Jeff Harkness
Report: South Dakota Among the Best Places to Retire in the US
I’m getting to the point in my life where I’m not ready to retire, but I need to start putting together some kind of game plan because it will be here before I know it.
So I found it very helpful that the The Los Angeles Times recently published the results of a Milken Institute study that listed some of the best places to retire in the US...
‘Blue’ Moon Tonight
You might want to start your Labor Day Weekend with a little star gazing.
We’re scheduled for a ‘blue’ moon tonight, which actually has nothing to do with the color of the moon and isn’t even that rare, despite the saying “once in a blue moon”...
How Much Do You Pay Your Kids?
I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid I NEVER got paid for taking out the trash and mowing the lawn! My ‘allowance’ was the food on my plate, the clothes on my back, and the roof over my head.
But my have things changed. A new study says
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USD Grad Compton Helping Out In DC
Making a NFL team isn’t all stars and glory. And not all the work comes on the practice fields either. Ask USD grad Tom Compton.
Compton, who was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 6th round to bolster their offensive line, spent one afternoon helping fellow rookie Kirk Cousins move into his apartment.
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Smiling Does A Body Good
Smiling does the body good, and you don’t even have to mean it according to a new study.
Even when you’re stressed, bummed out or you’ve been bad putting on a fake smile will help lower your heart rate, release stress and make you happier.
And for those ti
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Parole Denied For Lennon’s Killer
John Lennon’s killer was denied release from prison in his seventh appearance before a parole board, New York corrections officials said.
Mark David Chapman, 57, was denied parole by a three-member board after a hearing Wednesday, the state Department of Corrections said Thursday. The
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Modern Moms Not Measuring Up To Their Mothers
Traditional household skills like baking and sewing buttons are dying out because modern mothers are too busy to learn them.
Researchers found millions of mothers struggle with skills their own mothers would have carried out with ease. Knitting, baking cakes, making jam and altering clothes also made the list of tasks that many moms just don’t know how to do.
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