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Pet Talk: Sharing is not always caring with communal water bowls
When taking your dog for a walk during the scorching summer heat, it may be tempting to allow ... Read more
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Columns
(Toni says) Hospice gives caregivers needed respite
Dear Readers: This week I had my own experience with Medicare as my 92-year-old mother has reached her ... Read more
Lifestyles
Microplastics are everywhere, but are they harming us?
NEW YORK (AP) — Microplastics have been found in the ocean and the air, in our food and ... Read more
Local News
Athens Fire, Rescue and … Baby Delivery?
“I don’t really know the statistics on cases like these, but I would say that’s a once in ... Read more
Lifestyles
Heat safety is important as summer swelters
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. — Outdoor work and recreation are difficult to enjoy when temperatures are hotter than a ... Read more
Lifestyles
Pet talk: Seasonal menace: protecting against external parasites
While rain followed by sunshine produces the eye-catching sight of a rainbow, it can also mark the need ... Read more
Uncategorized
(Pet Talk) Unwelcome invaders: the threat of ticks
The mere mention of the word “ticks” may send shivers down the spines of all within earshot. These ... Read more
Lifestyles
Specialists say there are benefits to couples sleeping separately
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Solender and his wife have been together for 42 years. They slept in ... Read more
State And Nation
Lawsuit filed in case of teen who died after eating spicy chip as part of online challenge
BOSTON (AP) — A lawsuit was filed Thursday against Hershey, Walgreens and several others in the case of ... Read more
Local News
Sen. Garlan Gudger issues first public statement following jet ski accident, ‘recovery will be difficult’
Alabama Senator Garlan Gudger (R-Dist. 4) released his first public statement since a Fourth of July jet ski ... Read more