Poison prevention week highlights home medicine risks nationally
National Poison Prevention Week stresses that most poisons involve medicines and household products found at home. Rose Ann Soloway notes 2,168,248 U S calls in 2000 with over one million linked to medicines and children under six. Key tips include locking up drugs, discarding expired medications, reading labels, and calling 1 800 222 1222 to reach a poison control center.
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Tombstone finds its rightful place in local cemetery
A reader report details a restored headstone for Frances Marie Cox found during Brush Creek construction and later placed in Bailey Cemetery on Airport Road. The effort involved Donald Crisco, Patty Booth, and local contact Kathy Kish, with acknowledgment of the stone’s return in a brief community note.
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Green Season Hopes Lift Mood and Streetside Greenings
Kathy Kish notes rising green hues across yards and woods buoying mood amid lingering winter and memories of the blizzard of ’93. She muses on green rooms for actors, traffic in the green, and the need to curb litter as Adopt-a-Highway nears.
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