They say there’s no place like home for the holidays. So for many this year, that means having to fly to get there. If that’s you this holiday Read More
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Food
Foraging for Edibles in the Fall and Winter
Foraging, aka harvesting food in the wild, was once a part of normal life; a means for survival. People once knew which plants were poisonous and which were edible, Read More
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Over-Prescribing of Antibiotics Isn’t Just Unnecessary… It Can Be Deadly
You’ve received a prescription for antibiotics from your doctor. But how confident are you that it will work? In the past, most of us felt pretty good about Read More
Newsletter
Is Yellowstone’s Supervolcano About to Erupt? Or Is This a ‘Blatantly False Rumor?’
Some news sources say the “supervolcano” underneath Yellowstone National Park is due to erupt anytime. And that it could destroy humanity. Other sources say this volcano will erupt Read More
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Paradise Lost… Entire California Town Burns in Wildfire That’s Claimed 85 Lives So Far
There was a top-40 single in 1972 by Albert Hammond that included this lyric: “It never rains in California.” Maybe some of you folks remember it like I Read More
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Another Lead Contamination Crisis… When Can We Trust Our Water Systems Again?
Why did the water contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan take so long to come to light? Very simple. Local government officials used more time denying the problem existed Read More
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How Can I Participate in Military Family Month?
If you had to describe the backbone of the U.S. military, how would you do that? Many might say the military backbone is the families of those who Read More
Power
Winter Arrives Early as Deadly Storm Avery Cuts Power to More Than 400,000
According to the calendar, winter starts on Friday, December 21. But just try telling that to people in the eastern half of the country who were hit with Read More
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A Superhero Who Created Superheroes… Stan Lee, Gone at Age 95
When we were kids, many of us wanted to be superheroes. There were not nearly as many superheroes back then as there are today, especially in theaters. But Read More
safety
Will you know when it’s time to turn over the car keys?
At some point in your life – and maybe it’s already happened – you will probably have to make a decision about driving. Specifically, when to stop driving. Read More
