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For 2024, some simple lifestyle changes can improve your little piece of the planet
January 10, 2024 - 5:32 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The fight against climate change requires the mass cooperation of industries, companies, governments and communities, but individuals have a role to play, too.
Study bolsters evidence that severe obesity increasing in young US kids
December 17, 2023 - 9:02 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young U.S. children.
Get it while it's hot: New Mexico boosts chile production
March 31, 2023 - 3:44 PM

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico produced more than 53,000 tons of its most famous crop during the last growing season, meaning more chile peppers found their way into salsas and onto dinner plates than the previous year.
USDA program keeps extra COVID-era money for fruits, veggies
November 17, 2022 - 4:28 PM

U.S. agriculture officials proposed changes Thursday to the federal program that helps pay the grocery bills for low-income pregnant women, babies and young children, including extending a bump in payments for fresh fruits and vegetables allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gardening: How to save vegetable seeds for next year
September 06, 2022 - 4:44 AM

Many of the vegetables we grow in our gardens produce seeds, which, if harvested and stored correctly, have the potential to grace us with free plants. And late summer is the perfect time to start collecting them.
Give the gift of citrus this holiday season for pop of cheer
October 19, 2020 - 7:59 AM

NEW YORK - When life gives you lemons, get gifty.
Clampdown on vaping could send users back toward cigarettes
October 05, 2019 - 11:22 AM

WASHINGTON - Only two years ago, electronic cigarettes were viewed as a small industry with big potential to improve public health by offering a path to steer millions of smokers away from deadly cigarettes.
A spoonful less sugar, tad more fat: US diets still lacking
September 24, 2019 - 8:32 AM

CHICAGO - Americans' diets are a little less sweet and a little crunchier but there's still too much sugar, white bread and artery-clogging fat, a study suggests.
US preschoolers less pudgy in latest sign of falling obesity
June 18, 2019 - 8:06 AM

CHICAGO - Preschoolers on government food aid have grown a little less pudgy, a U.S. study found, offering fresh evidence that previous signs of declining obesity rates weren't a fluke.
6 little tricks that every cook should know
April 23, 2019 - 5:24 AM

There are certain small skills that make life better and easier. I'm well aware that many of them take place outside of the kitchen, and I probably don't know as many of those as I should. I'm of no use if you have a flat tire or need to calculate the circumference of something or want to find your way out of the woods.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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For 2024, some simple lifestyle changes can improve your little piece of the planet

Study bolsters evidence that severe obesity increasing in young US kids

Get it while it's hot: New Mexico boosts chile production

USDA program keeps extra COVID-era money for fruits, veggies

Gardening: How to save vegetable seeds for next year

Give the gift of citrus this holiday season for pop of cheer

Clampdown on vaping could send users back toward cigarettes

A spoonful less sugar, tad more fat: US diets still lacking

US preschoolers less pudgy in latest sign of falling obesity

6 little tricks that every cook should know

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