COLLEGE STATION — When packing lunches, food safety should be a major concern, whether the meal is adult- or kid-prepared. Most dangers associated with food are due to the way we handle it in our own kitchens. Many people die from food poisoning each year and even more get sick for a few days and…
COLLEGE STATION — Although students will be returning to school, there is one critical life skill they likely will not be taught in any classroom. That’s because personal financial management is a life skill not typically found in school curriculum. As school let out in May, the Jump $tart Coalition for Personal Finance Literacy announced…
COLLEGE STATION — For 23 million students nationwide, the school day begins and ends with a trip on a school bus. The greatest risk is not riding the bus, but approaching or leaving the bus. In 1995, 23 student pedestrians were killed nationwide in school bus loading/unloading zones. Before children go back to school or…
COLLEGE STATION — Put down that baggy florescent shirt or the fashion gods just may smite you down. It’s time for back to school, and those in the know say those lazy, bright days of summer are long gone. Lisa Gendreau, manager of College Station’s Post Oak Mall’s American Eagle Outfitter, thinks men’s clothing is…
COLLEGE STATION– Labor Day takes on more significance this year for minimum wage earners. On Sept. 1, the minimum wage increases 40 cents to $5.15 per hour. It is the second phase of a 90-cent per hour increase. The first phase raised the minimum wage by 50 cents in October 1996. “Everyone who is being…
WICHITA FALLS–One of the state’s longest active volunteer organizations working to strengthen family life in Texas, the Texas Association for Family and Community Education (TAFCE), will assemble here Sept. 9-11 at the Multi-Purpose Events Center for its annual convention. Family and Community Education Clubs, originally known as Extension Homemaker Clubs, began around 1912 with appointment…
NACOGDOCHES — Little things make a big difference in a family’s health, and a new forum will teach East Texas women what some of them are. “There’s so much women can do to save their own lives and their family’s lives,” said Nelwyn Hawkins, coordinator of an upcoming Women’s Health Forum, “Smart Talk for Smart…
COLLEGE STATION — An initial study on attitudes toward treated wastewater indicates more San Antonio consumers might be willing to drink the recycled water than expected, according to a new study by Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers. The recent survey shows, however, that public education campaigns may be needed to increase acceptance of recycled water…
AMARILLO–Wondering how to do well in a home-based business? Then you should attend the conference, “Success at Home: How To Prosper In A Home- Based Business,” planned here on Aug. 19 at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center, 6500 Amarillo Blvd. West. This fourth annual how-to’ event is designed to help the small and…
COLLEGE STATION — Grandma’s secret recipe meat loaf has been in the oven for an hour and a half, at 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Garlic, onion and tomato waft through the kitchen. Mmm, looks done. It should be ready for the table — but is it safe enough to eat? Maybe not. The United States Department…
