A month-ahead question you can ask your readers
Admit it: What holiday food do you like least? Thanksgiving Day is this month, which brings thoughts of family gatherings and great food. But there’s that…
Category: Seasonal
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Is it time to get your annual breast exam? Breast cancer remains a major health concern for women, ranking as the second leading cause of cancer death in…
Nothing has stopped this iconic holiday. Yet.
Over the centuries, governments, invading armies, churches, reformers and iconoclasts have tried to stop it. The Puritans of early America banned it. But…
Trick-or-treaters still roam, but not widely
Halloween night and the hopeful children of the 1960s and 1970s put out jack-o’-lanterns and turn on the porchlights, a bowl full of treats on the table….
Celebrating Columbus Day, day of discovery, Oct. 12
It was 528 years ago, in 1492, that Christopher Columbus discovered the new world. But Columbus remains a mysterious and controversial figure who has been…
Ready for an earthquake?
You might live in an area where earthquakes are rare, but chances are never 100 percent that one won’t occur where you live. In the Midwest, seismologists…
Here’s what you’re missing from fair food
Here’s what you are missing from fair food this year With many state fairs closed for 2020, fair food aficionados are missing their funnel cakes and…
Golfers need two-eye vision to putt
To putt well, your eyes need to be properly aligned and working together, according to Pacific University College of Optometry in Oregon. Golfers who have…
The day when Sept. 2 was followed by Sept. 14
The day when September 2 was followed by Sept. 14 In 18th century Britain, there was a problem with the calendar. Britain and its possessions, including…
Fall foliage trips
Now is the time to plan your driving tour of colorful fall foliage. It’s a getaway that should be a great family excursion, even with covid restrictions…