As New Year’s Day 2024 approached, millions of individuals were preparing to make changes they hoped would improve their fitness. In a Forbes Health/One Poll survey of 1,000 adults in the months leading up to the start of 2024, nearly half (48 percent) of respondents...
Hosting family and friends for an extended period at your home for the holidays is a tall task. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports that during the Christmas/New Year holiday period, the number of long-distance trips (to and from a destination 50 miles or...
People have visited forests to select their Christmas trees for centuries. While tree sellers conveniently stationed in store parking lots and artificial trees displayed in various retailers have led fewer people to venture into the wilderness, the Christmas tree is...
By Patty Montagno Staff Writer [email protected] Garland Summer Musicals Producer Patty Granville received the 2017 Mary Warner Award Oct. 23 during a special ceremony sponsored by the Dance Council of North Texas. Other honorees were area residents Malana...
By Greg Ford Staff Writer [email protected] C.B. Perdue plans to end his speech this Veterans Day with the following words — “You heard about my experience as a prisoner of war, or POW. I would like to leave you with a thought from another POW, who, I think...
Outdoor entertaining areas are popular among homeowners, and firepits are one of the most sought-after additions to such spaces. In fact, a 2016 survey from the American Society of Landscape Architects found that fireplaces and firepits were the most popular outdoor...
By Jennifer M. Aguilar Special Contributor Janet Davis wasn’t feeling nervous five years ago when she went in for a routine mammogram. Why would she? She had been doing the same thing, without event or cause for concern, for years. In fact, even when the doctor’s...
While getting vaccinated is important for people of all ages, it’s especially important for adults with heart disease. They are more likely to have serious complications from common diseases such as influenza (flu) or pneumonia that vaccination can help prevent....
By Greg Ford Staff Writer [email protected] SACHSE — The date of Oct. 22 may not be significant to a lot of people, but to those of the Baháí faith, it is indeed a special day. On that day Bahá’u’lláu, the religion’s founder, was born in 1817. In a little less...
