Lifestyles
- They have HIRE goals
- In a difficult job market, women aim to turn adversity to their advantage through personal growth
- By Jane Glenn Haas/Freedom News Service
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- More than a year into this recession, spirits are flagging and energy is sapped.
Just about everyone over 50 says they need a "spirit injection" — a positive zap to face the future.
There are ways to grow even when embracing uncertainty, say... Full story
- Prime Time: The business of being Betty
- Helping families pack up lifetime of seniors' memories
- By Patricia Montemurri/McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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- DETROIT — Sharon McRill is a sophisticated, college-educated woman with a background in corporate marketing who cleans up other people's cluttered lives, dirty cars and doggie droppings.
Her copper-colored pickup truck announces the arrival... Full story
- Top of the (compost) heap
- Masters offer tips, techniques on making their gardens thrive
- By Cindy McNatt/Freedom News Service
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- Composting is not brain surgery. It is probably easier than you think. You encourage nature to do what it does naturally when leaves and other green material fall to the ground, gather in a pile and then bacteria breaks it down. The earthworms come... Full story
- Prime Time: Seniors balk at retirement home buy-ins
- Move-in costs are too high of a burden
- By Tim Bryant/McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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- ST. LOUIS — Vernon Weiss balked at selling his house to pay for a retirement community's six-figure entrance fee, joining a nationwide trend that is changing the continuing-care industry.
Like Weiss, many retirees can no longer afford a large... Full story
- An esophageal nightmare
- An obscure food allergy forces a family to scramble for answers, then change their approach to eating
- By Karen Kelso/Freedom News Service
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- I thought my son was lying. He woke in the morning crying, pulling the sheets over his head and telling me he was going to throw up. I pulled him out of the bed by his feet and dragged him onto the hardwood floor. The crying continued through... Full story
- Prime Time: Couple stay in shape with arduous treks
- By Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian/McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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- ST. LOUIS — Karen Hertlein says she doesn't know how old she is. She hasn't kept track since middle school.
"My grandma never did, and I don't either. She said it's a good way to remain ageless and not worry about where you are in life,"... Full story
- Get inside the real pumpkin head
- Carver turns jack-o'-lanterns into works of art
- By Cindy McNatt/Freedom News Service
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- It was not at all what I expected. No spidery overgrown landscape and squeaky screen door. No old codger greeting me with a sharp knife. You might expect someone who is nationally known as a professional pumpkin carver to be eccentric, perhaps... Full story
- Attention: His actions say he's just not that into you
- By Lauren Forcella/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- Dear Straight Talk: I've had a crush on "Kaz" since last year. We're both freshmen. You could say I'm pretty obsessed over him. He's really sweet and doesn't seem to mind that I like hanging around him. We've even talked about intimate stuff, such... Full story
- How to choose a senior-friendly home telephone
- By Jim Miller/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- Dear Savvy Senior:
Where is the best place to find a senior-friendly home telephone with big buttons and amplified sound? My 78-year-old mother has a difficult time hearing over the phone anymore, and her vision isn't so great, either. What can you... Full story
- Make your own sanitizing wipes
- By Mary Hunt/Creators Syndicate
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- Dear Mary: I would like to find a recipe to make hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes. Do you know of one? — Delores, e-mail
Dear Delores: I have been thinking about the same thing, now that we're learning that products like Purell are... Full story
