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The risks of waiting too long to harvest garden vegetables

Harvesting vegetables can be tricky. Pick them too soon and they might not be ripe. But pick too late and you risk losing taste and texture and the fruit itself. Take tomatoes, for instance. Their ripeness is easy to judge by color. But plump, juicy tomatoes might split open on the vine or be ...

Grieving South Koreans seek comfort in AI videos of deceased loved ones

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When he wanted to give a gift to his father who sacrificed much to raise him as a single parent, Lee Geon Hui settled on an unusual idea: an AI-animated video message from his late grandfather, whom his father misses dearly. Lee wrote a message and hired the ...

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Family tree comes alive through MCHS research

LEWISTOWN — As America traces its roots in 2026 during the 250th anniversary of the nation’s independence, individuals and families, too, are discovering their ancestral beginnings. Tracing family heritage can take unexpected twists and turns. Internet searches provide information, but it ...

A jar full of history: The pickled beet and egg tradition

MOUNT UNION — Some recipes are written down. Others are memorized. And a rare few are lived. This pickled beet and egg recipe belongs firmly in that last category. It is a dish made long before modern kitchens and conveniences, carried to the United States by immigrants in the early 20th ...