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BURCHAM: Grocery shopping on a budget

Have you been to the grocery store lately? Prices have gone up and up…what can you do about it? How can you feed your busy family well and stick to a realistic budget? Illinois Extension Educator Mary Liz Wright shares these tips on what you can do:  Here are a few tips: Watch what you are throwing away. If you are throwing the same things away over and over stop buying them. Also, do not throw things away according to […]

todayFebruary 28, 2025 51

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QUINN MINUTE: Business cards

When I’m at an event with people I’ve never seen before, I depend on my business card for salvation. Even if you don’t have a job, a card lets you display credentials to get one. You never get a second chance to make a first engraved impression. If Bob spends his life daydreaming, he can’t brag about that on a resume. But if his business card claims he’s a “futurist,” you’ll consider him a dude with potential. Educational titles on […]

todayFebruary 28, 2025 32

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BURCHAM: Starting a self-care routine

October is a busy time for many of us. Summer is over and we may find that various work and family responsibilities are taking up more of our time and energy. Illinois Extension Educator Kara Schweitzer has written this great article about why self-care is important and how to incorporate it into your busy schedule. Kara says:  In August, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents.  The advisory emphasizes the high levels […]

todayOctober 20, 2024 64

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BURCHAM: Keeping calm during political conversations

Illinois Extension Educator Tessa Hobbs-Curley recently posted this article on the Family Files Blog and it is super timely right now and an important topic to explore. Tessa says:  It is August 2024, and we are in the trenches of political debate for President of the United States. People are passionate about their political perspectives, which is good; however, ideally, it is important to communicate respectfully, whether at home or out and about with others. No one should ever leave who […]

todayAugust 20, 2024 99

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BURCHAM: Mental Health First Aid increasing awareness

Nearly one in five adults live with a mental illness. Many of those who struggle with a mental health challenge do not seek help for a variety of reasons. I have been trained since 2021 to be a facilitator for Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), which is a training for participants to learn how to help someone experiencing mental health difficulties. It teaches a five-step process that includes communications skills and offering resources to encourage help-seeking. Multiple research studies have […]

todayAugust 11, 2024 104

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Cost-effective ways to beat the summer heat

In the Midwest, the summer months can bring the heat. Many people look forward to this season for a variety of reasons like possible vacations or camping, baseball season (for local kids and professional teams), and fun summer activities like gardening, swimming, and biking. The part of the season that may be challenging is beating the heat, especially when budgets are already tight and energy costs may be rising to keep your home cool. Illinois Extension Educator Jamie Mahlandt wrote […]

todayAugust 4, 2024 96

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How the final few months of the Biden administration could be his most effective

Following Joe Biden’s July 21 withdrawal from a seemingly doomed re-election campaign, Democrats instantly re-focused on picking/backing a new candidate (at the moment, vice-president Kamala Harris seems well on her way to nailing the nomination down), while Republicans took up the cry “if he’s unable to run, he’s unable to serve, and should resign or be removed.” I’m not seeing much speculation — yet — from either camp on the equally interesting subject of what Joe Biden’s final six months in […]

todayJuly 26, 2024 90

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QUINN MINUTE: My return to fashion

All my life, I’ve found it hard to resist a good bargain. So, the pandemic a few years ago briefly curtailed my excellent purchasing decisions. I was always out in the stores, shopping for the latest in exercise equipment, self-help videos, or ideas to impress my supervisors. I liked the clothes. At work, I usually wore nice khakis and a golf shirt that made me look semi-cool. I shopped both in-store and online. Truth is, I wanted to look better […]

todayJuly 26, 2024 112

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Gluten-free, no sugar, low fat……Thanksgiving?

I saw this article written by Extension Educator Mary Liz Wright for the Live Well, Eat Well Blog, and I thought it was so interesting to see how our traditional holiday meal has changed over the years. Mary Liz says:  Gluten-free, low sugar, no fat---doesn’t that sound like a yummy Thanksgiving dinner?  We could be describing a trend in modern dieting, however, what we are talking about is the first Thanksgiving. When coloring hand-traced turkeys and making paper bag vests […]

todayNovember 23, 2023 71

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