July 2026 - America's 250th Birthday, News
Compiled by Michael Pazeian 
June 26, 2026
In the early 1770s, American colonists became convinced that the English Parliament intended to take away their freedoms. In fact, the Americans saw a pattern of increasing oppression and corruption all around the world. Indeed, the British were determined to bring their unruly American subjects to heel and b...
July 2026 - America's 250th Birthday, News
By Allan Katz 
June 26, 2026
I can still sing the battle songs of every branch of America’s armed forces. I am also usually the only person in our crowd who, when we gather around the Christmas tree, knows the words to the second verse of just about every Christmas carol. I went to public school, had no religious education, but I’m prett...
July 2026 - America's 250th Birthday, News
By Ted Pease 
June 26, 2026
I learned two surprising things in putting together this special July 4th issue of Senior News on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The first concerned Betsy Ross, who — as everybody knows — sewed the first American flag. Or did she?
July 2026 - America's 250th Birthday, News
By Nancy Lee 
June 26, 2026
My father was only high school-educated, but he was an ardent student of the history of our nation who felt privileged to live in an historic city, central to the forming of our country — Philadelphia. When I was a young girl, in the 1940s and early ’50s, Dad would take me on Sundays by bus (we never owned a ...
July 2026 - America's 250th Birthday, News
June 26, 2026
We asked Senior News readers and others for their quick thoughts on this 4th of July. Here are some of the responses.
HSRC News
June 26, 2026
Meals on Wheels Redwood Coast at Humboldt Senior Resource Center thanks Les Schwab Tire Center in Eureka for its recent tire donation through the Schwab Tires for Purpose program.
HSRC News
By René Arché 
June 26, 2026
For many older adults living in Humboldt County’s outlying communities, accessing nutritious meals and taking part in social opportunities can be challenging. Limited transportation options, long travel distances and a lack of nearby services can leave rural seniors at greater risk of food insecurity, social ...
HSRC News
By Ted Pease 
May 28, 2026
Speakers and audience alike were enthusiastic, engaged and — at the end of the day-long Supporting Healthy Aging Conference in Eureka in May — hopeful about prospects for growing older for themselves and others in Humboldt County. The annual conference, sponsored by the Humboldt Senior Resource Center (HSRC),...
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By Phyllis Coy 
January 1, 2026
To the Editor: My fresh start and life-changing event started on the morning of April 25, 2024, although I didn’t realize it at the time. I became the victim of a violent crime when I was shot (twice) in the driveway of my home by someone completely unknown to me. I know how lucky I am to still be alive.
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Ellen Duncan 
January 1, 2026
At the risk of causing a bit of depression I need to make a little confession Four days before I become six decades, I now will admit my memory fades, I’ve gained and lost a lot of my kin, I worry no one will call me cute again I am no longer considered a young girl, and my straight shiny hair is a dried up c...
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Annie Kassof 
January 1, 2026
To John Heckel: I wanted to let you know how incredibly touched I’ve been by your columns about your caregiving journey with your wife, Janet. I’m moved practically beyond words at the love and strength you both share, and your commitment.
Letters to the Editor, Opinion
By William Shreeve 
January 1, 2026
To the Editor: As this New Year dawns, so also dawns that annual mental activity known as Making New Year’s Resolutions. For a number of years growing up, I would resolve to not get poison oak. It usually worked. Please allow me now to suggest a New Year’s Resolution for you to ponder and consider. It is call...
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