Articles from the June 1, 2018 edition


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  • With estate planning, you gotta know the territory

    Kenneth Kirk, For Senior Voice|Jun 1, 2018

    You can bicker, bicker, bicker You can talk, you can talk You can talk all you wanna But it’s different than it was. I love a good musical, and one of my favorites is The Music Man. And the beginning always makes me think of estate planning. Bear with me. The first number in the show, which is actually named “Rock Island,” after a famous train line, features a bunch of traveling salesmen heading to their next destination. As the train itself beats out the time, they argue about the diffi...

  • Playing around online and Apple AirPods

    Bob DeLaurentis, Senior Wire|Jun 1, 2018

    Q. I just bought my first smartphone and I want to play some games. What advice can you share to help first-time phone gamers? A. Many phone and tablet games are labeled “Free” or “Free-to-Play.” “Free” is a loaded phrase in the gaming world. Although the initial purchase price is zero, so-called free games can become very expensive, likely more expensive than games sold for a fixed price. The definition of what makes a game free-to-play is flexible, but typically it means the game is free to download and play, but play is interrupted...

  • Lovers of lighthouses, light up

    Dimitra Lavrakas, Senior Voice Travel Correspondent|Jun 1, 2018

    If you watch public television's Rick Steve and his travel show, he always points out how travel helps him to understand people all over the world and that it broadens his mind. Good thoughts for sure, but I like to think of travel as I age as an adventure challenging me to actually get up and go somewhere else before I just fall apart or lose my reasoning. Oh, and to activate new brain cells, too. We've chosen to a trip that is more engaging than sitting in the car for hours like we did on the...

  • Tours offer glimpse into Alaska's role in Cold War

    Erin Kirkland, For Senior Voice|Jun 1, 2018

    Between 1946 and 1989, the United States and Russia were locked in a confrontation of ideology. Posturing took the form of an unprecedented nuclear arms race during which then-Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev declared, "We will bury you!" Military planners in the U.S. worried that Soviet bombers would strategically position themselves over Alaska in an attempt to attack the rest of the country, and thus, defense from the Last Frontier became a critical element. Three sites were constructed...