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In early November, Hays Culbreth's mother sent a poll to a few family members. She said she could only afford to make two sides for their group of 15 this Thanksgiving and asked them each to vote for their favorites. Culbreth guesses green beans and macaroni and cheese will make the cut, but his favorite [...]
People still looking to book trips home to visit family or take a vacation during the holidays need to act fast and prepare for sticker shock. Airline executives say that based on bookings, they expect huge demand for flights over Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. Travel experts say the best deals for airfares and hotels [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode Island zoo, 16 quarter-sized turtle hatchlings represent a growing worry for conservationist Lou Perrotti. The eastern musk turtles, known for spending much of their lives in swamps and ponds and emitting a foul smell when [...]
Projects in three areas of Franklin Country will receive part of $121 million in new traffic safety funds announced this month by Gov. Mike DeWine. A project at U.S. 33 and state Route 674 in Canal Winchester will receive $2 million in safety funds in fiscal year 2024. The project will involve installing a sidewalk [...]
Even though she was moving into a rental apartment, Alexa d'Argence was eager to put her personal stamp on it. "Loving my space is more important to me than my security deposit. So I just went for it with paint, shelves, window treatments and upgrading the medicine cabinet," said d'Argence, who as a senior designer [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mailers designed to look like official government forms. Buses sporting scam pitches for Medicare websites. TV commercials featuring celebrities who encourage people to sign up for Medicare plans that do not always include their current doctors. With Medicare's open enrollment underway through Dec. 7, health experts are warning older adults about an [...]
It's not a "she shed" or a "man cave." More of a "me space." It might be a little nook beside a stairway. Or along a wall with a nice window. An enclosed balcony. A basement alcove. Even deep inside a roomy closet. In a home full of roommates or family members, there are times [...]
The ordinary brown brick building, tucked within a nondescript block on a street in the state of Delaware, would probably not garner much attention if it weren't for the razor wire and armed guards outside — hints that something important lay inside, possibly even precious. Fort Knox it is not. Yet the stash of collectibles [...]
Columbus-based Hexion may play a future role in mitigating wildfire damage to infrastructure, such as power and other utility poles, after a successful product trial in California. The company recently reported results of a trial which consisted of multiple prescribed wildfire canyon burns in partnership with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and [...]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The tents proliferating on sidewalks in downtown and residential neighborhoods across Portland, Ore., are fueling a debate that's playing out in cities nationwide as the homelessness crisis explodes: Should camping be banned anywhere except in sanctioned sites? Republican-led states including Texas and Missouri have passed laws in the past couple years [...]