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When it comes to taking care of cars, all those countless “do it yourself” videos make it all seem so straightforward and easy. So, too many people take matters into their own hands, only to realize after they’ve taken everything apart, only a trusted mechanic can fix the problem.
As cars are...
Spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) has been hitchhiking across much of the northeastern United States since its discovery in southeastern Pennsylvania in 2014. The pest can now be found in at least 13 states, including a small, localized population in Oakland County, the first known occurrence...
Dr. Paul Dake is semi-retired; moved to the Pinconning area to be near family and is submitting articles for the Journal. Dr. Dake has an Undergraduate degree in Physiology and M.D. degree, both from Michigan State University, the latter awarded in 1978; immediately thereafter, Family Medicine...
Lynn Eckerle is the author of the weekly food column The Recipe Exchange along with a blog, Lynn’s Musings From a Deep Well. She loves country cooking, small town living and taking the back roads.
Dear Lynn,
I’m looking for a really good recipe for Golumpkis or Stuffed Cabbage Rolls. - Claude...
I hope you took some time this summer to spend with friends and family. I want to focus our talk on the Holy Spirit, that Jesus left with us when he ascended into heaven. The Bible says he left to prepare a place for us and he gave us the Holy Spirit to help us in his absence. We need to go...
I hope you took some time this summer to spend with friends and family. I want to focus our talk on the Holy Spirit, that Jesus left with us when he ascended into heaven. The Bible says he left to prepare a place for us and he gave us the Holy Spirit to help us in his absence. We need to go...
One day in 1939, Ida May Fuller stopped by the local Social Security office in her hometown of Rutland, Vermont to inquire about Social Security benefits. She knew she had been paying into Social Security, and wanted to learn more. The following year, she received the very first Social Security...
It’s never been easier to do business with us online. Often there is no need to call or visit an office. Here are three webpages that can make your life easier:
Create Your Personal my Social Security Account. Did you know you already have access to much of your Social Security information? All...
The summer concert series wraps up on August 30th with a local favorite. Walt Garbulinski and the Original Polka Boys have been a part of Tuesdays in the Park since the concerts began many years ago. During this Sesquicentennial year, each concert featured a different era of music in history, but...
“Crazy as a loon” is an expression applied to people who engage in bizarre behavior, but the behavior of the Common Loon is anything but bizarre. It was probably the bird’s eerie call, sometimes referred to as “loon laughter,” that suggested to early settlers that the source of the haunting wail...