Lifestyle
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Are ants harmful to the garden? Usually notJul 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...
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Summer is a wild ride for ice cream shop ownersJul 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...
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Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioningJul 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 ...
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Greek festival recalls traditions, forms new memories to treasureJul 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 ...
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A meat allergy caused by tick spit is getting more common, CDC says
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...
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CDC: Meat allergy linked to tick bites getting more common
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...
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Elgin's Holy Trinity Quilters donate to Lutheran World ReliefJul 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...
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Gene therapy eyedrops restored a boy's sight. Similar treatments could help millions.
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 ...
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Elgin Golden K Kiwanis take a field trip to Lake GenevaJul 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...
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Sesame is being newly added to some foods. The FDA says it doesn't violate an allergy law.
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 ...