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Saturday morning couldn't have started off better, weather-wise, for the 2025 Plains Beautification Days event. Under clear skies, volunteers armed with shovels, rakes, and weed eaters gathered early ...

I received dozens of messages asking how I could encourage readers to do such a thing, ruining future generations' planet, ...

The smartphone is a list game changer, but that still doesn’t mean that accomplishing items on the to-do list or achieving ...

The two people shot and killed outside a Jewish museum in Washington were young staffers at the Israeli Embassy who were soon ...

Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were fatally shot while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the ...

Secure them in the pickup bed with long bungee cords. Now they stay put! — Tim Horky Custom Cord Wraps Make your own cord wraps using old bungee cords and synthetic wine corks. Drill two holes in ...