An Opportunity to Improve Health Nationwide

Walking into a grocery store can feel overwhelming – especially for those trying to buy healthier food. There are so many choices, eye-catching marketing and health claims, and confusing ingredients, making it hard to know what’s healthy and what isn’t.

Interesting Facts About America’s National Parks

America’s National Park Service is more than 100 years old. President Woodrow Wilson signed the act that created the NPS on August 25, 1916, and since then the parks have attracted a steady stream of nature lovers who want to take in all the beauty the parks have to offer.

Observe Save for Education Day With a 529 Plan

Whether your children are in grade school or high school, they’ll be leaving for college or trade school before you know it. With the cost of education rising, now is the time to prepare for that day. Starting to invest when your child is born is often a great way to build a strong financial future.

THIS WEEK IN THE OUDOORS

It’s been one of those weeks that I’ve stuck pretty close to home and caught up on some past due writing, mostly on an article I’m working on pertaining to predation by raccoons.

Reduce the Risk of Lost Pets

Pets bring a lot of joy to people’s lives. Is it any wonder that, as of 2024, 66 percent of households in the United States, or 86.9 million homes, owned a pet, according to the American Pet Products Association? In fact, 97 percent of pet owners consider their pets to be family members.

What Can We Learn From God Resting After He Created The World?

“We should learn from this not to holler about going to bed at night,” says Trevor, 6. It’s hard to rest when you’re hollering, isn’t it, Trevor? “God rested because he was finished. We can learn that we can get something finished in a week,” says Jesse Anne, 7.

Did You Know Ice Cream

Ice cream is a wildly popular dessert, with an estimated 15.4 billion liters of ice cream consumed each year around the world, according to the World Atlas. New Zealand consumes more ice cream than any other country, followed by the United States.

Only the Lonely

Since I still have the flu, here’s a blast from the 2009 past. Kathy Bates enters the room. She takes a seat in a lovely, impeccably upholstered chintz sofa, circa 1980-something. It's a beautiful sofa with American Beauty Red colored cabbage roses and shiny vines of asparagus green leaves.

Ask Aunt B

Dear I Like Green, Wanting to live more sustainably? That right there tells me you’re paying attention. And you know what? That’s the first and most important step, just caring.

Life is Messy

Life is what happens while you are making other plans. I have devoted a lot of space in this column to planning and goal setting. Reality offers an endless barrage of diversions, detours, challenges, and obstacles. This fact doesn’t negate the benefit of preparation.