October 2022
ROYAL STARS
Moon Alert: After 3:30 a.m. EDT today (12:30 a.m. PDT), there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The Moon is in Scorpio. ARIES (March 21-April 19) uuuuUse the energy of today’s Solar Eclipse to sort through debt, taxes, inheritances and red-tape issues. Pay bills. Get your ducks in a row. Figure out what you owe and what you own. When it comes to money and assets, information is power. Tonight: Check your finances.
A couple’s birth control becomes a conversation
Dear Amy: I am the stepmom to two young adults. My husband recently learned that his son and the son’s girlfriend of three years are only using condoms for birth control.
Get ready for the cold with BBB’s winterizing advice
Lurking just behind the colorful fall foliage is a formidable foe: Kansas winter. It’s the time of year to get serious about winterizing your home. In some cases that can mean hiring contractors and other professional services to help bundle your home warmly and securely. Your Better Business Bureau (BBB), focused on advancing marketplace trust, has tips for selecting reputable service providers and for heading off winter’s onslaught.
The old Dodge House Hotel
In November 1872, its cook shot and killed its drunken owner, J.M. Essington.
What’s in your chimney?
Every fall, when we start seeing the starlings and blackbirds gathering in big groups that swirl and dance across the sky, I think about this adventure Joyce and I had one hot, steamy summer evening years ago.
4-H flea market scheduled for Oct. 29
You are invited! Make plans to attend a flea market on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 9 a.m.