Do You Breathe Easy at Home?

How to Control Indoor Air Pollution Pollution. We use the word to describe harmful or poisonous substances introduced into an environment. Water pollution, ground pollution, noise pollution, and air pollution are examples we most commonly relate to the outdoor environment. So it may surprise you to find that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]

Grandma’s Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients:2 1/2 cups wide egg noodles1 teaspoon vegetable oil12 cups chicken broth1 1/2 tablespoons salt1 teaspoon poultry seasoning1 cup chopped celery1 cup chopped onion1/3 cup cornstarch1/4 cup water

Top 5 Financial Planning Tips

October 5-11 is Financial Planning Week. What are the best ways to improve your money and budgeting situation? These top five strategies will help. Make saving a priority. Saving on a regular basis can be hard, but if you treat this as an expense, you’ll have better success. As with any bill, you should make […]

Making Playgrounds Safer

If you have a child who has recently headed back to school, take some time to inspect the school playground and outdoor activity areas. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports there are about 20 playground-related fatalities each year, and over 200,000 children suffer injuries on a playground annually. Eighty-one percent of all playground injuries occur […]

Home Tip

You can purchase an inexpensive thermal leak detector at your local home improvement store. Use it to find places in your home that are allowing heat to leak out during the winter months. You can seal leaks in a variety of ways—more insulation, foam gaskets under switch plates and outlet covers, rubber strips on the […]