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Health and Fitness

Doctor’s Orders: More Outdoor Time For Kids

Here is an excerpt from an article by Sharol Nelson-Embry about the importance of kids spending time out in nature. As an outdoor girl, mom, former special education teacher, outdoor writer and soon-to-be personal trainer, I agree with everything she says. It’s time to make time for ourselves and the next generation in the great […]

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Washington

Washington wine industry faces threat

“It’s the single highest threat to sustainable wine grape production facing our industry,” says Todd Newhouse, owner of Upland Vineyards near Outlook, and one of the oldest vineyards in Washington. The threat Newhouse refers to is the lack of available clean plants for vineyard plantings. Viruses can reduce the life of a vineyard investment by […]

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Uncategorized

U.S. savings bonds loosing popularity

U.S. Savings Bonds are not nearly as popular with the American workers as they used to be, according to SavingsBonds.com. The U.S. Treasury Department is a major culprit in the demise of the Payroll Savings Plan program in which millions of American workers participated. From the 1940’s through the 1990’s, the U.S. Government promoted the […]