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Are ants harmful to the garden? Usually not

By JESSICA DAMIANO Associated Press
Jul 30, 2023 6:00 am - I replanted some of my containers last week, swapping out dead pansies for petunias, which will better withstand the heat as summer progresses. As I removed the spent p...
Summer is a wild ride for ice cream shop owners

By Alicia Fabbre
Jul 30, 2023 1:00 am - It's the dead of winter and you have a hankering for a treat from your favorite local ice cream spot. Then it hits you. That popular ice cream shop closed for the seas...
Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America
Jul 30, 2023 1:00 am - DENVER - As Denver neared triple-digit temperatures, Ben Gallegos sat shirtless on his porch swatting flies off his legs and spritzing himself with a misting fan to try ...
Greek festival recalls traditions, forms new memories to treasure

By Susan Anderson-Khleif
Jul 29, 2023 11:00 pm - As they said on a huge banner at the local Greek festival, “Today we are all Greek.” Earlier this month I went with my friend, Mary, to this annual fest. As we arrived ...
A meat allergy caused by tick spit is getting more common, CDC says

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
Jul 29, 2023 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — More than 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of a weird syndrome triggered by tick bites, according to a governmen...
CDC: Meat allergy linked to tick bites getting more common

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
Jul 29, 2023 11:00 pm - More than 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of a weird syndrome triggered by tick bites, according to a government report re...
Elgin's Holy Trinity Quilters donate to Lutheran World Relief

Submitted by Bruce Cook
Jul 29, 2023 11:00 pm - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin recently celebrated Holy Trinity Quilters during the July 30 worship. The quilting group members prepare material, cut into square...
Gene therapy eyedrops restored a boy's sight. Similar treatments could help millions.

By LAURA UNGAR and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press
Jul 29, 2023 11:00 pm - MIAMI - Dr. Alfonso Sabater pulled up two photos of Antonio Vento Carvajal's eyes. One showed cloudy scars covering both eyeballs. The other, taken after months of gene ...
Elgin Golden K Kiwanis take a field trip to Lake Geneva

Submitted by Bruce Cook
Jul 29, 2023 11:00 pm - About 50 members of the Elgin Golden K Kiwanis recently enjoyed a late July Lake Geneva cruise. Club members met at Pier 290 in Williams Bay, Geneva Lake, Wisconsin. Cl...
Sesame is being newly added to some foods. The FDA says it doesn't violate an allergy law.

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer
Jul 29, 2023 11:00 pm - Food manufacturers who deliberately add sesame to products and include the ingredient on labels are not violating a new federal food allergy law, the U.S. Food and Drug ...

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