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Signs it could be time to move to an assisted living facility

Assisted living facilities provide a vital service to families across the globe. In fact, more than 800,000 people in the United States are currently living in assisted living facilities, according to a 2023 report from Zippia, an online recruitment service that gathers information from the Bureau...

Horoscopes for 10/12/23

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, this week you may invite a friend over who shares all of his or her good energy with you. It's just the boost you need right now to have a positive few days. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 You may have an urgent need to get physically active, Taurus. That can propel you to...

Decorating homes for Halloween

Drive through a suburban neighborhood in October and it's likely you will find yards filled with inflatable witches, animatronic grim reapers and makeshift graveyards bearing witty sayings on tombstone and bony hands reaching out from the soil. Decorating for Halloween has become big business, with...

Transform your home into a haunted house

Many transformations occur during the month of October. Leaves begin to turn various shades of orange and red, while the weather gets decidedly cooler. In the meantime, neighborhoods across the country begin to look quite different, with many homes decked out in the garish garb of Halloween. The...

The benefits of chiropractic care

Chiropractic care is a form of complementary medicine in which a licenced chiropractic doctor uses his or her hands as well as certain machinery to manipulate joints in the body. Subluxation is a term used in chiropractic medicine that refers to the misalignment of vertebrae or joints. Subluxation...

Healthy habits that could help women reduce their breast cancer risk

Cancer is a formidable disease that the World Health Organization reports is the leading cause of death worldwide. Figures vary, but organizations such as the WHO and the American Cancer Society estimate that around 9.5 million people die from cancer every year. No type of cancer causes more deaths...

Horoscopes for 10/05/23

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, unless you are ready to take charge and spearhead an initiative for change, you may have to simply go with the flow this week. Think on it. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Ideas for creative projects keep popping up in your mind, Taurus. It's just a matter of figuring out...

100 Years Ago This Month: Historical events from October 1923

The month of October has been home to many historical events over the years. Here's a look at some that helped to shape the world in October 1923. · Switzerland issues a new decree on October 1 that bans the display of fascist emblems or the wearing of black shirts. The decree is issued in response...

4 fun facts about the month of October

Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving each October. While October may not be home to Thanksgiving in the United States, Americans, much like their Canadian counterparts, have much to be thankful for in the tenth month of the calendar year. Fall temperatures tend to be at their most accommodating in...

Get your pet ready for Halloween

Dressing up for Halloween is one of the more enjoyable ways to celebrate the spooky season. It's not uncommon for people to be planning their costumes well ahead of Halloween, and seeing as the pop-up retailer Spirit Halloween starts taking over vacant properties beginning the middle of August, it'...