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A publication of the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging
PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID OMAHA NE PERMIT NO. 389
Sept. 2021 Vol. 46 No.9
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Joe Jordan Joe Jordan is a news director/investigative and political reporter for News Channel Nebraska and Telemundo Nebraska. Born and raised in Chicago, Jordan spent 29 years at Omaha’s KMTV. During his 48 years in journalism, Joe has received the Walter Cronkite Award for Political Journalism on Television and Columbia University’s duPont Award for Investigative Reporting. Nick Schinker chronicles Joe’s life and career beginning on page 9. nba
Caregiver support Debbie Akyurek, a former music teacher and Omaha Symphony Orchestra cellist, gets help caring for her husband, Murat, from ENOA’s Caregiver Support Program. See page 8.
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Inside Find out how to benefit from VAS .............. 2 Embracing new transportation modes ....... 3 COVID’s role creating food problems ......... 3 Sleep disorders lead to health issues ........ 5 Heartbreak hits hardest in Nebraska. ......... 7 Social Security data available online .......... 7 Regenerating muscle tissue ..................... 10 Maximizing your home safety................... 11 Preparing a vegetable garden .................. 12 Hemesath’s ‘Conscious Aging’ ................ 12
