Power strip is basic for holiday lighting schemes
Experts on safety tell us not to overload circuits at Christmas time, but they don’t tell us how. The solution to overloading is the power strip. Born of…
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Have a safer Christmas this year
Emergency room doctors say they see more injuries during the Christmas and New Year holidays. The most likely reasons: * People are doing unusual things,…
MONEYWISE: Using a HELOC to age in place
As the population ages, more people face the uncertainty of whether they can stay in their homes. But an older demographic often has one very useful aid:…
That jingling you hear may not be bells. Could be what’s left in your pocket.
For those caught up in the buying frenzy of the holidays, Christmas Eve could find them with a handful of change in their pockets and little else. Of…
Little shoppers learn realities of money
Christmas shopping is here and your kids will want to be part of it. It’s a good time for a little value teaching. Help your child make out a list of of…
Book Review: “Dare to Lead”: True Leaders Share Themselves
In her book, “Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts,” best-selling author Brene Brown declares that leadership is not about the…
Want to untangle Christmas tree lights? Walk a reindeer?
During the Christmas season, supply and demand rules. At no other time of the year do so many part-time jobs pop up in so many variations. A tour of such…
Truck industry always needs drivers
Trucks transport about 70 percent of all of the freight in the U.S., a $670 billion business and there is plenty of room for help. Opportunities for…
Entrepreneur: From chili dog lunch to global military intelligence
Angie Lienert was 19 when she took the lunch break from her job at a gas station in Frankfort, Ky., to join some high school friends who were home from…