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Honoring Mother’s Day when mom has Alzheimer’s

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Celebrating Mother’s Day, like other holidays, can be bittersweet and challenging when mom is living with Alzheimer’s. Mother’s Day, however, can remain a meaningful and enjoyable occasion for families facing Alzheimer’s and other dementia. To help these families with Mother’s Day celebrations, the Alzheimer’s Association offers these tips: Take a person-centered approach. Focus on what is enjoyable for the person with Alzheimer’s, such as looking at family pictures or enjoying the person’s favorite food. If they get overwhelmed in large groups, a small quiet gathering may be preferable.

Police Blotter

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May 4, 2024 Suspicious Person/Vehicle - At 1:13 am, the reporting party requested an officer in reference to a subject that was walking in the 800 block of N. Oak prostituting and knocking on doors.
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Capitol Conversations

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As the end of this legislative session draws closer, my colleagues and I are laserfocused on finalizing a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The governor, Senate and House are all in agreement that we need to fasttrack relief funding for cities and towns hit hard by the recent tornadoes.

How Nikola Jokic’s four-year run stacks up against the NBA’s other three-time MVPs

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Nikola Jokic has been named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the third time in four years. He joins an exclusive club of players who won three or more MVPs that includes only eight others in NBA history. So just how well does the Joker’s four-year run stack up against the other greats’ best? Here’s a look: Bill Russell, Celtics Years: 1959-1963
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Five thoughts: Confident Mavericks control physical Game 2 to even series with Thunder

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Here are five thoughts from the Mavericks’ 119-110 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of the teams’ seven-game, second-round playoff series: Big Doncic bounce-back Luka Doncic entered Game 2 shooting just 17-of-75 (22.6%) from 3-point range in seven postseason games, including 1-for-8 in Game 1. Two big questions accompanied Doncic into Game 2.