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Improvements that may not pay off when selling a home

Before you make a renovation fantasy a reality, consider whether the project will pay off when you're ready to sell.

You spent the holidays binging on HGTV, and now visions of shiplap accent walls and freestanding soaking tubs are dancing through your head.

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Oral history of Bond films is book for fans’ eyes only

This book cover image released by Forge Books shows

“Nobody Does it Better: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of James Bond,” Forge Books, by Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross

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'Black in Space' looks at final frontier of civil rights

Retrospective film to air

The crew for the Space Shuttle Challenger flight 51-L leaves for the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in January 1986. Mission Spl. Ronald McNair, center, was only the second African American chosen to go to space. He died in the Challenger launch with six other crew members. The documentary “Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier” is scheduled to air on the Smithsonian Channel on Monday, and examines the race to get black astronauts into space.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In 1959, Ronald Erwin McNair walked into a South Carolina library.

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Apps help volunteers get excess food to the hungry

Pittsburgh group created 'Hero'

Melinda Angeles and Eli Thomas transport a donation of bagels across the 9th Street bridge to a North Side senior center in Pittsburgh. While millions of people struggle with food insecurity and hunger nationwide, the USDA estimates that more than 30 percent of the food in America is wasted each year. Volunteers, with apps to help, are trying to help connect excess food with those who need it.

Food waste and hunger are two enormous problems that some non-profit groups say can be addressed together by getting the extra food to the people who need it.

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Don’t forget about dog’s dental health, hygiene

February is National Pet Dental Health Month, designated as such to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining your pet’s dental hygiene.

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Butler woman, group visit sites in Bible

Butler woman, group visit sites in Bible

A Butler woman fulfilled a longtime goal earlier this year when she and a group of family and friends took a two-week trip to Egypt, Jordan and Israel.

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Today's Verse

Be not afraid, O land; be glad and rejoice. Surely the LORD has done great things.

Chuckle of the Day

Modern technology has advanced us from “the dog ate my homework” to “the internet went down.”

Polly Burkhard, Master Gardener

Time to plan for vegetables, annuals

:During these cold winter months, it's time to start thinking about what's new for our summer gardens. There are hundreds of newly introduced annuals and vegetables that will complement our garden favorites.

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When one partner has a collection to display and the other partner prefers an uncluttered space, it's important to take an organized approach, as seen in this home office space created by interior designer Michelle Gerson, where custom shelving was designed to prominently but neatly display a collection of music memorabilia.

'TIL DECOR DO US PART?

How couples can decorate together

Sharing a home with someone you love can be wonderful. But decorating together isn't always easy, especially when your tastes aren't the same.

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Ethan Depew

MILITARY NEWS

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — U.S. Air Force Airman Ethan Depew recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Depew graduated with honors and also attained Warhawk designation.

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PRESIDENT’S LIST

The following students were named to the president’s list at their respective colleges and universities:

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GRADUATES

The following students received degrees at the commencement exercises at their respective colleges and universities:

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