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Do weighted vests really help you get in shape faster?

Weighted vests are increasingly showing up in fitness classes, touted as a way to keep bones healthy, improve performance and boost weight loss.

Waves of contentment: Swimming buoys mental well-being

Since my adolescent son recently started swimming competitively, I have been closely following the sport more than ever before.

Mariska Hargitay ‘not done with Olivia Benson yet’

The actor and producer, having one of the best years of her professional life at age 61, returns this month for a 27th season of “Law & Order: SVU.”

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Plant onions from seeds through November

Q: I would like to grow both yellow and red onions. When is the best time to plant them?

Keep records to determine real value of a solar home

Solar energy systems are becoming increasingly popular. Many factors are driving the trend: lower system costs, improved performance, environmental awareness and new options for system acquisition. I’ve received a ton of calls and emails about the issue lately, especially regarding the topic of solar leases.

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Something’s Underfoot

How do you choose the right rug? Should it be wool or jute, patterned or solid, big or small? It’s a subject lots of us have on our minds.

Radon focus of April 25 presentation in Henderson

Area residents are invited to learn more about radon and the dangers it presents during a free presentation at
6 p.m. April 25 at the Paseo Verde Library, 280 S. Green Valley Parkway Henderson.

Collectors seek out skillfully carved wooden dolls

Wooden dolls date back centuries. The earliest were crude carved pieces of wood shaped like a human figure. But today it’s rare to find a doll made before the 1600s, when English and German draftsmen skillfully carved wooden lifelike dolls.

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