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Lorraine Bracco’s Emotional Reason for Losing 35 Lbs.0
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- April 24, 2015
What was the wake-up call for actress Lorraine Bracco that got her to take charge of her health, get into better shape and gradually lose 35 excess pounds?
READ MORELook for the Green Good Housekeeping Seal on Paper Products0
- Environmental Well-Being
- December 16, 2011
Toilet paper and diapers are among the products now evaluated for both usability and sustainability. The Green Good Housekeeping seal comes with a limited guarantee that the product works as promised — and that it meets green criteria for sustainability and safety. Good Housekeeping backs up its testing with a limited two-year warranty that promises
READ MORELong-Lost Love Letter Restores Glow in 1959 Chevy0
- Making a Positive Difference
- February 23, 2014
Dean Sparks purchased a beat-up 1959 Chevy in a Nebraska auction intending to fix it up, but while working on the car he found something unexpected inside. It was a love letter from 1963 written by a young woman named Beverly Barber to her love, Ronnie Waterbury. With the help of social media, Sparks was able to find out that the couple had a son, Wade, and contacted him.
READ MORELoneliness, living alone may lead to a shorter lifespan0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- June 27, 2012
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READ MORELollapalooza Aims to Become More Green0
- Environmental Well-Being
- August 8, 2011
With over 80,000 people attending Chicago’s most anticipated music festival, concert organizers are hoping to reduce waste. City officials think the festival can do better to improve their “green” efforts but it’s a collaborative effort that involves concert goers and the event’s organizers. The Chicago Tribune, 8/5/2011
READ MORELofty ambitions: why green roofs are the future of urban gardening0
- Environmental Well-Being
- March 5, 2012
Whether you’re familiar with the concept or not, green roofs are becoming increasingly common, as people realize the advantages of having a garden on top of, not next to, their houses. For the uninitiated, a green roof is most simply described as being a living layer of grasses, shrugs, and mosses, planted over a waterproof
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