Dec 28, 2021
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
So goes the old Frank Loesser hit. Never intended to be a holiday anthem, the song tells the tale of a suitor looking far ahead on the calendar as a testament an plea for enduring love. As we prepare for the new year, though, the question looms. With a new variant driving COVID case numbers […]
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Dec 14, 2021
Celebrate Wreaths Across America Day With VVA
Saturday, Dec. 18, is now officially Wreaths Across America Day thanks to the passage of a Senate resolution introduced by Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King. It’s the first national recognition of a movement that has been active for three decades, placing wreaths on the graves of veterans nationwide during the holiday season. “We […]
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Nov 30, 2021
Holiday Shopping That Won’t Break the Supply Chain
With supply chain issues affecting shipments of goods at ports worldwide and postal slowdowns in the the U.S., holiday shoppers are eagerly snapping up whatever merch they can get their hands on early in the season. So far, few of this year’s “it” gift items are selling out — and if Black Friday and Cyber […]
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Nov 16, 2021
Be Thankful, Get Organized
The holidays are rapidly approaching. And while you may have thought you’d have “everything” done ahead of time, the stark reality is that a few things may have escaped your attention until now. It’s rare for a person to have every single thing completed by the internal deadlines they themselves have created. Be #thankful if […]
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Nov 2, 2021
How to Use an ‘Extra’ Hour
Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 7, when most U.S. households turn their clocks back one hour. That means people will be able to take adavantage of an “extra” hour to do whatever they see fit. In actuality, the hour isn’t “extra” at all, having been borrowed from the clock […]
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