Did You Know? – Lifetime National Park Passes for Senior Citizens
To celebrate the transition from working life into retirement, many groups and businesses offer discounts and special programs to the nation’s senior…
Category: General Interest
Touch-Typing: An Overlooked Job Skill
In today’s modern economy it might sound a little old fashioned to think of typing speed as an in-demand skill for job applicants. Although technology has…
Overwatch players could go pro
College students around the world that play Overwatch competitively might one day be able to quit school to go pro just like their peers on the football…
Are you allergic? Ragweed brings cold-like symptoms
As many as 20 percent of North Americans are allergic to ragweed pollen, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. The pollen…
Buy happiness: New experiences count
You won’t find happiness at the mall in the form of a huge new TV or in the department store in the form of new clothes or a fancy coffee pot. They will…
The Perseid shower: See the lights in the sky
Not many of us will be privileged to travel into space, but we can enjoy the phenomenon of a meteor shower as it crosses the nighttime sky. Meteoroids are…
A ghost town with style
From East to West, July is the month for festivals, including these unique and lesser known celebrations. In the West, the Bannack, Montana, ghost town is…
Stunning Dutch stone houses
More than 275 years ago, the Dutch were constructing homes of stone of such enduring quality that the homes are still part of Main Street Hurley,…
What happens to your Facebook profile when you die?
You’ve written your life large on Facebook: Your politics, religion, family, likes, dislikes, some of your best moments, and, one hopes, only a few of…
The Rise of drones: Here to stay
During the past several years, mainstream drones have gone from a somewhat geeky niche hobby to a full-on pop culture phenomenon. A recent report by FAA…