Banned Books Week 2025: the theme of this year’s event was Censorship Is So 1984 — Read for Your Rights. For the 15 most banned books in the 2024-2025 school year, go here. PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans provides a list of books banned in the 2024-2025 school year and is also the source of data for…
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Read More How to Check If a Website Is Legit or FakeLooking for less biased news? Check out the following interactive chart and sources:
Read More Less Biased NewsHave you ever tried to get a live person on the phone when you needed customer service? It seems almost impossible, especially in these days of AI. Here is a list of numbers for cable, tech, retail, and wireless companies. Another great interactive resource is Get Human. Yet another source of information is here (you can never…
Read More How to Get a Real Person on the Line in Customer ServiceInterested in international news from a non-USA perspective? Here are some sites, although some are USA-based, like the NY Times, Associated Press, CNN, and NPR:
Read More International News SourcesThe Israeli-Palestinian issue goes back nearly a century when Britain, during World War I, pledged to establish a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine under the Balfour Declaration. British troops took control of the territory from the Ottoman Empire at the end of October 1917. Large-scale Jewish migration to Palestine began, accelerated by Jewish…
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Read More Book Series (Sheroes/heroes) I’ve EnjoyedMeasuring by weight isn’t just easier, it’s far more accurate. By Abigail Rose March 15, 2021 First, let’s talk about why using a scale and working in grams or ounces is essential. As a pastry chef, I use grams for my recipes because the accuracy and simplicity makes my work easier. Once I read through a recipe,…
Read More How to Convert Measurements in Baking Recipes — and Why You Might Want To5 cups corn 1/2 cup whole or 2% milk 1/4 cup heavy cream 1/2 stick butter (1/4 cup), melted heaping tablespoon sugar 2 dashes salt 1 dash pepper Combine all ingredients and cook on low heat on your stovetop, watching and stirring periodically so it doesn’t stick. Cook until everything is hot and bubbly, and…
Read More The Best Creamed CornBy Barbara Brody Lymphoma symptoms can vary from person to person, so not everyone experiences the same issues. You should also know that many symptoms associated with lymphoma can be vague or caused by different, unrelated ailments, so you shouldn’t assume that having one of them means you have lymphoma. Read more HERE.
Read More 9 Lymphoma Symptoms to Watch For, According to Cancer DoctorsMedically Reviewed by Jennifer Robinson, MD on April 21, 2021 Your Heart May Not Work as Well. Research says people who have sex once a month or less get heart disease more often than those who have it twice a week or so. You May Lose Your Keys More Often. Well, not so much lose them as to forget…
Read More What Happens When You Stop Having SexPecan Streusel 1 cup chopped pecans 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces Cake 2 teaspoons baking powder 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 3/4 cup heavy cream 2 teaspoons vanilla paste or extract 1…
Read More Peach Coffee Cake with Pecan Streusel RecipeThe volumizing mist is brilliant for everyday use, too. By Chloe Irving March 29, 2022 While so many of the sprays, serums, and sculptors used to create this week’s Oscars looks cost more than my rent, Zendaya’s stylist, Antoinette Hill, chose to sculpt the actress’ ‘do with this no-fuss smoothing mist, and with good reason. As the name…
Read More Zendaya’s Oscars Updo Was Created With a $6 Product Shoppers Call a ‘Godsend’ for Fine HairAdvice from An Old Hillbilly Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks, bankers, and politicians at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumblebee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled. The best sermons are…
The Country Lady" class="entry-more-link">Read More The Country LadyMedically Reviewed by Whitney Seltman, OD on June 15, 2020 A cataract is a progressive, painless clouding of the natural, internal lens of the eye. Cataracts block light, making it difficult to see clearly. They’re often related to growing older, but sometimes they can develop in younger people. More than half of Americans over 65 have cataracts, a progressive,…
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