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The second most common type of cancer in the United States is breast cancer (skin cancer is first). Each year in the United States, about 255,000 cases of breast cancer…

This week autumn officially begins and as temperatures drop our moods are likely to rise. According to a recent poll, Americans say fall is their favorite season. But even more…

  As the cooler days of fall approach and before the holiday distractions arrive, many of us turn inward and look for quiet ways to move our body and our…

When it comes to sun facts, did you know: Since 2014, the average cost of solar PV (photovoltaic) panels has dropped nearly 70%; Solar panel efficiency has increased from 6%…

When we were younger many of us tried to sock as much money as we could into 401(k)s and other traditional retirement savings accounts so we’d have a “paycheck” when…

Conversations about gay rights have been going on at Kendal at Oberlin for years, but in recent times the conversations during Pride Month have been more deliberate as both gay…

Making dirt makes a difference in our environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that in 2018, 2.6 million tons of food (4.1 percent of wasted food) was composted. Americans…

Over the years Larry Mirel’s busy legal career in Washington D.C. kept him from returning to his alma mater, Oberlin College, for the Class of 1957 reunions. When Larry retired…

Anna Maria Jarvis so admired her mother, a social activist and faith-filled woman, that she embarked on a mission to honor all mothers. The first official observance of Mother’s Day…