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Health Matters

Diabetes Makes Disaster Planning Even More Important (NAPSI)—Everyone should plan for natural disasters, but this planning is especially important if you have a chronic health condition such as diabetes. Follow these nine steps to be ready: 1. Do basic planning. Plan for where you will go if you must leave home, how you will get Read More …

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Intriguing Reading: Inside the CIA; Fear And A Knock On The Door; Homicide In Hawaii; And Fighting Inner Demons From An Abusive Past “Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA’s War on Terror” by Thomas Pecora (Post Hill Press) (NAPSI)—A CIA security officer for 24 years draws back the curtain on the little-known and Read More …

Car Corner

Hints To Help You Be Engine Smart, Earth Kind (NAPSI)—Knowing where to look can help you save money at the fuel pump. To help, Growth Energy and GasBuddy announced that drivers across the nation can now take advantage of Unleaded 88’s affordable prices through GasBuddy’s database and app. Unleaded 88 is a fuel with 15 Read More …

Making Life Better

Ticket To Work Helps People Regain Independence (NAPSI)—Millions of Americans get Social Security disability benefits yet want to work. They may be glad to know about a federal program that can help them enter the workforce while maintaining access to benefits. Thanks to Social Security’s Ticket to Work program, free employment support services help people Read More …

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Historical Fiction, Real-Life Thriller And Lovable Characters To Round Out Your Reading List “The Ticket” by Karen Schutte (Green Spring Publishing) (NAPS)—A touching account of a true American family, filled with ambition, promises, love, loss and a legacy of survival. Destined to a life of servitude, Karl Kessel, a turn-of-the-century German immigrant from Yugoslavia, receives Read More …

Fall Fashions

How to Dress For A Do-It-All Fall (NAPSI)—As the weather begins to cool, you cozy up-gathering friends and family for tailgating before the big game, baking, and bonfires. Here’s to coming together for feel-good moments with your favorite people. And the versatile outfits that make you look and feel even more amazing. Discover the wardrobe Read More …

Tech Tips & Tricks

More Privacy Choices Are Just A Click Away (NAPSI)—If you’re like most people, changing the settings on your computer or smartphone can be a frustrating experience, full of technological jargon, confusing menus and complicated controls. That’s why the digital advertising industry decided to create a simple and intuitive way for people to get information and Read More …

Hints For Homeowners

Put Your Home To Work This Winter (NAPSI)—Here’s an idea many homeowners may warm to: Rent out your place as a vacation home. With vacation rentals becoming a preferred choice for travelers and their families, homeowners can realize the financial benefits of renting their homes when they’re not in use. In fact, a recent report Read More …

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Intrigue, Secrets And A Touching Animal Tale In Four Great Reads Secret Son” by Hannah Mary McKinnon (NAPSI)—How far would you go to protect the ones you love…when they may not be yours to protect? Tightly paced and brimming with tension, “Her Secret Son” is a heartbreakingly honest portrait of a family on the edge Read More …