Hamilton Elementary, Moline, chosen as Model School

Check Your Freezer: Walmart Recall Now Covers 26 States and Puerto Rico

Before you reach for frozen berries for your next smoothie, check the bag. A recall involving Walmart's Great Value Organic Triple Berry Blend now covers select stores in 26 states and Puerto Rico because of possible E. coli contamination.

Puerto Rico · 21d

Thomas Smith

Check Your Spice Rack: Ground Cinnamon Recalled Over Elevated Lead

A jar of ground cinnamon can sit in a spice rack for months. If yours is Lior brand, check the label: Galil Importing Corp has recalled a specific lot of its Cinnamon Ground Seasoning after testing found elevated lead levels.

Texas · 8d

CJ Coombs

Missing since 2003 from Clarkston, Georgia: Elyssa Marie Vasquez was only 12 when she disappeared

Elyssa Marie Vasquez has been missing from Clarkston, Georgia (DeKalb County), since January 28, 2003, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).

Clarkston, GA · 13d

CJ Coombs

Missing since 2024 from Hendersonville, Tennessee: Sebastian Rogers was only 15 when he vanished

Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers has been missing from Hendersonville, Tennessee (Sumner County), since February 25, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Sebastian would now be 17.

Hendersonville, TN · 3d

CJ Coombs

Missing since 2019 from New Orleans, Louisiana: Eriel Mack-Mariscal vanished when she was an infant

Eriel Lynette Mack-Mariscal has been missing from New Orleans, Louisiana, since July 27, 2019, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). She would now be seven years old.

New Orleans, LA · 22d

Thomas Smith

Rabies Is Spreading in California "Hotspots" -- and Is Nearly Always Fatal Once Symptoms Begin

Federal health officials are warning about an increase in rabies exposures as several parts of California report unusually high numbers of infected animals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a national health advisory on Sept. 10 after multiple jurisdictions reported rising human exposure to rabid or potentially rabid animals during the summer of 2026.

California · 19d

Greg Wilson, CFA

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22 Things Many People Care Less About as They Get Older

This article was originally published on ChaChingQueen.com, a site my wife and I own. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this.

20d

CJ Coombs

The murder remains of "Jane Anchorage Doe 1980," found in Eklutna, Alaska

Jane Anchorage Doe 1980, also known as Eklutna Annie ("Annie"), was discovered in Eklutna, Alaska, on July 17, 1980, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Annie was believed to be between the ages of 16 and 25.

Alaska · 1d

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7 Dishes That Filled Graduation Party Tables in the 1970s and 1980s

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. The open house ran from noon until the food was gone, which was usually the better measure. Someone put up a banner over the garage door, someone else hauled in folding tables, and by one o'clock there were thirty people in the backyard, holding paper plates. The graduate circulated with an envelope in each hand. The adults stood over the tables and ate.

19d

Dianna Carney

He’s 5 Pounds of Hope: Tinman the Friendly Tiny Dog is Still Waiting for a Home

Small Dog Rescue of New England reports that Tinman, a five-pound, five-year-old small dog currently in Texas, is seeking adoption and may be able to travel to the Northeast at the end of the month. According to the nonprofit volunteer organization, Tinman “greets everyone with a smile” and is “an energetic boy who does well with other dogs,” making him a potential fit for a home looking for a small, social companion.

Texas · 25d

Jack Beavers

user · 25.0K followers

Migrant Burglary Gangs Jam US Police Radios

Sophisticated gangs of migrant robbers and burglars armed with radio jammers that disrupt both police communications and wireless alarm systems are targeting jewelry stores and homes in upscale US neighborhoods— and making off with millions of dollars in loot as they move from city to city.

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7 Dishes From German-American Hall Oktoberfest Dinners

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. Every October, the Turner halls and Catholic parish basements in German-settled Midwest towns filled up for a fall dinner that raised money for the parish or the club, and by the time the doors opened the kitchen crew had been at work since morning. Potatoes were peeled and riced, the dumpling dough was resting, and a pot of gravy sat on the back burner while the hall filled with the smell of caraway and browned butter.

Kateable

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This Calms a Charley Horse Almost Instantly—No Stretching Needed

A charley horse in the middle of the night is one of the worst ways to wake up, and stretching it out while half asleep is never fun. Pickle juice has become my go to instead, and it's not just an old wives' tale, researchers have actually studied this one and found it works fast. 😊

16d

realbalanced

7 Rural Southern Church-Supper Dishes Still Worth Making

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. A Midwestern potluck and a rural Southern church supper look similar from a distance: long folding tables, covered dishes, somebody's mother's dessert at the end of the line. Get closer and the resemblance fades fast. In much of the rural South, food was organized by type and the dessert table stood apart, treated almost as its own room. Brunswick Stew came in a cast iron pot the size of a washtub, tended by men who had been at the fire since before the service started. Cornbread baked in the church kitchen and got cut into squares before it hit the table. Banana Pudding traveled layered in a glass bowl, not a pan, because presentation on that table was its own kind of statement.

Brunswick, GA · 28d

Dianna Carney

Meet Pongo Pupcake: The Loving Puppy Looking For Home After Being Born Unexpectedly

Get ready to meet a sweet little puppy who is searching for his place in the world and hopes it could be with you. Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, recently highlighted Pongo Pupcake, who has been in their care. According to the rescue, “The PUPCAKES surprised their owner in Tennessee when they were unexpectedly born holding baked goods straight from the oven. How sweet! These pups are serving looks AND slices!”

