Terri Dee

1 week ago | publicnewsservice.org | Terri Dee

May is and a new American Lung Association report shows that Indiana's air is harmful for those with the condition. Asthma symptoms like chest tightness or shortness of breath often flare up after inhaling polluted air, which could require hospitalization. Tiffany Nichols, Indiana chapter advocacy director for the American Lung Association, said Hoosiers with respiratory health conditions can take steps to protect themselves.

1 week ago | kmaland.com | Terri Dee

(KMAland) -- Financial Literary Awareness Month ended earlier this week, but talk of tariffs and their effects on inflation could continue for months. Many Missourians are watching their retirement accounts on the stock market roller coaster and may be wondering what to do. The economic impact of the pandemic is still being felt in some households, as families worry about affording food, transportation and housing.

2 weeks ago | pharostribune.com | Terri Dee

Housing that’s both affordable and ready to rent is out of reach for many Hoosiers. The 2025 Indiana Housing Profile says for every 100 low-income households, only 38 affordable rental homes are available. kAmp?5 x?5:2?2 D2H 2=>@DE d[___ 6G:4E:@? 7:=:?8D :? E96 =2DE >@?E9[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 ?@?AC@7:E tG:4E:@? {23 2E !C:?46E@? &?:G6CD:EJ[ H9:49 EC24<D 6G:4E:@? EC6?5D ?2E:@?H:56]k^Am kAmp>J }6=D@?[ 6I64FE:G6 5:C64E@C @7 E96 u2:C w@FD:?8 r6?E6C @7 r6?EC2= x?5:2?2[ 25G:D65 E6?2?ED 724:?8 6G:4E:@?

2 weeks ago | reporter.net | Terri Dee

The U.S. military and a nonprofit environmental group are seeing success in a partnership that strengthens military readiness and conserves Indiana's natural resources. Some military installations have compatible land uses around them, such as farms and forests, wetlands and grasslands. Sentinel Landscape, a federal initiative managed in part by the Department of Defense, works with nonprofits to manage those lands. kAmt>J qC2H=6J[ |:5H6DE #68:@? G:46 AC6D:56?E 2E E96 r@?D6CG2E:@? uF?5[ D2:5 D@FE96C?

2 weeks ago | publicnewsservice.org | Terri Dee

Many Missourians are watching their retirement accounts on the stock market roller coaster and may be wondering what to do. The economic impact of the pandemic is still being felt in some households, as families worry about affording food, transportation and housing. Todd Christensen, education manager for the nonprofit Money Fit Financial, advised creating a spending plan and identifying priorities is a good first step.