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Published on April 6, 2025 - Page 23
You've just finished harvesting a bumper crop of corn in your garden and it's time to put the garden to bed for the season. You dig out the old roots...
Published on April 6, 2025 - Page 23
Master Gardeners can respond to your gardening questions by email or by telephone.
Submit your gardening questions to: ColumbiaMG@psu.edu at 570-316...
Published on April 6, 2025 - Page 28
NEW YORK (AP) -- Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has a book coming out in September her publisher bills as an invitation for "readers to see...
Published on April 5, 2025 - Page 6
When budgets are tight, it's hard to beat a small sedan for value. Better yet, the modern models in the class are stylish, roomy and technologically...
Published on April 5, 2025 - Page 16
You've heard of burner phones. What about burner email?
So much of the internet now requires you to hand over your email address before you're able...
Published on April 3, 2025 - Page 5
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one -- shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect...
Published on April 3, 2025 - Page 6
In the corners of social media dominated by wellness content, influencers recommend an assortment of treatments and products to support weight loss,...
Published on April 2, 2025 - Page 6
WISCONSIN (AP) -- Ophelia an escaped zoo otter is back home but Louie remains elusive.
The two North American river otters escaped two weeks ago from...
Published on April 2, 2025 - Page 6
More than a dozen years after higher-fat milk was stripped from school meals to slow obesity in American kids and boost their health, momentum is...
Published on April 2, 2025 - Page 20
Hannah Jones credits paid medical leave with helping her survive an aggressive form of breast cancer.
Her employer provided time off for chemotherapy...
Published on April 1, 2025 - Page 8
Most houseplants are tropical plants that require the warm, somewhat humid conditions of their natural habitat. In the home, many can become tired-...
Published on March 30, 2025 - Page 23
Exercising as you age is important. It's not only good for physical health to help prevent falls or enable you to do basic tasks -- exercise is also...
Published on March 30, 2025 - Page 23
Only one-third of men correctly estimated how long a 60-year-old man in the U.S. could expect to live, according to a TIAA Institute survey. Fewer...
Published on March 30, 2025 - Page 23
I enjoy growing vegetables. I appreciate all the varieties one can plant if one looks for different colors and shapes. One such group of plants is...
Published on March 30, 2025 - Page 23
Join John Patrick Colatch, Master Gardener, at Thomas Beaver Free Library, Danville, for a free presentation on Creating Year-round Wildlife Habitats...
Published on March 30, 2025 - Page 23
Look for the Penn State Master Gardeners at Ag Awareness Day, Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Industrial Arts Building of the...
Published on March 30, 2025 - Page 28
NEW YORK (AP) -- Paul McCartney's next book, coming out this fall, is a reminder that the Beatles were not his only band.
"Wings: The Story of a Band...
Published on March 28, 2025 - Page 5
The deadline to file your taxes is less than a month away, and if you're doing them for the first time, you might be feeling added pressure.
"It's an...
Published on March 27, 2025 - Page 18
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- For more than a decade, Adrian Budnick has taken adoption photos of the dogs at Nashville's county animal shelter, but it...
Published on March 25, 2025 - Page 7
OK, gardeners -- it's time to dig in! With the official start of spring, we've got work to do.
A checklist:
Soil
First, test your soil's pH level....
Published on March 23, 2025 - Page 6
It took five years for Crystal Burke to put a name to the symptoms that haunted her.
Heart palpitations. Insomnia so severe she slept only two to...
Published on March 23, 2025 - Page 6
By MELINA WALLING
Associated Press Writer
For cattle fattened in fields instead of feedlots, the grass may be greener, but the carbon emissions are...
Published on March 23, 2025 - Page 17
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Trump administration's recent changes to student loans are causing frustration and confusion for some borrowers.
In response to...
Published on March 23, 2025 - Page 23
For years, Ed Yaker, treasurer of a New York City co-op with nearly 1,500 units, and fellow board members have dealt with gas leaks. It can mean the...
Published on March 23, 2025 - Page 23
A pay raise is an opportunity to take charge of your financial priorities.
Whether you decide to pay off debt, pad your safety net, invest, give...
Published on March 23, 2025 - Page 23
Just because we don't live in a Mediterranean climate doesn't mean we can't enjoy growing the common fig tree (Ficus carica). I first became...
Published on March 23, 2025 - Page 23
Look for the Penn State Master Gardeners at Ag Awareness Day, Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Industrial Arts Building of the...
Published on March 23, 2025 - Page 28
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski's "Far From Home: An Alaskan Senator Faces the Extreme Climate of Washington, D.C." will be...
Published on March 21, 2025 - Page 16
NEW YORK -- The U.S. still has a major case of French bulldog fever, but a very different breed is staunchly chasing dog lovers' hearts, according to...
Published on March 16, 2025 - Page 23
A tube of lip balm may seem like the perfect antidote to dry, cracked lips.
But do these over-the-counter products soothe flaking or can they make it...