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 ...
Boxing veterans train younger generation
Some people might wonder why the lights on the second floor of the Butler Cubs Hall are on every weeknight until 9.
Through the w...
Children get involved as young as 4
Warning: Tennis may be addictive.
It's not a new addiction — the sport has roots in ancient Greece — but it is a significant one. Many...
Dad coaches champs' team
John Baranchak doesn't mind coaching his son Matt's youth baseball teams.
Unfortunately, that doesn't give him much time to volunteer to do the s...
