Celebrate Arbor Day by planting the right tree in your yard
A tree can add beauty to your landscape and value to your home, but choosing its location can be tricky. Consider both the type of tree you want and its…
Category: General Interest
Retirees should prepare for healthcare sticker shock
Retirees now live longer and often enjoy a higher quality of life than in decades past. However, longer lifespans make financial security, especially in…
Meet the guy paid to watch paint dry
For paint R&D technician Matthew Risbridger, no day is ever quite the same. After clocking in at the laboratory, he’ll look at requests from clients,…
The well-traveled ketchup
That divine sauce required for french fries and barbecues has a long and exotic history that doesn’t involve tomatoes. The first documented ketchup recipe…
Barkitecture is the new big thing for pets
Pets have pawsitively taken over the hearts of Americans, with more people owning pets and making special accommodations for them. Since 2017, cat…
Everything is coming up (magenta) roses for 2023
By now you might have noticed that products seems to be pretty — well, rosy this year. Or downright pink. There’s a name for that: Viva Magenta! Viva…
Outlook good: The unlikely story of the Magic 8 Ball
It is decidedly so. Reply hazy, try again. Outlook not so good. Signs point to yes. Chances are high that you know exactly where these phrases come from….
Tech layoffs explained: Is a once-hot sector on thin ice?
After expanding staff sizes for years, many tech companies have announced dramatic layoffs in recent months. What’s driving the downsizing? Certainly the…
New year, new world: Flying cars offer new social challenges
Meet George Jetson! He’s not just a cartoon character — he might be real, now that flying cars are closer to becoming reality. It’s a tempting prospect…
Find your flight — in a parallel reality
A busy Midwestern airport has a new feature that’s straight out of Star Trek. Instead of losing precious minutes scanning a long list of hundreds of…