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Reduce stress to lower risk of diabetes

Reduce stress to lower risk of diabetes

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Reduce stress to lower risk of diabetes

Dr. Roizen Dr. Michael Roizen
Thursday, October 16, 2025
De-stress to D-stroy diabetesYou know I am always stressing how important it is to stop prediabetes from progressing to full-blown Type 2 diabetes, with all its life-altering complications involving your heart, eyes, nerves, joints, digestion and brain.
Preventing disease makes cure unnecessary

Preventing disease makes cure unnecessary

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Preventing disease makes cure unnecessary

Debra Johnston, Md
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Let’s call her Sarah, although that wasn’t her name. I’d had the privilege of delivering her, and the fun of watching her grow into a precocious toddler, with an impish smile and a joyous laugh. Then I had the responsibility of explaining her autopsy report to her devastated parents.
Train passengers add to Canadian adventure

Train passengers add to Canadian adventure

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Train passengers add to Canadian adventure

Lois Carlson
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Last week I shared some of our experiences on our recent train trip through eastern Canada. We had previously been in parts of western Canada and everyone knows about the Rocky Mountains that inhabit much of Western Canada.
Prepare soil for fruit planting

Prepare soil for fruit planting

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Prepare soil for fruit planting

Garden Talk
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Fruit Planting PreparationIf you plan to establish a fruit garden or add to your existing one, now is a good time to take advantage of the weather conditions and prepare the planting site.Pay attention to slopes in the landscape.
Dietz’ to celebrate 25 years of marriage

Dietz’ to celebrate 25 years of marriage

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Dietz’ to celebrate 25 years of marriage

News Staff
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
25 Years Ago October 12 - 18, 2000Darrel and Saundra York Dietz, of rural Pittsburg, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on October 21 at the Scammon Parish Hall. Their children are Jerrod Dietz and Amanda and Steven Henson.
Lasting peace begins with faith in God

Lasting peace begins with faith in God

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Lasting peace begins with faith in God

Allen Fischgrabe
Friday, October 10, 2025
The Beginning of KnowledgeQuite possibly, there is no greater concept than that of world peace. Many wish for it, while scores more kneel in prayer pleading for a planet filled with tranquility. As of the time of this writing, the idea of a quiet global society seems farther away than it ever has.

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Columbus Public Library Hours

News Staff
Friday, October 10, 2025
Mondays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday 9 a.m-6 p.m. Thursdays 9 a.m.-6 a.m. Fridays 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon.Curbside service will be available upon request.
Skin reveals much about our health

Skin reveals much about our health

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Skin reveals much about our health

Dr. Roizen Dr. Michael Roizen
Friday, October 10, 2025
Staying healthy from the outside inWe are all a little thinskinned (your skin at its thickest is only a few millimeters), but this multifunction organ, covering 15 to 21 square feet, can tell you a lot about what’s going on inside your body.
Time to plant garlic, spring-flowering bulbs

Time to plant garlic, spring-flowering bulbs

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Time to plant garlic, spring-flowering bulbs

Garden Talk
Monday, October 6, 2025
Garden To-Do Divide perennials such as peonies and daylilies, if needed.Prune broken and dead branches from trees.Remove suckers and watersprouts from fruit trees.Plant Kentucky bluegrass by October 1. Tall fescue should be seeded no later than October 15.
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