The top toys for Christmas, according to retailers
The hottest toy in 2016 is coming your way again. A new Hatchimal, the toy egg that hatches a magical creature, is expected to be on the top of shoppers’…
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Who does the cleaning, again?
Merry Maids regularly does surveys of families on the topic of cleaning, but there seems to be a dispute between moms and dads as to who actually does the…
Veterans Day and Memorial Day should not be confused
Veterans Day, celebrated on the 11th day of the 11th month, honors all military veterans. It’s a day to thank the soldiers, sailors and Marines in your…
General Mattis urges young veterans to fight cynicism
Tough talk. Tough soldiering. These are the qualities for which Retired Marine General, and current Secretary of Defense, James Mattis is known. But his…
Thanksgiving by the numbers
– Total number of turkeys that are consumed on Thanksgiving Day, 51,650,000. – Total U.S. spending on Thanksgiving dinner food, $2,983,000,000. – Average…
Thanksgiving Sleepy: It’s about the gobbler, but not the one you might think
It has become a truism: You get sleepy at Thanksgiving because of all that tryptophan in turkey. But is it true? Yes and no, but mostly no. It is true…
Recognizing the Plymouth Thanksgiving How the Pilgrims became America’s forefathers
In American lore, Plymouth, Massachusetts, holds a singular place. It’s known as the site of the colony founded in 1620 by the Pilgrims, passengers on the…
Exercising safely during pregnancy
Expectant mothers shouldn’t try to go for new exercise records, but maintaining fitness in pregnancy is important. According to the Mayo Clinic, exercise…
The link between sitting and poor health
We drive to work, sit at a desk, drive home and watch television — that’s all sitting time and it’s bad for health. According to the American Heart…
Nothing wrong with most fat, experts say
It is just possible that the fat-free movement made us fat. And unhealthy. Recent research shows that not all fat is bad and the movement to go fat-free…