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If you’re among the 39 million U.S. households protected by a monitored home security system, chances are you’ve triggered a false alarm or two. What you might not know is that nearly all security system–related alarms are false alarms—as many as 98 percent, according to the International Association of Chiefs of Police. These occur because of faulty equipment, pets,…
While local garden centers give us great advice and a variety of plants that grow well in our area, there are times when garden centers at big box stores have hard-to-find plants and reduced prices. Master Gardener Ann Bartlett tells us when and how to shop at the big box garden centers. I confess that I…
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