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5 days ago |
patch.com | Beth Dalbey
Say you see something you think is sketchy going down at a neighbor’s house while you’re out walking the dog or weeding the flower gardens. What does a good neighbor do in these situations? We put the question to readers in an informal survey for Block Talk, Patch’s exclusive neighborhood etiquette column. We asked: What do you do when your “sixth sense” tells you something’s “off” about a situation or a person in the neighborhood?
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5 days ago |
patch.com | Beth Dalbey
Two states — Utah and now Florida — have now banned cavity-preventing mineral fluoride additives in public drinking water supplies, sparking concern among dentists that tooth decay will become more common among vulnerable populations. More states are expected to follow.
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6 days ago |
patch.com | Beth Dalbey
Fans of locally brewed beers may be drinking more than their favorite brew, according to a new study that looks at the effects of PFAS “forever chemicals.” The chemicals have been detected in hundreds of municipal drinking water supplies, and could affect the craft beer industry, the study said. PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals — are used in a wide variety of products and are called “forever chemicals” because they don’t easily break down in the environment.
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6 days ago |
patch.com | Beth Dalbey
Would you let some of the world’s deadliest, most potent venomous snakes, including black mambas, taipans and cobras, bite you 200 times? No? What if the risk of death was almost zero — save a stint in the ICU after lapsing into a coma — and your sacrifice would improve the odds of survival for about 120,000 people who die every year from snake bites? Meet Tim Friede, 57, of Two Rivers, Wisconsin. He’s been a fan of snakes since he was 5.
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6 days ago |
patch.com | Beth Dalbey
Now that the May 1 “decision day” deadline has passed, and most high school seniors have already made their choices on where to attend college in the fall, those who haven’t are likely to face difficulty getting into elite schools, according to Forbes. The respected financial news outlet’s “48 Great Colleges Here And Abroad That Are Still Accepting Applications” includes 27 U.S. schools. Students who receive financial aid make up a majority of those enrolled.
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