Jill on Money: Time for mid-year maintenance on your finances
By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
Global uncertainty, volatile markets and elections are out of your control, but there many things you can do to control your financial destiny.
Rina Risper
THE KID’S DOCTOR: Best ways to use bug spray
Do not allow children to handle bug repellent without supervision. Photo by fotolia.com
SCAM ALERT: Some Degree Programs are not FULLY Accredited
By George White
New America Media
Federal law enforcement agencies and their state-based watchdog partners are stepping up efforts to protect the integrity of academic degrees by shutting down education programs that are not fully accredited. They’re also cracking down on alleged degree-for-fee scams that help some enrollees commit fraud or that saddle unsuspecting students with worthless diplomas.
Traveling Europe: Appreciating Dutch Cliches
Holland’s whirring windmills harness wind energy to pump excess water into canals.
Photo by Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe.
Traveling Europe: Appreciating Dutch Cliches
Holland’s whirring windmills harness wind energy to pump excess water into canals.
Photo by Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe.
Movie: The Purge: Election Year
Studio: Universal Pictures (105 min.)
Plot: A group of unlikely allies band together to protect a senator on Purge night.
The Keyzer Chronicles!: Why Black Lives Matter
By Aleshia Keyzer
I’m surprised my tongue is still attached after how hard I have been biting it this past week. When events occur that rock the nation, such as the events that have taken place this past week, I plead with myself to stay off of social media.
Recipe: Strawberry Oatmeal Popsicles
This easy frozen recipe will be sure to make your family happy!
THE KID’S DOCTOR: Parents can help teens deal with stress
By Sue Hubbard, M.D.
www.kidsdr.com
If you have a teenager, you’ve probably heard the words, “I’m stressed out!” on a regular basis. I don’t remember ever saying this as a teen, but I’m sure there must have been some version of that saying in the air, although stress wasn’t much of an issue when I was growing up.
Excuse me, are you listening?
Dear Readers,
Gardening is one of my favorite hobbies. My mother had a garden at our home on Long Island. It was one of her many projects after leaving the concrete and asphalt of Brooklyn, NY.