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Fall Downsizing

‘Tis the season for digging deep and taking stock. Do you have enough pumpkin and red and green-colored placemats with matching napkins? What about holiday-themed dishes, especially those cute coffee…

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October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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…

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Leaf-Peeping Time is Here

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…

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Fall Fitness: Yoga and Tai Chi

  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…

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Environmental Spotlight- Solar Power

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%…

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The ABCs of RMDs

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…

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LGBT Pride Month Conversations in Oberlin

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…

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Getting Started with Composting

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…

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Celebrating Oberlin College Reunion

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…

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