Give the gift of preserving the garden harvest
Give a gift that helps your favorite gardeners enjoy the flavors of their garden well past the end of the growing season.
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How a dog became a town’s mayor
Most politicians caught with their tail between their legs are voted out of office or run out of town, but not the mayor of Idyllwild, California, a small moun…
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Tips to display poinsettias during the holiday season
Nothing says the holidays like a poinsettia. This year, try some new ways to display this festive plant.
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Top affordable destinations for travel this holiday season
With the holiday season upon us, U.S. travelers may be be wondering about the best domestic destinations where they can enjoy a seasonal getaway without breaki…
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Ask Angi: What do I need to know about my water heater?
Your water heater most likely numbers among the appliances you think about least in your home. But when things go wrong, you'll care about it very quickly, and…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCOMMENTARY: ‘Ethics code’ is a failed attempt to gaslight America
The Supreme Court's new code of ethics is little more than a naked attempt to gaslight our nation after a year of disturbing reports showing the justices have …
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COMMENTARY: Trump just gave Dems a health care gift
Chronically low poll numbers for President Joe Biden. A brutal war in Gaza that's driven a wedge into the Democrats' coalition. A migration crisis at the south…
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COMMENTARY: Do 70,000 really need to be at climate confab?
How many people do you think it takes to hammer out a global climate agreement? Is it 500? Is it 5,000? Is it 50,000?
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Subscriber ExclusiveCOMMENTARY: Court shows its integrity with new code of ethics
Saying that public officials should be "ethical" is like saying that sunshine and puppies are good things. The tougher questions are what "ethical" means, how …
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Subscriber ExclusiveCOMMENTARY: Are we cheating children to subsidize old people?
Whether it's because the current partisan environment has us fixated on age in America, or because everyone is seeking an explanation for Americans' discontent…
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COMMENTARY: What if Israel took a different route after 10/7?
Sept. 11, the day in 2001 that terrorist attacks took the lives of 3,000 people and injured twice as many, is embedded in American memory. Like Dec. 7, 1941, w…
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COMMENTARY: Inflation changes our spending habits
Inflation has left millions of Americans with no good choices, even when it comes to necessities like what to eat. Despite chicken prices being at a record hig…
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COMMENTARY: Trump’s plan to subvert democracy on record; will GOP voters care?
I have to hand it to the inimitable Charles Pierce of Esquire magazine.
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Beyoncé releases new song to commemorate her movie’s opening weekend
LOS ANGELES -- This is Beyoncé's house, and we're just living in it.
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COMMENTARY: Don’t cut nutrition benefits; reform them
This was supposed to be the year for a new farm bill, the five-year legislation that funds farm subsidy programs, conservation efforts and food assistance for …
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COMMENTARY: White House green slush fund throwing around cash
It's holiday season, and the Biden administration is in full Santa Claus mode. Never mind the $33 trillion national debt clock whirring upward, the White House…
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COMMENTARY: I stayed off social media for week, rediscovered awe
When my iPhone stopped working earlier this month, I spent an hour trying to fix it before I gave up. I scheduled the earliest-available appointment at an Appl…
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Travis Kelce reveals nickname for Taylor Swift
Travis Kelce let slip his nickname for Taylor Swift as he thanked the superstar for cheering on his new NFL record.
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COMMENTARY: Biden immigration policies souring even Democrats
Democrats have ridden an abortion rights platform to outperform expectations in recent elections. Do Republicans have a similar opportunity when it comes to il…
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COMMENTARY: Scientists should admit their COVID mistakes
During the pandemic years, Americans' trust in scientists fell, according to a Pew poll released this month. In 2019, only 13 percent of Americans were distrus…
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COMMENTARY: Red states, blue states — a tale of migration
U.S. migration patterns speak volumes about progressive governance. Will Nevada Democrats heed the message?
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COMMENTARY: Health insurance premiums dropped? Not so fast
The latest Consumer Price Index report showed inflation slowing in October, due in part to a supposed 34 percent drop in the cost of health insurance from the …
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COMMENTARY: Supreme Court needs a real ethics code
Holding judges to high ethical standards is essential to the U.S. legal system. The Supreme Court's recent adoption of an ethics code is an overdue acknowledge…
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COMMENTARY: Today’s ‘violent’ Congress would make Civil War-era lawmakers laugh
Congressional dysfunction took a dangerous turn this month. In the House, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy allegedly elbowed Rep. Tim Burchett in the kidney (McCa…
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QUICK FIX: Southwestern Veggie Skillet Dinner
I like one-pan meals. They're easy to make and best, cleaning up is a breeze. There's only one pot to wash.
