Be careful out there this summer
Beautiful grass and long stretches of park land offer an open invitation for summer activity. But it can be an invitation for aches and pains if your body…
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For your 4th of July feast: A blueberry trifle
It’s that time of year when berries explode with color. The reds, the blues, and the blacks attract us, but there’s far more to berries than meets the…
Stepping up to ladder safety
In construction settings and at home, using ladders safely can help save lives. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 150 fatalities and…
Outdoor tactics to limit bug bites
You are less likely to be attacked by stinging or biting insects if you avoid their habitats, like tall grass, flower gardens, and stagnant water. Barring…
Help keep sanitation workers safe
The public can take some simple steps to help keep sanitation workers safe amid the coronavirus crisis. According to the Solid Waste Association of North…
CDC: DEET repellents safe, effective
The one chemical that is the most effective at repelling mosquitos is DEET, according to the CDC. The chemical, N-diethyl-meta-toluamide, is used as the…
Now the rent is due: What happens?
A federal moratorium on evictions ends this month for rental properties with federally backed mortgages. In May a host of states returned to pre-Covid…
Some made more on unemployment than their jobs paid
Enhanced unemployment benefits were expected to expire this month, a program that was a boon to more than 50 percent of workers affected by the…
401(k) loans common during crisis
In March through June, many workers found some help from virus job losses and layoffs in a combination of savings, unemployment, and credit. As July comes…
Summer jobs for teens could be scarce
One fallout from the virus crisis is probably going to be summer teen jobs. Teens typically flock to retail and restaurant jobs during the summer, but…