CATES: Video games and hearing loss
By Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Odessa Regional Medical Center
My husband is a great testament to the dangers of loud music. There...
MASTER GARDENERS: Easy and cheap gardening
By Debbie Roland and
Emmy Ulmschneider
Master Gardeners
You want to start gardening, but you live in an apartment, or have no space to grow...
PET OF THE WEEK: Piglet
Piglet, a 10-week-old female terrier mix, needs to be adopted into a good home. To adopt Piglet or any of the other pets at...
PET OF THE WEEK: Happy
Happy, a 2-year-old female chihuahua mix, needs to be adopted into a good home. To adopt Happy or any of the other pets at...
IT’S GEEK TO ME: Sleep or hibernate: Customize power settings to suit your...
Question: In the last few days, no more than a couple of weeks, this problem has appeared: When I put the computer to sleep...
Who was St. Brigid and why is she inspiring many 1,500 years after her...
By PETER SMITH
The Associated Press
Devotees of St. Brigid celebrated her Sunday with the return of a relic associated with the so-called matron saint...
Community health centers serve 1 in 11 Americans. They’re a safety net under stress
By DEVI SHASTRI
AP Health Writer
Elisa Reyes has come to Plaza del Sol Family Health Center for doctor’s appointments for more than a decade....
NUGGETS: You can do the seeking
By Jannie Linney
There is no hide and seek with God, where you and I are concerned. God knows where we are and what we...
Ghosts aren’t real, but demons are
There are two pointed references to ghosts in the New Testament and the question arises if there are such things.
The first reference is Matthew...
A British painting stolen by mobsters is returned to owner’s son — 54 years...
By MATTHEW BROWN
The Associated Press
An 18th century British painting stolen by New Jersey mobsters in 1969 has been returned more than a half-century...