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How to Control Your Asthma When Outdoor Air Quality is Bad
(StatePoint) Asthma, a lung disease that makes breathing difficult for over 24 million Americans, is often exacerbated by air pollution and the effects of climate change. However, understanding how the environment impacts asthma can help you minimize your exposure to air pollutants and prepare for extreme weather events. As part
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Happy Father’s Day – 16 Great Songs About Fatherhood and Dear Old Dad
Happy Father’s Day! Today we celebrate Dads in all their forms and functions. Funny, helpful, hard, and loving, just to name a few qualities. As we have with Mother’s Day, with the help of our readers, we have compiled a playlist of songs dedicated to Dads. While songs
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Mayor Singh-Allen says Historic Downtown Elk Grove has the potential to become another San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
In Elk Grove’s 23 years as a California general law city, there has been an ongoing effort to resurrect the area known as Old Town. Some of the steps have achieved modest gains, while others failed. In the last few years, efforts have been more fruitful. Along with the
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The Connection Between Your Heart and Kidneys
(Family Features) While people may think about heart disease and kidney disease as two different health problems, there are many links between them. Kidney disease affects roughly 1 in 7 (15%) American adults, according to the American Kidney Fund. Having chronic kidney disease (CKD) means that you’re more likely
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Popeyes rolls out another entry in the chicken sandwich wars
A Blackened chicken breast sandwich is the latest entry Just like the cola wars of the 1980s, the newest consumer battle is between fast food restaurants war for dominance in the chicken sandwich wars. One of the leaders in the war is New Orleans-based Popeyes. Following up on the success
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Celebrate Mother’s Day 2023 with this playlist of 11 off-beat songs!
From Mama Tried to Mama Kin! Whether they are still with us or not, we all love our Mums, and this is the day when we honor motherhood. Of course notwithstanding our love, sometimes mother-child relations can be stressful. We can’t help but think of the fictional character Tony
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Greatest Athlete of the Past 50 Years
By Steve Lee | Guest Contributor | Yesterday was first Saturday in May and signifies the running of the greatest horse race known to man, The Kentucky Derby. Today’s version is the 50th anniversary of America’s introduction to arguably the Greatest Athlete of the past 50 years. America fell in
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Can County Music help reduce gun violence? Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show thinks so
On the Friday, May 5, 2023 edition of MSNBC’s Morning Joe program, one country musician spoke about the role Country Music can play in reducing gun violence. Ketch Secor, front man of the Grammy award winning band Old Crow Medicine Show explained the role country music can play in
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Godspeed Gordon Lightfoot – Here are 5 gems you may have never heard from the Canadian Folk icon
Passes today at 84 Growing up in Motown in the 1960s, in the days before F.M. became the dominant musical influence on radio, there was a powerhouse radio station from across the river in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. That powerhouse was CKLW 800 A.M., The Big 8. As it
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Local 2 Day Film Festival Celebrates Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage
Film Festival Highlights Local Talent, International Stories The Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival returns to The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre, for their 7th celebration of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) voices and stories in film and new media. Presented by the Sacramento Asian Pacific Cultural Village on May
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Know the Early Warning Signs of COPD
Anyone can develop COPD, not just smokers (StatePoint) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. A leading cause of disability and death in the United States, more than 12.5 million people have been diagnosed, and millions more may have the