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Is this sporting equipment just old or is it vintage?

Through the years, I’ve written a few times here about cleaning out closets and selling or donating old furniture, collectibles and anything else I just don’t want or have room for anymore. In the latest chapter of divesting myself of all worldly goods (not really, just kidding), I found ...

Weird spotted lanternfly science

Have you ever found yourself flipping through television channels (usually late at night) and stopping to watch something completely strange but fascinating? That’s what I found myself doing last week when I landed on PCN (Pennsylvania Cable Network), a nonprofit cable station based near ...

Winding tale of windshield woes

You may have read my last column in which I detailed the ridiculous challenge of replacing a burned-out brake light in my car. As if that didn’t waste enough of my time, I have also been dealing with a windshield problem since April. Yes, April. It all started with a stone flying into my ...

Uterine cancer mortality rate rising

Uterine cancer has been on the rise over the past five years, and researchers are trying to find reasons behind the trend. Endometrial cancer develops in the lining of the uterus. Cases in the United States in 1987 numbered 35,000. By 2023, that number had nearly doubled to more than 66,000. ...

A case of the brake light blues

Sometimes, it’s just not your week … or month. And sometimes you just have to laugh at silly stuff that happens. A few weeks ago, a very nice man behind my car in a parking lot told me my brake light was burned out. I thanked him, as I had no way of knowing this from the driver’s ...

It’s all just fantasy and fun

It’s almost here! I’m talking about the most wonderful time of the year: football season. Yes, I know, it’s silly to get so excited about a game or sport, but it really is so much fun for me. I’ve always loved football the most of any sport. The Steelers start training camp very ...