Opinion

Working in an industrial area is exciting and very rewarding to many, but it can also contain a lot of hidden hazards detrimental to someone’s health. Approximately 5.7 of every 100 workers experience a job-related injury or illness each year. Here are some safety tips to help keep you safe from common dangers around the job.

(StatePoint) While the summer season often signifies the start of hurricane season and wildfires, the rise in natural disasters has made preparedness a year-long process. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administation (NOAA) reported 2021 was the third-most active hurricane season on record, with 21 named storms. According to CoreLogic, about one in every 10 homes in the United States was impacted to some degree by natural disasters in 2021.

Dear Editor, Calling all Conservatives. The real ones.

If you take financial advice from this column, in the future, you may not be able to afford to read this column. That said… let’s talk digital currencies. There are more than 18,000 cryptocurrencies on the market but what is it? Most agree it’s a digital currency that operates outside the traditional government/banking control, instead using public ledgers known as blockchains. But did you know that anyone can make a digital currency with a little coding? Yes, you and I can make our own digital currency. Late Show host Stephen Colbert’s crypto is called Ijustmadethatupeum. But is it a currency?

Show me a town with a well-groomed and maintained cemetery and I’ll show you a town that takes pride in its history and people. A sea of colorful flowers adorning graves across the Corning Cemetery in my hometown last Sunday afternoon prior to Memorial Day was visible proof that people care about it and more importantly their loved ones buried there. People spend money and time on decorating graves throughout the year. As some would say around these parts, “And flowers ain’t cheap!” Some families purchase their flowers and create their own arrangements and saddles. Others buy premade arrangements or bouquets of flowers.

It’s such a challenge to use your powers for good. Everyone’s mom said – or is said to have said – that if you can’t say anything nice about a person, then just shut up.

On June 27, 2022, the National Center for PTSD is launching National PTSD Screening Day, encouraging Veterans and others who experienced trauma to start the conversation about recovery. Learning whether you have symptoms that might be PTSD is an important step to getting the treatment you deserve.