by Honquest Family Funeral Home. Lost…...
Lost in 1942, WWII Soldier Will Be Laid to Rest in California
9+ hour, 23+ min ago (70+ words) The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. Lowell C. Akers, 21, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, will be interred Sept. 4 in Nevada City, California. Services and internment are being coordinated by Hooper and…...
German AfD’s love for Simson mopeds dismays Jewish family behind brand
16+ hour, 59+ min ago (712+ words) German AfD's love for Simson mopeds dismays Jewish family behind brand German far-right AfD politicians like to ride vintage Simson scooters that are icons of the former communist East Germany -- much to the dismay of the Jewish family whose name…...