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The best (and worst) foods for heart health
The following are some foods to promote heart health and some foods you might want to avoid. Good • Tree nuts: Tree nuts contain unsaturated fats that can help lower LDL cholesterol (the bad stuff) and improve HDL (the good stuff). • Whole grains: Whole grains contain complex carbohydrates for energy, as well as protein […]
Hitting the trails on the count of tree
“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” — John Muir T o me, there’s nothing quite like a walk on the beach. There’s something that inexplicably draws me in, almost tidally, calming my mind and soul while at the same giving endless opportunity for our family to erupt in laughter […]
Utility belts and Stetsons: The cineplex runneth over
From the 1930s to about the 1960s, westerns were a pretty big deal. I’m still trying to figure out why; best I can tell, movies about cowboys tend to drag, featuring long passages with minimal dialogue, and extended close-ups of ugly men hawking globs of tobacco into spittoons. If you have a weird fetish for […]
Which IRA’s better for young workers?
I f you’re at the beginning of your career, you might not be thinking too much about the end of it. But even younger workers should be aware of – and saving for – their eventual retirement. And since you’ve got many years until you do retire, you’ve got a lot of options to consider […]
Even rain and egg salad couldn’t dampen Easter’s wonder
A h, Easter Sunday. Or as I like to call it, the last day before the influx of egg salad sandwiches. Nah, I kid. To be honest, I rather like Easter. The current reason for the celebration is associated with the end of Christian Lent, but the older history of it – having a holiday […]
Nature sometimes reminds us of our own beginnings
The word “evergreen” typically conjures up visions of pine, fir and spruce trees of the variety we associate with a certain joyous season of the year. Those visions generally include details such as long or short needles, stiff branches and large cones that add to a pine-forest floor already blanketed in spent needles and twigs. […]
York Public Library offers spring events
“Room,” Spring Film Series, Sunday, April 3 at 3 p.m. The extraordinary story of Jack, a spirited 5-year-old who is looked after by his loving and devoted mother. Their life, however, is anything but typical. They are confined to a 10-by-10-foot space euphemistically named Room. Ma has created a whole universe for Jack within Room. […]