Experience helpful for aid agency
WASHINGTON — Thirty years after they volunteered for the Peace Corps, Vermont residents Kenneth and June Nicholson signed up again in 20...
QUESTION: My 84-year-old great aunt has no income except her monthly Social Security check, but she has what she calls "a rainy day" savings account in case she gets...
• AFSCME Retired Public Employees of Pennsylvania Subchapter 8407
Address: 441 Great Belt Road, Butler, PA 16002
Contact: Max Pakorski
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Butler County Chap...
Tensions ease over language
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Native Korean and English speakers at an Olympia retirement community used to have a difficult time communicating, a problem ...
QUESTION: What's the best way to vacuum a carpet? How often should you vacuum and can you do it too much?
ANSWER: The more foot traffic you have, the more often you ...
Add plants, coat of paint
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Your front entrance is a great place to say "goodbye" to winter and "hello" to spring.
So sweep away the remnants of snow-rem...
QUESTION: When the red flowering center part of a bromeliad dies out and the rest of the plant is still healthy, can you get a new bloom to come out? Or is it a one-...
Bare branches help make the job easier
To avoid sacrificing this spring's flower buds, wait to prune early bloomers like lilac and forsythia until after they flower.
Othe...
Caring for horses teaches responsibility
While there are many ways to demonstrate your equine athlete's prowess in the show ring, parents of young horse owners agree on o...
Officiating an addiction
Chris Slovick doesn't believe in doing one thing at a time.
The more plates he has spinning, the better.
He had four majors at two colleges, and ...
