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Garden Help Desk: Plenty of options for humanely discouraging sapsuckers

Are these holes in my trees from pine beetles? What can I do to save trees? If I can’t save them, how long before they need to come out? This damage doesn’t look like bark beetle damage. Bark beetles are very small and leave randomly spaced holes about the size of large pinheads. The ...

Money Matters: Smart saving strategies for purchasing your first home

Are you ready to take the first step toward homeownership, joining the 66% of American households who have already turned this dream into a reality? Symbolizing a sense of stability and achievement, owning a home has long been a sought-after goal for many Americans. The journey to purchasing ...

Tales From Utah Valley: Older adults and suicide — What to know

When we think of suicide, we often think of kids and teenagers. But, the fact is that older adults — those 75 years of age and older — have one of the highest suicide rates. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, men aged 75 and older have the highest rate compared to ...

Garden Help Desk: Reducing risk from disease organisms in water

Last week, we talked about some of the food safety issues related to E. coli-contaminated irrigation water — what you could or couldn’t safely do with produce that had been irrigated with unsafe water. In today’s column, we’ll be looking at ways we can reduce the risk of food safety ...

EveryDay Strong: The importance of one trusted adult

Research shows that children who have a caring adult in their lives are better able to handle and bounce back from difficult situations, create stronger relationships, participate more in activities, are more likely to earn degrees, are less likely to use harmful substances, are less likely to ...