Have your fireplace ready for heating season
It’s time to give your fireplace a checkup. Getting it ready for cold weather is important for safety and for personal comfort. All home heating systems…
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Must-have toys for this holiday season
The holiday season is upon us, and the race is on to grab the most popular toys for the special kid in your life. Here are some of this year’s hottest…
Clean your outside windows without a ladder
When was the last time you cleaned your outside windows? Last year? Five years ago? Never? It might sound like a deeply unpleasant or unworkable chore,…
Here we go again: Fall back Nov. 2
And we are back to Standard time on Nov. 2 as millions in the U.S. and billions globally go from clock to clock turning the hour back from Daylight Saving…
Veterans Day: A time for appreciation
We all recognize the solemn moment of “the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.” We bow our heads in recognition of the end of World Wars I and…
The lady who created Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving has had many proponents in many times that include thankful pilgrims, sailors and discoverers. But the holiday we celebrate today on the last…
Here is how to cope with porch pirates
Millions of packages are stolen every year in the U.S., so many that sources differ as to how many with estimates ranging from 58 million to 120 million….
World Pneumonia Day, November 12: ‘Winter Fever’ still claims lives worldwide
Once called “Winter Fever,” the symptoms of pneumonia have been known since the time of Greek physician Hippocrates, who commented on it around 460 BC. It…
Pneumonia by the numbers
* In 2023, pneumonia accounted for 14 percent of all deaths among children under age 5 worldwide. An estimated 700,000 children under 5 die from pneumonia…
November is American Diabetes Month: Here’s what causes diabetes and how you can avoid getting it, 3
We’ve all heard about diabetes mellitus (or simply diabetes), usually in reference to how the disease is becoming so prevalent. More than 25 million…