Recommended vaccines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends: * Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough): One dose Tdap for those who have never…
Month: August 2017
Exercise helps lower back pain, experts say
Most people suffer from lower back pain at one point or another, but treating it remains hit and miss. Research reported by Reuters says that 80 percent…
See bell pepper photographs page 26 Miscellaneous
Low-carb stuffed peppers spice up the season Bell peppers have it all: They’re nutritious, fun to grow, pest resistant and beautiful. Unlike most, bell…
Pool owners: Attend to electrical safety
Everyone knows water and electricity don’t mix but pool owners have a particular reason to be concerned. In North Carolina, a 17-year-old lifeguard…
Beware dangers of lawn mower fires
The hum of lawn mowers ring through the country in summertime. Homeowners rarely consider this task dangerous, but the fact is mowers can and do cause…
Clients who don’t listen to their financial planners
According to USA Today, there is a startling phenomenon among the financial planning community: their clients simply don’t heed the advice they are paying…
Moneywise: New cars are not an investment
New cars are not an investment Many Americans might consider buying a new car as an investment. After all, it is an expensive piece of machinery that they…
Students spend loan money on everything but not much on school
Student loans are often a hot topic in finance as loan balances have soared, leaving students saddled with extra debt once they enter the job market….
Everyday investors make index funds cheaper
The ordinary investor doesn’t consider fees when weighing mutual and index funds. This is a problem because as NerdWallet explains, these charges can dig…
Sales talk: Looking for the ‘hockey stick’ on your growth chart
Entrepreneurs and investors talk about hoping to see a hockey stick (period of great growth) on a sales chart. The big uptick is hard to get, but these…