Lifestyle
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Is your immune system ready for allergy season?
March is the beginning of allergy season, when many people start to notice itchy, watery eyes and nose, sneezing, and coughing. At least one out of every five Americans suffers from allergies. Common causes of alle…
Enjoy the taste of eating right
Research confirms that taste is the number one reason that one food is purchased over another. So, what are consumers to do when the taste of favorite foods start to lose their luster?
A matzo-stuffed chicken for anytime comfort food
Why is it that we only stuff poultry one day a year?
Knitting may help prevent Alzheimer's disease
Did you know that women age 60 and older have a one in six chance of getting Alzheimer's disease in their lifetime? Women are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's compared with breast cancer, according to a repor…
What are the differences in hearing aids?
Are all hearing aids the same? Absolutely not! Hearing aids have a wide range of technologies, effectiveness and cost.
Kids learn stroke signs in class through imitation
Rogers makes a difference for community's most vulnerable
Joy Rogers, E-Services Banking Manager at Mountain West Bank, has been serving with United Way for 10 years. Rogers co-chairs United Way's Income/Basic Needs Impact Council and is responsible for setting goals to a…
Keith Hutcheson: The best choice I ever made
Keith Hutcheson said he often thinks of the day when, while driving part-time for Chad Little's NASCAR team, he was given a choice - drive a truck east to Florida or drive one west to Washington.
Milestone Announcements March 23, 2014
Community Thanks March 23, 2014
'Fat bike' enterprises gain traction in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - You see them on the city's trail network: chunky black rubber tires powered by thunder-cracking thighs. Fat bikes are almost as ubiqui…
Do you know your yogurt?
I am often surprised at the information that I find when I start researching facts for my column.
Michelle Obama: Cooking at home has advantages
WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama said March 14 that a new focus of her anti-childhood-obesity effort will be to help people cook more of their meals at home because…
Bend mountain biker headed for epic Africa race
BEND, Ore. (AP) - It has been called the Tour de France of mountain bike stage races. The eight-day Cape Epic in South Africa spans nearly 500 miles and includ…
Get ready for the noise of spring
Spring is just around the corner and along with that comes all the noise that spring brings. Please make an effort to protect your ears from the damage of lawn mowers, weed eaters, pressure washers and such.