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 Sunday, March 14, 2010
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Tip of the Day Articles: Holiday Tips
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'Twas the Week Before Christmas
Carey Brothers' Christmas Ode.
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'Twas the Week Before Christmas
Carey Brothers' Christmas Ode.
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'Twas the Week Before...
For all our listeners coast to coast...it's our annual ("ready?") holiday toast!
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'Twas the Week Of Christmas
'Twas the week of Christmas, and in everyone's house, every family was busy, quickly moving about.
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A Carey Bros. Christmas Eve
Now is the time for James-Morris rhyme!
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American pride, done right
Some "Star-spangled manners" for flying U.S. flags and banners.
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Annual "Holiday Toast"
Cheers to our readers from coast to coast! It's our Annual Holiday Toast!
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Annual "Holiday Toast"
It's a week before Christmas, and soon "you know who" will be up "On the House"!
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Annual Family Portrait
Cameras with a "timer" fixture... puts everyone in a "family picture" (even you) !
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Barbecue tips and trivia
It's Labor Day, time for: cook-outs! We've got: do's, don'ts, info and look-outs!
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Battery ?Power? Test
Some last longer than others. Which are best? Which passed the test?
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Big Bird B-B-Q
Getting ready for ‘Turkey Day’? Why prepare it the same old way?
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Buying a Christmas Tree
How to buy and care for a Christmas tree so it won't become "needle free."
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Carey Brothers' Christmas Wish
Twas the day before Christmas and in every one's house every family was busy quickly moving about.
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Chinese New Year Decorating
A good day for Feng Shui!
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Christmas Day Tradition
Come aboard Santa's sleigh and let's travel the world this wonderful day.
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Christmas Day Tradition
Come aboard Santa's sleigh and travel the world on this wonderful day.
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Christmas Tree Safety Test
Before you buy your Christmas tree, scratch, thump and bend it!
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Christmas Tree Safety Test
Before you buy your Christmas tree, scratch, thump and bend it!
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Christmas Tree Wrap
Our gift to you.
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Christmas-Tree Tip for the Year
Be sure to check your tree's water level frequently.
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Cut Your Own Christmas Tree
Cutting your own tree means you will save money, get a fresh, safe tree and enjoy a family outing.
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Easter Egg-citement
Grease up your kids for Easter!
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Egg-Cellent (And Timely) News
Easter eggs...today (and tomorrow)...?surprise?...they're good for you!
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Electric outlets in eaves
A few new electrical outlets could help with Christmas house lights.
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Father's Day Clean Sweep
Surprise dad by cleaning ugly grease and oil stains off the driveway and garage floor.
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Father's Day Clean Sweep
Surprise dad by cleaning ugly grease and oil stains off the driveway and garage floor.
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Father's Day Gifts
What to buy him if dad is a tool-loving handyman.
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Flagpole for Flag Day
Shop for a prefab flagpole kit with a sleeve base, raise the flag and muster up a proud salute!
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Flower Power Warning
Before you "deck the halls"...know which holiday floral favorites have hidden danger.
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Front Yard Winter Wonderland
A yard full of funny little Christmas characters will add to the twinkle and sparkle of your Christmas lights!
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Gift Shopping Dollars and Sense
How to put spending brakes on some common holiday shopping mistakes.
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Gift-wrapped Christmas Tree
Don't let your Christmas tree give you the needle!
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Gift-wrapped Christmas Tree
Don't let your Christmas tree give you the needle!
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Gifts for "Daddy Dearest"
Wondering what to get? Think outside the "box."
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Grout Saw for Mother's Day
A gift your mother will cherish!
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Grow a Giant Pumpkin
Want a super-sized Jack-O-Lantern?
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Halloween Safety
A checklist of what to do... for safe homes, kids, fido and you... "Oooooo !"
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Happier Holidays
Here's how NOT to stress... there's easy ways... to make for happier holidays!
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Happy Birthday Buttons
Call your friends on their birthdays; when they answer, push the happy birthday-buttons.
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Heavy Lifting? Hello Dolly!
If you are moving sheetrock, plywood or paneling, grab a skateboard.
