Today is Current Events Thursday, when we normally discuss a news story of interest to those of us providing senior home care for aging parents as well as grandparents. I’m going to do something a little different this week. As I was scanning and reading different news stories, I noticed how many great news websites are available. I also noticed how many URLs led to sites that were, shall we say, less than newsworthy. I realized a list of great sites would be an excellent resource for all of us. Of course, it would be impossible to list everything, and we’d never have time to use them all. But a few good ones in each category would be quite useful and would save us all some time. For all of us Sandwich Generation caregivers, ways to save time are just as much a blessing as ways to save money! Without further adieu, I present to you:
Newspaper Sites – Great for doing research or contacting newspapers where your aging parents live, to set up newspaper subscriptions:
- DMOZ – United States Newspapers
- DMOZ – World Newspapers
- NewsLink – Major US Metro Newspapers
- OnlineNewspapers – Worldwide Newspapers
Radio News Sites:
- Foreign Internet Radio and Online News Radio – This site encourages you to listen to foreign language programs to help you learn a new language. A great way for us and our aging parents to help stave off Alzheimer’s Disease.
- RadioTower – Radio stations of all varieties, from music, to talk, to news. This page is the All Categories page. For news specifically, scroll down to both News and News Talk.
- Salem Radio Stations – Conservative, Christian
TV News Sites:
- BroadcastLive – Live TV news from around the world
- DMOZ – English Speaking TV sites
Combination Sites:
- NewsLink – World mix of news, magazines, radio and TV sites
- SeekGod.Org – Mix of newspapers, radio, TV, and other sources, both secular and Christian
- TownHall – Conservative mix of news headlines, radio podcasts, TV news, and more
- Voice of America – Eclectic mix of world news, podcasts, and more
Hurricane News:
For those of you who, like me, are in an area where you like to keep a close eye on hurricanes, or are helping with senior home care from a distance and your loved one lives in a hurricane area, here’s a couple of great sites:
- Weather.com – Always the first place I like to look –
- National Hurricane Center
- Weather Matrix – They cover more than hurricanes, and have 10,000 volunteers keeping their weather eyes open!
This should do a good job to keep us all up to speed on all the latest happenings. Then we’ll be better prepared to help our families – our grandkids, our aging parents, our adult kids, and other special people in our lives. Not only that, next time your grandkids need help with school homework or the research projects required by their homeschooling programs, you’ll be all ready with great resources at your fingertips! If you have more great sites, do let us know in the comments.
For more interesting current events news, be sure to check out The Surrendered Scribe. Today she discusses the importance of prayer for everyone in our lives, including celebrities along with their family and friends. These past two weeks, we have seen several pass away, many of whom were a part of our lives as we grew up. This is especially true for those of us in the Baby Boomer Generation. Even though I didn’t know any of them personally, I knew of most of them and have spent much time over the last couple of weeks, praying for them and their family and friends. Losing someone is difficult no matter who you are. With all the publicity surrounding these families, I know it adds to the grief. I join with Julie in praying for them and encouraging y’all to pray for them as well.
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Great resources! I didn’t even think about the weather related ones, what an excellent topic to get out there.
I’m so glad you have this blog and inform us the way you do.
Hi Julie, Thanks for the visit and the comments.
I appreciate you and your site as well! Great article about all the celebrity deaths this week.
Speaking of weather news, y’all will be interested to know that Tropical Storm Carlos is strengthening on the Pacific Coast while the Atlantic Coast is staying nice and calm.