Aug 24, 2021
Building the Back-to-School Spirit Amid Uncertainty
This year’s back-to-school to-do lists likely include more than equipping the kids with new clothes, crayons and backpacks. #COVID-19 — and in particular, its highly contagious #Delta variant — has brought new uncertainties to reentry. Parents must navigate mask mandates and consider the level of risk their children face in returning to in-person classes. One […]
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Aug 10, 2021
The Importance of Getting Vaccinated Against COVID-19
The spread of the more contagious #Delta variant of the coronavirus has many areas reeling from a dramatic rise in #COVID-19 cases, illnesses and hospitalizations. And getting #vaccinated can help slow the spread and avert more tragedies. While no available #vaccine is 100% effective against the virus, CNBC says, all of them drastically reduce the […]
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Jul 27, 2021
Back-to-School Shopping Sans Clutter
Families with children in elementary through high school plan to spend an average of $848.90 per child on back-to-school shopping this year, according to the National Retail Federation, or $59 more than last year. Given the downturn in spending while kids were distance-learning during the #pandemic, the uptick isn’t surprising. In fact, that lull in […]
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Jul 13, 2021
Start Planning Fall Home Improvement Projects Now
One of the curious aspects of the #pandemic is that it forced people to stay home more — and all that staying at home helped many launch renovations and other projects to make their space more useful and livable. With things are nearly back to #normal in many parts of the country some 16 months […]
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Jun 29, 2021
Celebrating the Fourth of July Outdoors
The #pandemic is subsiding in most parts of the country, mostly thanks to a vigorous push to get people vaccinated against COVID-19 as quickly as possible. But you may still wish celebrate Independence Day outdoors this weekend. The pandemic pushed people to take more of their activities outdoors over the last 18 months since the virus […]
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