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From east to west, new MLCA head answers a calling
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Christian Academy’s new administrator traveled a long way to answer the call. “I wanted…
Is it safe to open mail and packages during the pandemic?
Is it safe to open mail and packages during the pandemic?
VIRUS DIARY: In pandemic, a forlorn dog finds new purpose
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — “This feels like a good time to get another dog to help us get over the loss of Surfer,” the Professor announced in her FM radio-ready voice. Even though my heart didn’t feel quite ready, I …
Need for seed: Gardeners flock to stores, overwhelm websites
NITRO, W.Va. (AP) — The sweet peppers were picked over, the tomatoes were taken and the flowers were fixing to be next. The empty spots on the store's display were starting to outnumber the full ones.
Veteran's garden walk raises $16M for UK health service
LONDON (AP) — A 99-year-old World War II veteran has completed his quest to walk 100 laps of his garden in eastern England and raised 13 million pounds ($16 million) for Britain’s National Health Service.
Cats, dogs, Quillie the hedgehog source of comfort in crisis
NEW YORK (AP) —
Starting a vegetable garden: the basics
Lots of people sheltering at home now because of the coronavirus pandemic are thinking about planting a vegetable garden. It offers more than food: Growing vegetables is a family activity, gives everyone a reason t…
Virus-era decisions: Way too many, and each with high stakes
Should you wash your hands?
Jeans company True Religion files for Chapter 11 _ again
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeans retailer True Religion Apparel Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 on Monday, the second time in three years, as extended closures of its stores in the pandemic have hurt its…
AP PHOTOS: Ghostly virus-era NYC, captured from a motorbike
In its best days, in its highest moments, New York City is dizzying.
Apple varieties rediscovered by the Lost Apple Project
NEW APPLE VARIETIES REDISCOVERED:
Soft-serve defiance: Ice cream trucks ply Brooklyn streets
NEW YORK (AP) — Usually a welcome harbinger of spring and summer,
WWII veteran, age 99, raises millions for UK health service
LONDON (AP) — A 99-year-old British army veteran who started walking laps in his garden as part of a humble fundraiser for the National Health Service has surprised himself by generating millions of pounds within d…
Millennial Money: A Q&A to build your financial resilience
A few months ago you may not have thought much about strategies for managing credit balances or how much of an emergency fund you really need. But with finances strained by the coronavirus pandemic, making smart mo…
10 pioneer-era apple types thought extinct found in US West
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A team of retirees that scours the remote ravines and windswept plains of the Pacific Northwest for long-forgotten pioneer orchards has rediscovered 10 apple varieties that were believed to be…
Edmunds: How to seek car payment relief during the pandemic
A record 16.7 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the past few weeks as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S. and shut down business on a large scale. When people are struggling to ke…