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When strung together in a sequence, the moves of Tai Ji Quan resemble slow-motion mime or underwater ballet ' and they can be a life changer for people who struggle with Parkinson's disease, and for seniors who have fallen, as well as those who are afraid they might.

More than 50 percent of New Hampshire seniors over 80 fall each year, according to the New Hampshire Falls Risk Reduction Task Force. Falls are the leading cause of death in seniors 65 and older in New Hampshire and across the country ' and the number one cause of senior injuries.

Robert Azzi, who has spoken throughout New Hampshire and beyond to promote civility and public awareness about Muslims and America, is the 2018 Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications' First Amendment Award recipient.

In a race that was as wild as advertised in the closing laps, Ryan Blaney sped past crashing Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr. in the final corner to win Sunday's inaugural Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.

After conflicts with school unions earlier this year, the superintendent says he will not be waiving any snow days at the end of the new school year.

This year, New England College joined the ranks of just 13 other colleges and universities throughout the country that have made it mandatory for that all incoming students be vaccinated for meningitis B.

The Nanny State busybodies in Keene are once again trying to save us from ourselves.

The partisan rancor over the Supreme Court overshadowed some bipartisan agreement on Capitol Hill last week. Republicans and Democrats agreed to keep spending your money.

To the Editor: It is understandable that people are asking questions about the safety of natural gas systems after the tragic events in Massachusetts' Merrimack Valley, and specifically about how they relate to other systems and proposed projects such as Granite Bridge.

Manchester-based nonprofit The CareGivers, Inc., will restructure effective Jan. 1, 2019, with Catholic Charities New Hampshire overseeing its operations and mission moving forward.

KARL MARX, commenting on the ascension of Louis Napoleon, wrote, 'History repeats itself: The first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.' The drama over Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation has reversed the order. It began as farce.

LET THE RECORD show that I am much younger than the New Hampshire Sunday News, which was founded by my father, B.J. McQuaid, and Blair Clark. OK, not that much younger.

To the Editor: Something seems wrong when a VA rated 100 percent disabled veteran cannot get the level of medical care Congress voted for themselves or even the choices their dependents have under ChampVA. Instead disabled veterans get if approved space-available treatment outside the VA system and time-available inside it.

In the late hours of a Sunday a year ago, the unconceivable again became thinkable. This time it was during the concluding performance of a three-day country music festival at the south end of Las Vegas Boulevard.

Cathy Merrill, a school bus driver, is currently a reigning world champion arm wrestler, having brought back two gold medals from last year's contest held in Hungary.

The FBI investigation meant to defuse the explosive conflict over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sparked a new round of partisan combat Sunday, as the White House appeared to retain sharp limits on the probe even as President Donald Trump and Republican officials publicly suggested otherwise.

The death toll from twin disasters on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, a major earthquake and the tsunami that followed, jumped to more than 800 on Sunday as rescue workers began to take stock of the wreckage ' pulling out survivors buried under the rubble from a collapsed hotel, treating patients in tents, and racing to get food and water...

The William B. Cashin Senior Activity Center, 151 Douglas St., is hosting free workshops on end-of-life planning and elder law.

J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning and the Boston Red Sox concluded the best regular season in team history with a 10-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park.

Patriots fans can come in off ledges around New England. The local bridges no longer have to be watched. Sharp knives can again be used without danger. Prescriptions can again be filled without worry. The local football team is back.