By Laura Casey Contra Costa Times WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – It’s a scary topic to even think about, but one Janet Amador of Moraga, Calif., knew she had to face head on this year. Amador had to name someone as guardian for her two young sons should something terrible happen to her. Earlier this year, [...]
Read moreDear ice cream truck owner(s), At least twice a week we hear your truck’s jingle travel through the hot summer air. The sound goes on for 30, 40 minutes. We wait in anticipation when the truck will make the turn down our street. Yet it never happens. Tonight as we played in the backyard, we [...]
Read moreTime, death, baldness. Each of these things – and probably many others – has been referred to as “the great leveler.” By the very nature of the phrase – note the “the” – there can be only one “great leveler.” And none of these things are it. The great leveler is … Pink eye. Old [...]
Read moreWASH HANDS, Keep Germs Away Wash AFTER: Eating Using the Bathroom Blowing your Nose Sneezing/Coughing Playing Outside Returning Home Wash BEFORE: Eating ALSO: Cover coughs with a tissue or sleeve Avoid touching your face Stay HOME if you: Have a fever of 100 degrees or above Have been vomiting Continue to cough after [...]
Read moreThe joy in a child’s smile can make fix a bad day and sometimes put the world in perspective for adults. If you have photos of your children or grandchildren you would like to share, email them to alice.ospovat@bismarcktribune.com. Please put “kid photos” in the subject line.
Read moreBy Kathy Antoniotti Akron Beacon Journal The scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz, actor, singer and dancer Ray Bolger, almost stole the show 70 years ago as Dorothy’s true blue friend who helped her find the Wizard. After Dorothy freed him from the pole that held him prisoner, the scarecrow went with her to [...]
Read more...By Kathy Antoniotti Akron Beacon Journal Anyone with an oak tree growing in his or her backyard knows the acorn is a favorite staple of a squirrel’s diet. In autumn, you can see them collect and store acorns for winter. But did you know that for centuries humans also relied on the fruit of the [...]
Read more...By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Writer TOLEDO, Ohio – Carolyn Savage didn’t know what to think, what to say, where to look as the ultrasound wand glided over her belly. It was supposed to be her baby inside. Not someone else’s. Yet here she was in her doctor’s office with the baby’s biological mother, both [...]
Read more...JOSH FUNK, AP Business Writer OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — Kids will finally have a chance to learn financial lessons from billionaire Warren Buffett when his cartoon is released online this fall — three years later than planned. Buffett is starring in “The Secret Millionaire’s Club” that is designed to teach kids financial principles, such as avoiding [...]
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