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Lighting, vacancies on Adrian commission agenda

ADRIAN — The Adrian City Commission will meet Tuesday instead of Monday in order to recognize of Martin Luther King, Jr. day. The agenda is set with vacancy discussion and decisions, recommendations to upgrade the lighting on a city street and a public hearing

Monrovia® Predicts 8 Trends Influencing the Gardening World in 2018

Pitch perfect pines, garden tribalism, and the impact of soil regeneration science on the home garden are all top gardening trends for 2018, according to Monrovia, the leading grower of premium garden plants in the United States. “In 2018, the garden will be a

20 Hot Technology Products at CES 2018

Each year, the Las Vegas consumer electronics show, or CES, is the place to be for examples of the latest developments in technology. The show this year is no different. So we have put together a list of some of the most interesting new

Tracking Tamil Nadu’s traditional candies

A tiny shop in a street corner, with strings of small packets, and lines of jars filled with colourful candies: my mind instantly goes to Honeydukes candy shop in the wizarding world of Harry Potter. Tamil Nadu has a rich tradition of candies, which

‘Modern Family’ Bosses on Why the 200th Episode Is ‘Mostly a Show About Death’

In the era of peak TV, it is no small feat for a series to reach 100 episodes, let alone 200, but it is an achievement that “Modern Family” co-creator Steve Levitan considers more of an “industry milestone than something our audience truly cares about.” Therefore,

A health scare sees Modern Family musing on death (in a fun way!)

There’s a lot of potential in “Dear Beloved Family,” an episode that, early on, sees Phil Dunphy rushed to the hospital with inexplicable and sudden stomach pain. After the episode gets past its rather silly, paint-by-numbers cold open—Phil has weird ideas for family traditions

Flu causing long wait times in Arizona emergency rooms

Arizona health officials say emergency rooms across the state are seeing longer wait times than normal because of a record number of flu cases. The Arizona Department of Health Services said in a release Friday that influenza activity is at a high and several

The Village Idiot: Home is where the bathroom is

I just wrote another check to my contractor. What do I care? It’s Bitcoin money. Better spend it now before it all disappears. Still, I do wonder what he does with it all. His guys have been working on my house for a month,

Nitroglycerin is bedroom dynamite

If you want to be dynamite in the bedroom, you might need dynamite in your pants. A topical gel containing the explosive nitroglycerin could be used to treat erectile dysfunction after research found that it was successful in some men. In a study of

Dining as Nature Intended at O’Naturel

nce you’ve made a reservation at Paris’s first nudist restaurant, you find –yourself neurotically broadcasting this bit of news to anyone who will listen. While vacationing in France’s capital recently, a visitor from New York City approached the front desk of his hotel and