Healthcare Awareness Mondays: 8 Ways to Get More Energy Fast.

Healthy tricks for quickly getting a boost when you feel tired by Beth Howard According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 15 percent of women and 10 percent of men in the United States regularly feel tired or exhausted. But there’s often a simple solution. “Your energy level during the day couldContinue reading “Healthcare Awareness Mondays: 8 Ways to Get More Energy Fast.”

What is the Day of the Dead?

Day of the Dead This lively Mexican celebration helps families honor their ancestors. Skeletons are scary, right? Not if you’re celebrating Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. REMEMBERING RELATIVES Day of the Dead combines the ancient Aztec custom of celebrating ancestors with All Souls’ Day, a holiday that Spanish invaders brought to Mexico startingContinue reading “What is the Day of the Dead?”

History Lesson Tuesdays: Why Do We Celebrate Halloween? The Dark Origins of the Holiday.

Your favorite spooky traditions had to start somewhere by Caroline Picard and Lizz Schumer If you think Halloween is a uniquely American tradition, grab a mini Snickers and settle in, because you’ve got some learning to do. Dressing up in a creative costume, traipsing around in the gathering dusk to collect the best candy or throwing a monster bashContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: Why Do We Celebrate Halloween? The Dark Origins of the Holiday.”

Healthcare Mondays: How to Treat 11 Top Vision Problems

From floaters and flashes to dryness and sharp pain — know what symptoms may signal a bigger problem by Jessica Migala, AARP You may think that recent changes in your vision are just another sign you’re getting older. That may not be so. Although nearly half the people who struggle with a visual disability areContinue reading “Healthcare Mondays: How to Treat 11 Top Vision Problems”

True Crime Sundays: Police Arrest Suspect in Murder of ‘Sandlot’ Actor’s Mom After She Was Found Dead in Home

A suspect has been arrested in the murder of Sheriff Deputy Deanna Esmaeel, the mother of ‘Sandlot’ actor Marty York by Brenton Blanchet A suspect has been taken into custody for the murder of Del Norte County Sheriff Deputy Deanna Esmaeel, the mother of Sandlot actor Marty York. Esmaeel was was found dead in her home on ThursdayContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Police Arrest Suspect in Murder of ‘Sandlot’ Actor’s Mom After She Was Found Dead in Home”

Vacant: Inside 13 Eerie and Fascinating Abandoned Locations Across America.

By Megan Shute Tragedy strikes. Industry crumbles. People move on. And so the remains of everything from shopping malls and hotels to institutions and industrial facilities are abandoned across the United States of America. Highlighting the beautifully eerie work of Johnny Joo, a Cleveland-based photographer specializing in photographing architectural remains, OnlyInYourState’s Vacant features 13 fascinating man-made structures that wereContinue reading “Vacant: Inside 13 Eerie and Fascinating Abandoned Locations Across America.”

Bosses want people back in the office, but employees are finding a workaround—it’s called ‘coffee badging’

by Jennifer Liu Yannique Ivey may be going back to the office, but she’s open about the fact that you won’t catch her first thing in the morning. Wait too long in the day and you’ll miss her, too. Ivey, 27, works for a tech consulting firm in Atlanta and says she drives into theContinue reading “Bosses want people back in the office, but employees are finding a workaround—it’s called ‘coffee badging’”

Have You Heard of Visable Phone Service?

by Rachel Hartman Visible vs. Verizon Cell Phone Plans Verizon is one of the three major wireless carriers operating within the U.S., and Visible runs on its network. Verizon owns Visible, and while the two have the same towers and a similar amount of coverage, there are distinctions between them. First, they offer different cellContinue reading “Have You Heard of Visable Phone Service?”

Opioid Crisis Friday: Youngsville woman sentenced for death due to fentanyl overdose

Times Observer photo by Brian Ferry Stephanie S. Kightlinger, 27, of Youngsville, is escorted by City of Warren Police to District Judge Raymond Zydonik’s office when she was arrested back in January on charges stemming from a drug death. Kightlinger pleaded guilty Thursday to involuntary manslaughter and possession with intent to deliver.

Mental Health Monday: 6 Signs of a Healthy Friendship

by Alison Cook, PhD. 6 Signs of a Healthy Friendship*   As you listen to this podcast series on friendship, you may realize that you don’t have many healthy friendships. Facing this reality can be scary at first; it takes tremendous courage to recognize unhealthy patterns. That awareness may lead you into a period ofContinue reading “Mental Health Monday: 6 Signs of a Healthy Friendship”