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Heavy Lifting? Hello Dolly!
If you are moving sheetrock, plywood or paneling, grab a skateboard.
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Holiday Ad Rip-Offs
Bait and switch: watch out for this sneaky sales pitch
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Holiday Cooking and Cleaning
Salmonella flourishes in warm places, as in the middle of a turkey with warm stuffing.
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Holiday Decorating Ideas
Plywood, paint and a bit of imagination can turn your front yard into a winter wonderland.
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Holiday Decorating Safety
This year, in addition to having the best-decorated home in the neighborhood, make it the safest.
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Holiday Electrical Safety
Too many lights on a line can mean overheating -- and possibly a fire!
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Holiday House Lights
A few things you can do with Christmas lights to make sure your holidays are beautiful and safe.
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Holiday House Lights
A few things you can do with Christmas lights to make sure your holidays are beautiful and safe.
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Holiday Lights Weekend?
Create a beautiful sight... with outdoor lights "done right" !
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Holiday Mail/Santa Letters
How to get your greeting cards stamped by Santa's helper's very own hand.
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Holiday Tradition
Come aboard Santa's sleigh?and let's travel the world this wonderful day!
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Holiday Tradition
Come aboard Santa's sleigh?and let's travel the world this wonderful day!
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Is Your Home Vacation-ready?
If you're planning a trip and something to do, be sure your home is vacation-ready too.
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It's Christmas Everywhere!
It's Christmas all over the world!
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It's Christmas Everywhere!
It's Christmas all over the world!
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Keepin' Frames on the Level
If you're getting ready to hang a picture in your home, here's a thing or two you should know.
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Keeping Your Christmas Tree Fresh
Treat your Christmas tree as carefully as you would a bouquet of fine flowers.
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Last-minute Christmas Tree
Stand a Christmas tree upright and give it the "scratch-thump-and-bend test."
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Loveland 80538
Here's today's number one zip code for a very 'special' delivery!
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Making Plywood Objects for The Holidays
A flat-out excellent way to create a winter wonderland.
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Memories in Concrete
A concrete plan to memorialize yourself.
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MORE Holiday Safety Tips
Keep in mind that your home might be unfamiliar ground to holiday guests who gather there.
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Neighborhood Showplace
You don't need lights to light up your neighborhood!
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Old Glory Project Day
Want to put up a flagpole of your very own?
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Old Glory Project Day
Want to put up a flagpole of your very own?
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Our Christmas Tradition
Come aboard Santa's sleigh...and let's travel the world... this wonderful day!
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Outdoor Holiday Lights
A little decorating common sense will make your home a safe showplace this holiday season.
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Party Beverage Buying Tips
If you're planning a New Year's Eve party, check this buying guide
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Peter McGuire Day Bar-B-Qs
Celebrate one man's dream ?Labor Day?both smart and safely?
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Post-Holiday Home-Improvement Inventory
Do house guests get you thinking about some of your home's inadequacies?
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Preserving Holiday Greenery
A home brew to preserve the green and beauty of Christmas trees!
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Preserving Holiday Greenery
A home brew to preserve the green and beauty of Christmas trees!
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Resolutions/Health and Fitness
Some popular New Year's resolutions -- and how-to-achieve-them solutions.
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Second-chance Resolutions
Today is "second-chance day." Resolve to do something around the house!
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Star-spangled Manners
The proper way to fly Old Glory.
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Thanksgiving Resolution
Resolve to sharpen your carving knife for Thanksgiving.
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Thanksgiving Safety Tips
How the rule of 2-2-4... makes Thanksgiving safer... forever more!
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Turkey 2-2-4 rule
Careful cooking and handling of food keeps your Thanksgiving meal safe.
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Turkey Day
How the rule of 2 – 2 – 4...makes Thanksgiving safe for ever more!
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White Christmas Tips 'n Tricks
Warm-weather snow and frost replication.
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White Christmas Tips 'n Tricks
Warm-weather snow and frost replication.
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Wrappin' Around the Christmas Tree
Here's how to "wrap things up"... tree-wise... with no pine needles !
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