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, Amador’s husband died [...]
Dear 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 heard [...]
Time, 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 and young, rich [...]
WASH 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 medication
Have symptoms that don’t allow you to concentrate or learn
Avoid GERMS:
Don’t share cups or eating utensils
Use disinfectants when [...]
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.
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By 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 the Emerald City, where [...]
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 tree for food?
In [...]
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 brought together by [...]
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 debt.
Buffett said [...]
