Gayle Kvenvold, Patti Cullen: Minnesota at forefront in care for the elderly

Providers are doing their best to cut the incidents of nursing home falls.

Barb Rode: 'Please, let me do it my way'

My mother didn't want to be limited -- and the inevitable happened.

Philadelphia Inquirer: Space: Do we still have the right stuff?

Having had his mind on his whirlwind trip to Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing and Seoul, Obama probably hasn't had time to appreciate the recent news that the presence of water on the moon has been confirmed. NASA purposely crashed two spacecraft into a crater at the moon's south pole and kicked up debris that included ice and water vapor.

Photo right: In search of ice.

Los Angeles Times: D.C. council must take stand against Catholic Church

The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is warning the District of Columbia Council that the church will stop contracting to provide social services if the city approves same-sex marriage as planned. To which the only valid response is, "OK."

Kansas City Star: It’s time to move Treasury’s share of private business into a trust

Historically, government has a lousy record of running businesses. The interests of politicians don't usually coincide with those of stockholders.

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