Massachusetts · 5d

WyoFile

user · 12.0K followers

No Mollie’s Pack, Yellowstone wolves killed, state reports after hunt area’s quick close

EVANSTON—Yellowstone National Park’s last original wolf pack, Mollie’s Pack, emerged unscathed from a hunting season that opened last week and has already closed, Wyoming wildlife officials announced Monday.

Wyoming · 14d

Thomas Smith

Check Your Fridge: Cheese Recalled After 8 People Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Bacteria

Check your cheese drawer and freezer: Sierra Nevada Cheese Company has recalled its Graziers grass-fed raw milk cheeses amid a multistate E. coli outbreak. As of September 25, health officials had reported 13 illnesses in nine states. Eight people had been hospitalized, and three had developed a serious kidney complication.

Utah · 8d

Bucks County Beacon

user · 15.7K followers

Election Officials Across the Country Are Preparing to Push Back Against Any Trump Intervention in November’s Midterms

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Each year, election officials prepare for the worst: A bomb threat at a polling place, power outages, natural disasters.

11d

realbalanced

7 Recipes From Spiral-Bound Community Charity Cookbooks

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. The spiral-bound fundraising cookbook was a fixture of American small-town life for most of the twentieth century. A women's circle at a Methodist church in Abilene, a hospital auxiliary in Bozeman, the Junior League chapter in some county seat nobody outside the county had heard of, they collected index cards, typed the recipes, and sold the finished books at rummage sales and church bazaars to fund a new fellowship hall, a scholarship, a park bench. Across the country, thousands of these books got printed, and almost none of them traveled outside their own zip code.

Bozeman, MT · 4d

Greg Wilson, CFA

user · 24.7K followers

23 Uncommon Professions With High Earning Potential

This article was originally published on ChaChingQueen.com, a site my wife and I own. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this.

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7 Boarding-House Suppers From the Mid-Century Common Table

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. Boarders and lodgers in American households peaked at about 4.6 million in 1930, and rooming houses were still a fixture of working life through the decades that followed. Mill towns, port cities, factory districts, and railroad junctions all had them: a narrow frame house with six or eight boarders, a weekly rate pinned to the front door, and a landlady who set supper on the table at six o'clock whether you were there or not. The arrangement worked because rent included meals, and meals were the whole point.

28d

Dianna Carney

This Fluffy Gentleman With a Brave Heart Is Hoping Someone Will Give Him a Chance

Rico, a Great Pyrenees rescued from Texas, is looking for a patient, active family to help him build confidence and continue working on leash reactivity, according to Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue. The Massachusetts-based nonprofit says Rico may also do well in a foster or foster-to-adopt home, where he can take time to settle in.

Massachusetts · 3d

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7 Immigrant Comfort Dishes American Grandkids Called 'Regular Food'

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. Every dish on this list arrived in America inside someone's memory. Not a written recipe, just the way a mother learned it from her mother, carried across an ocean and rebuilt in a Chicago three-flat or a South Florida kitchen or a New Jersey row house where something was always on the stove. By the time the grandkids sat down to eat, nobody at the table called it Hungarian or Greek or Czech. It was just dinner.

21d

Greg Wilson, CFA

user · 24.7K followers

21 Everyday Frustrations Older Adults No Longer Tolerate

This article was originally published on ChaChingQueen.com, a site my wife and I own. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this.

Dianna Carney

12-Week-Old Kodiak is Searching For a New Home After Rescue From Streets

Get ready to meet a silly little puppy who is searching for the family who will give her a place in this world. Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced Kodiak after she came into their care. According to the rescue, “This gorgeous darling hails from Tennessee, where she lived as a stray in someone's yard. Kodiak deserves to live the cozy New England lifestyle! Let's make it happen!”

Massachusetts · 4d

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7 Dishes From 1950s–70s Confirmation and First Communion Parties

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. The ceremony wrapped up before noon. Then came forty minutes of photographs on the church steps, and everyone drove back to the house where two tables had been pushed together and covered with the good cloth. The aunts came through the door first. The grandmothers came second, holding things.

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7 Thanksgiving Side Dishes That Divided American Families

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. The turkey was always fine. Nobody argued about the turkey. The fights broke out over the side dishes, every single year, because the sides were the part of the table that told you who somebody was and where they came from. Creamed onions meant old New England stock. Giblet gravy meant a grandmother who saved every scrap and stretched every pan dripping. Cornbread dressing meant the cook was from somewhere south of the Mason-Dixon and did not trust a white-bread stuffing any more than she trusted canned cranberry sauce.

22d

Dianna Carney

This Shy Golden Retriever Is Ready to Blossom With the Right Family by Her Side

Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue, a non-profit, charitable 501(c)(3) organization rescuing Golden Retrievers and Golden-Hearted dogs located in Hudson, Massachusetts, has shared that Isabelle, a 6-year-old Golden Retriever, is still looking for a patient, understanding home where she can continue learning to feel safe. The rescue describes her as a gentle dog who came to its care from a puppy mill in Ohio and is now beginning to discover the comforts of attention and affection.

Hudson, MA · 2d

Dianna Carney