When I bought my first car many moons ago, a vintage 1991 Mercedes-Benz (on eBay!), one of the first things I noticed was the neat first aid kit that came with it. It was built into the back-seat’s center console, and at the time, I thought of it as merely a novelty, doubting whether I’d ever actually need it. Fast-forward nine years, and there I was, about to give birth in the front seat of that very same car. We …
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Farmer Markets Radford Saturday, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., 1122 E. Main St. Pulaski Tuesday, 4 – 7 p.m., 20 S. Washington Ave. Pearisburg Thursday, 5 – 7:30 p.m., 1410 Wenonah Ave. …
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Age difference can be overcome when it comes to love and attraction – we know that. If you’re in love, it doesn’t matter how much younger one person is. Still, Madison Miller’s …
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If you’re going to make an omelet, be ready to crack a few eggs. And if you’re going to teach STEM activities [Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics], be ready to make a mess. …
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Trends are always afoot in the kitchen renovation industry, and timeless classics with staying power remain popular as well. When you walk into someone’s kitchen, it’s not normally the ceiling or drawer …
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Whether you call it a living room, family room, den, sun room or great room, there is that one room in your house with furniture you love to sink into for relaxation …
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Despite our best efforts, we do judge a book by its cover, people by their attire and a house by its appearance. Like it or not, first impressions can set the stage …
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Benefits of a Custom Education . . . Why hyper-focused training may be better than a four-year degree
by Aaron WilsonBox fan air-conditioned dorm rooms, dining halls with bulk cereal dispensers, picturesque quads, a smattering of Greek letters here and there can only mean … college. Though certain age-old signs are constant, …
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The Price of a Smarter Tomorrow . . . Keeping the cost of college manageable from birth
by Aaron WilsonMore than 20 million students are enrolled in American colleges and universities. That’s 20 million souls with dreams of career grandeur, goals of professional fulfillment, and hopes for a tomorrow that’s more …
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Thelma Kirkpatrick can be considered a matriarchal figure to the monarch butterfly. She takes great care to gently remove each caterpillar from the milkweed plants that line her driveway, cautiously placing them …
