Lifestyle Stories from September 2, 2023 (Change date)
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More than a meal: Restaurant-based programs feed seniors' social livesSep 02, 2023 11:00 pm - GOFFSTOWN, N.H. - A group of friends and neighbors meets for a weekly meal, choosing from a special menu of nutritious foods paid for by social programs meant to keep ol...
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Is your yard a fire hazard? How gardeners can reduce the risks.Sep 02, 2023 11:00 pm - The deadly wildfires in Hawaii this month were fueled in part by plants, in particular invasive grasses that have taken over land once occupied by sugar and pineapple pl...
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What's eating your garden? Rabbits and deer and voles, oh my!Sep 02, 2023 11:00 pm - Nature is a beautiful thing, but sometimes it can wreak havoc on a garden. Insects and wildlife have to eat, of course, and when we lay out a veritable buffet, who can b...
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Water exercises good for people with Parkinson's diseaseSep 02, 2023 7:00 am - Q: A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. She has been told that exercise - especially swimming - can be helpful. She isn't a strong swimmer a...
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Learning to cope with life's small, bothersome disappointmentsSep 02, 2023 6:00 am - We all know there are wonderful parts of everyday life but, of course, life also has disappointments. These disappointments are usually not catastrophes, but bothersome ...
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Book Review: 'Holler, Child' is a profound short story collection about Black lives in AmericaSep 02, 2023 6:00 am - "Holler, Child" by LaToya Watkins (Tiny Reparations Books) LaToya Watkins has surpassed the high bar set by her beautifully crushing debut novel, "Perish...
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If you mail them, they will come (back): A baseball card collector's adventure in autograph huntingSep 02, 2023 1:00 am - As long as companies have been printing baseball cards, fans have been getting them autographed. To the uninitiated, an autograph may just be a scribble of ink on a piec...
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Suburban Skyview: Suburban Skyview: Friday Night Lights from 400 feet above a Barrington football gameSep 02, 2023 1:00 am - The first high school football game of the new season is always an exciting time for students and families. But it's also a favorite time for photographers, because of t...
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Community solar in Illinois: How it works and how you can sign upSep 02, 2023 1:00 am - Community solar has grown exponentially in the last handful of years, and with more and more consumers shedding their skepticism and expressing interest, developers are ...
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'Margaritaville' singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76Sep 02, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song "Margaritaville" and turned that celebrati...
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