Reading aloud may help children control behavior
When you read aloud and play with your children, you are helping them control their behavior, a new study finds. The study, published in the journal…
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Bright tips for landscape lighting
If landscape lighting is on your summer to-do list, a quick trip to the local home store will leave you with lots of choices and maybe some confusion. To…
Put these in the home toolkit
To fix most simple home problems, build a tool kit with these items, according to Lowes. Screwdriver set or one screwdriver with interchangeable tips. Add…
Easy summer storm tip
For summer storms and winter snows, losing power means you might not have water. Keep five gallons of water in rotation throughout the year for drinking….
Barbara Bush Quotes
Whether you are talking about education, career or service, you are talking about life … and life really must have joy. It’s supposed to be fun!…
The news of the death of the tie is premature
In the movie Back to the Future, Marty McFly was famously depicted as his 2015 self wearing not one, but two ties. A bad prediction. But so was a 2008…
400th anniversary of the tie? Fathers Day still has room for the tie
From the moment humans wore clothing, there were neckties. But at the dawn of man, they probably held up shirts. Today the shirt holds the tie. This year…
New shingles vaccine offers reliable protection
HEALTH IN THE NEWS New shingles vaccine offers reliable protection Shingrix, a newly approved shingles vaccine, is recommended for all healthy adults age…
Flag Day June 14: The creator — and the improver — of the U.S. flag
Francis Hopkinson was a man of many talents: He ran a store, was accomplished on the harpsicord, wrote music, invented a musical instrument, and…
Appreciating the Dad you have; not the one in the news
Dad is a truck driver. He wants to come to your ball game, but he’s on the road, just doing what it takes to make the family work. Dad is an old-fashioned…