Articles filed under Washington Post
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You can encourage good bacteria with food, going outsideSep 30, 2020 6:00 am - When you hear the word "bacteria," you might think of germs or disease. But not all bacteria are harmful. Trillions of these microorganisms - also called microbes - live...
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Bacon and shrimp prove to be a mighty pair in these stuffed burgersSep 30, 2020 6:00 am - Sometimes a serendipitous food discovery can send you down a delicious path. I've always loved shrimp. My husband, who grew up on Bayou Lafourche in South Louisiana, lik...
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How to make a well-stocked first-aid kitSep 29, 2020 7:00 am - When a sick child is crying or you cut your finger while cooking, you don't want to waste time wading through a cluttered drawer stuffed with loose Band-Aids, ointments ...
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Letters might connect more than online meetupSep 28, 2020 7:02 am - Supporting friends and family who are going through a hard time used to involve meaningful chats at the local coffee shop, venting over a glass of wine on the couch or w...
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Q&A with Jamie Lee Curtis: Why letting your 5-year-old watch 'Halloween' is just wrongSep 28, 2020 6:00 am - Every Friday, national arts reporter Geoff Edgers hosts The Washington Post's first Instagram Live show from his barn in Concord, Mass. He has interviewed, among others,...
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Breaking down barriers to a good walkSep 27, 2020 8:00 am - I've taken to walking the streets of my neighborhood during the coronavirus pandemic. It's a way to get out of the house when most of us are spending more time at home t...
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Candace Cameron Bure: 'Full House,' being religious in Hollywood and that 'PDA' photoSep 27, 2020 7:15 am - Like many of us, Candace Cameron Bure spent the early days of the pandemic cooking and trying out new recipes with her family. But the actress is officially back to work...
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Blue mood? A different room color could help.Sep 27, 2020 7:00 am - So many of us are struggling with everything that has happened in 2020, and we want - perhaps even need - our dwellings to feel like secure refuges. Six months into the ...
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Effective altruism: The rise of the rational do-goodersSep 27, 2020 6:22 am - Brian Ottens wished he could buy his 8-year-old daughter a better iPad. The first-generation one she'd inherited from her great-grandmother didn't support the game she w...
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My co-workers won't wear face masks and it's stressing me outSep 27, 2020 6:18 am - Q: I recently started an entry-level job at a small nonprofit after two months of being unemployed. We work with students, and masks are strictly enforced for them. In m...