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DIABETES QUICK FIX: Devil’s chicken with sauteed garlic potatoes
Two types of strong, flavorful mustards give the sauce for this sautéed chicken its character. It's a version of a typical French bistro dish.
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COMMENTARY: Caring for aging parents shouldn’t be this hard
After years of traveling abroad for work, I found myself grounded last year, brought home to Southern California not out of nostalgia but out of necessity. My …
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COMMENTARY: Hypocrisy thrives at core of elite universities
Now that congressional Democrats have relaunched an effort to ban legacy admissions at top U.S. universities, virtually everyone can count on one thing: ideolo…
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COMMENTARY: Hospitals shortchanging Black cancer patients
A new analysis from researchers at the American Cancer Society suggests the distressing disparity in outcomes for Black and white colon cancer patients could n…
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COMMENTARY: Buyer beware on ‘health care sharing ministries’
Open enrollment is the window of time at the year's end when consumers make a critical health care decision -- which health insurance plan to buy for the comin…
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COMMENTARY: Electric truck comes with its own gas generator
A new electric truck will come with its own gas generator to improve reliability. That may sound like a headline from The Onion. But it's no joke.
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COMMENTARY: Efforts to ban sustainability-focused investing are failing
Listening to Republican lawmakers and conservative voices, you might think that the ESG investment movement -- which focuses on environmental, social and gover…
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What do you know about pancreatic cancer?
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the risk factors for pancreatic cancer and what you can do to k…
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The importance of lung cancer screening
Screening for lung cancer can save lives, and there's an urgent need for more screening of people of color. That's one of the takeaways from the newly released…
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Mayo Clinic expert shares steps to take to improve fertility
LONDON -- Conditioning for pregnancy has some things in common with preparing to run a race.
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Mayo Clinic Q and A: How to diagnose, support someone with PTSD
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm reaching out because I'm in a tough spot. A close friend rode out Hurricane Ian in Florida last year and it seems to me that he's struggl…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCOMMENTARY: Making of a president’s most special adviser
When Charles Hammer, a theoretical physicist at Iowa State University, dialed the Georgia telephone number he was told to call in 1975 -- at precisely the time…
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COMMENTARY: Trump wrongly called 14th Amendment ruling a ‘victory’
The latest opinion denying a challenge to Donald Trump's eligibility to run for president has occasioned a lot of teeth-gnashing about how the court, in the wo…
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COMMENTARY: Send America’s floating hospitals to Gaza
In my military career, I was frequently deployed on the U.S. Navy's massive nuclear-powered aircraft carriers into combat and on more routine peacetime mission…
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COMMENTARY: Dems empower Trump by ignoring collapse of trust
If polls are to be believed, the U.S. is seriously thinking about putting Donald Trump back in the White House. To those not steeped in politics, that prospect…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCOMMENTARY: Congress avoided shutdown, but didn’t solve big issues
The new House speaker, Mike Johnson, gave federal workers, U.S. troops and the American people a Thanksgiving and Christmas present: no government shutdown for…
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Here’s how to get ahead of travel nightmares this holiday season
Hopefully you've heeded the experts and booked your end-of-year travel earlier than you did last year. But no matter how well you've gotten ahead of your holid…
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Design Recipes: Functional workspaces
Often in a home there is a clear space for play and a designated space for work. For many, the desire for a space exclusively dedicated to work may be dictated…
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Finding the perfect Christmas tree
The Christmas season is upon us and it's time to pick out that iconic symbol of the season -- the tree.
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This Tampa Bay artist helped shaped the area’s edgy art scene. Here’s his story
TAMPA, Fla. -- It started as a typical opening reception at the University of Tampa's Scarfone/Hartley Gallery.
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Amaryllis provides colorful blooms all winter and beyond
This holiday, give a gift that keeps giving and requires no dusting -- a beautiful amaryllis that is sure to generate smiles from family and friends as they wa…
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Ask Angi: What do I need to know when hiring for appliance repair?
The winter season places the most pressure on our appliances. Not only is the home a closed envelope with heaters running full blast in cold weather, but the h…
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Cursive makes a comeback — by law
In 2016, California Democratic state Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva sat with then-California Gov. Jerry Brown at an event where he signed baseball-type card…
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COMMENTARY: Sustainable fashion is farce without virtual try-ons
Fashion brands entered Black Friday seeing green not just because of sales but because they were offering more sustainable products than ever before. From carb…
