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Lawrence resident Dana Parfitt had some ambitious garden plans growing as she collected more and more seeds Saturday at the second Kaw Valley Seed Fair. “Wow,” said Parfitt as she thumbed through the small packets of asparagus, watermelon and zucchini seeds, just to name a few. Parfitt, a ...

This public service announcement put out by the New York City health department sure got my attention: We Midwesterners tend to not want to get in people's faces this way, but you have to admit, it makes a point. Not that I have anything in particular against soda. You could ...

So far, the Douglas County Community Foundation has 20 people representing 15 different organizations signed-up to attend LiveWell Lawrence grant information sessions. If you missed the news reports about these sessions, they will be held January 28 at 4:00 p.m. and January 29 at noon in ...

A daily walk is the most accessible physical and mental fitness activity I have ever found. It's free, self-paced, and doesn't require fancy gear. You can walk alone or with others, as long as there's daylight, in most Lawrence neighborhoods. But the recent blizzard has turned our fairly ...

Trying to change the lifestyle habits that make Americans unhealthy will make reforming our national health insuance coverage system look like child's play. That's according to Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger and KDHE Secretary Rod Bremby. Praeger and Bremby, along with ...