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Stop neuropathy pain…in your own home
Peripheral neuropathy is a common condition resulting from damage to smaller blood vessels and nerves, most often in the extremities. Its symptoms include weakness, numbness, burning, a painful sensation of “pins and needles,” being either hot or cold all the time and loss of feeling or difficulty with balance and walking. It’s often...
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Turn your eyes to the skies in several locations at Lake Metroparks to see the fascinating fall migration of the area’s avian species
Have you heard the old joke, “There’s a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot”? True confession, darlings—that’s how Mimi used to feel about the pursuit of birdwatching. But then I read a statistic that upwards of 51 million Americans have taken it up. So, Mimi grabbed her Barbie-pink...
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Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools Superintendent Dr. Patrick Ward is equipped with vision for excellence in education and a plan to make it come to fruition
“What could school be for kids if there were no barriers? This is the question posed by Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools new Superintendent Dr. Patrick Ward. He recently kicked off the school year with an ambitious program: The 100 Day Listen and Learn tour. Along with the school board, he’s committed to listening to all...
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Here’s how Pristine Clean can help protect your concrete from the icy grip of Northeast Ohio winter
Here we are just two weeks from Labor Day, which means fall is not far behind. So now is the time area homeowners begin thinking about winter home maintenance projects, including cleaning and sealing concrete surfaces—before Northeast Ohio’s notorious freeze/thaw cycle can cause chipping, cracking and flaking. “There are many weeks...
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The plentiful pollinator gardens within Lake Metroparks provide the inspiration you need to plant one of your own at home
It’s easy to take the biological phenomenon of pollination for granted. This generational marvel happens when pollen is moved from the male part of a plant, the anther, to the female part of the plant, the stigma, ensuring seeds and fruits are produced, as well as the next generation of plants. The legwork is done by pollinators (birds, bats,...
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