Winter is just around the corner and sometimes we like to use alternative heat source in our homes. One think that might save you and your families lives is a Carbon Monoxide Alarm. Below is information that you might find useful about carbon monoxide poisoning and alarms. More than 400 people are killed each year [...]
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19.10.11 Shun those Cell Phones
I am as guilty as the next person when it comes to cell phones and driving. After looking at these statistics on distracted driving I hope you will think twice about using your cell phone while driving. More than 20 percent of injury crashes in the United States involve reports of distracted driving, according to [...]
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04.10.11 Bad Weather Driving
One of the lessons I guess nearly all of us can remember from our school days is the Aesop’s fable of the tortoise and the hare. The basic message is: slow and steady beats fast and furious. Well, okay, maybe that isn’t always true, but I often think of it when some tail-gater pulls out [...]
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15.09.11 Pursue Those Auto Insurance Discounts
Its easy to throw out numbers like 40% savings and 15% in 15 minutes but what does all those savings really mean. Actually there are so many factors that go into rating your Auto & Home that if you hit all the right buttons you could get up to 60% or more in savings. One [...]
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06.09.11 Helping Parents and Teenage Drivers
Here lately I have been getting a lot of questions about teenage drivers. There are many things parents and teens can do to make sure that it is a safe, cost effective and enjoyable experience for both. 1. First teens make sure you are a A/B student. Grades are the biggest discount to a teen [...]
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22.08.11 Safe Driving on the Freeway
As you are aware, automobile accidents are a major cause of death in the United States. They are the single most common cause of death among children and young adults, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA reports over 6 million police-reported automobile accidents occur annually, which constitutes [...]
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01.08.11 Medicare and Medicaid changes
As a nation, we’ve been sitting on pins and needles of late as our legislators pushed back and forth trying to come to an agreement on what to do about our national debt. While this saga played out in front of the media and every American felt some anxiety as to the outcome, another saga [...]
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28.07.11 Take Steps to Prevent Dog Bites
Did you know that dog bites cause nearly 800,000 injuries requiring immediate medical care in the United States each year? This statistic is based on a study conducted by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. If your dog bites someone, you can be held legally liable. (Fortunately, this loss is normally covered [...]
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24.05.11 State Cup comes to Owensboro, KY!!
The press release reads: State Cup Location Moved Due to the amount of rain that Central Kentucky has received over the last two months and deteriorating field conditions that will comprise player safety, Kentucky Youth Soccer has made the decision to move the preliminary round of State Cup to Owensboro. The dates of May 28-30 [...]
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04.05.11 School’s Closed For Flood Days???
Yesterday, Daviess County, Kentucky schools were closed for flooding. Yes, I said, flooding. With more than 60 roads in our county covered in water like this or worse (some you can’t even see the yellow lines!!), the school bus drivers were struggling to find a way to get the kids to school. We haven’t seen the flooding this bad in [...]