Keeping Your Backyard Swimming Pool Germ Free

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Keeping Your Backyard Swimming Pool Germ Free

By Samuetta Hill Drew Last week we began a new summer series on backyard swimming pool safety. With the temperatures heating up, the backyard pool is the center of home activities for the entire family, close friends and oftentimes neighbors. As the homeowner, it is important for you to keep your pool germ free for […]

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Drew: America’s Most Progressive City for Women in Law Enforcement

By Samuetta Hill Drew The state of Oregon is best known for its diverse landscape and many outdoor recreational opportunities such as scenic bike trails, lush forests, and beautiful lakes. It’s largest city Portland has a population of 652,503 people. A little-known fact is that the city is also

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Drew: Keeping your Dog Safe in Cold Weather

By Samuetta Hill Drew Winter 2022 in the Northern Hemisphere began on Dec. 21, 2022. It was the shortest day of the year and is known as the winter solstice. This past holiday weekend saw some historically low temperatures in our region as well as across our nation. Most regions in our nation

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Drew: Being COVID Prepared for a Winter Storm

By Samuetta Hill Drew It was predicted earlier in the year by the experts in the field of medicine and science that the U.S. would experience a spike in its COVID-19 numbers when winter approaches. We are still in the fall season and we are seeing this prediction turn into reality with the COVID-19

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City inspects pools in preparation for summer - Texas Metro News

Code Compliance Services (CCS) conducted pool inspections and identified immediate hazards needing abatement, recently, in preparation for summer activities and use.While the inspection this week was at Victor Prosper Apartments 195 W. Davis Street. CCS is expected to check the majority of pools in

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Top Water Safety Tips for Kids and Families this Summer | Chicago Defender

May is Water Safety Month (NewsUSA) - Drowning is the leading cause of death among children ages 1-4 years, and the second leading cause of injury-related death among children up to 14 years of age, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As spring and summer approach and water

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Drew: Tips for Staying Safe During a Heat Wave

By Samuetta Hill Drew For the past few days, we have been experiencing extreme heat patterns in our area of the country. Many of us have heard the local news forecasters warning us about a heat advisory. Daily extreme heat temperatures, as well as the high heat index, is the most dangerous

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Drew: How to Help Lower COVID-19 Risk While Holiday Shopping

By Samuetta Drew Some may feel that in-person holiday shopping during a pandemic with spiking numbers around the country is unimaginable, yet many shoppers continue to visit retail stores especially on Black Friday. So yes, the coronavirus COVID-19 numbers may be spiking, but this has not deterred

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Drew: Summer Travel Safety Tips for Seniors

By Samuetta Hill Drew For many seniors this summer will be their first vacation travel by car, plane or cruise ship since the onset of COVID. Even though many have received the COVID booster shots where many did not, there are some summer travel safety tips seniors should consider practicing

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Drew: Help with Ukraine Relief Efforts, but be careful

By Samuetta Hill Drew The Russian invasion into Ukraine began in late February. Since that time, we have seen vivid images of the war’s devastation in daily news reporting and cable television shows. The images of destroyed cities, deceased bodies, along with women and children running, seemingly

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Drew: Benefits of COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents

By Samuetta Hill Drew The news media reports daily about the deescalating numbers of Americans who have contracted the COVID-19 virus. The reports also cover the decreasing numbers of Americans voluntarily receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The numbers are reducing so rapidly around the country that

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Drew: Sheltering Dogs in the Cold

By Samuetta Hill Drew A long-standing slogan for years has been “a dog is a man’s best friend.” This is obvious since 44 percent of American households have a dog as a pet. This number is steadily increasing. Our four-legged friends are often considered a member of the family. Last week’s article

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Water Safety Promoted in Prince George's County - The Washington Informer

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, which oversees year-round athletic and leisure programs in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, recently joined other agencies nationwide to promote National Water Safety

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Drew: Frequently asked questions and answers about COVID-19 booster shots

By Samuetta Hill Drew It is hard to believe sometimes that the topics of these safety articles over the past year continue to be centered around the varied degrees of COVID-19. Why may one ask? The answer is simple, the COVID-19 pandemic remains the number one biggest safety threat to us

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Drew: COVID Safety Concerns and Recommendations As Students Return

By Samuetta Hill Drew It’s been a long time coming, but students are now returning to school for in-person learning. Due to the status of the COVID-19 pandemic, this decision is not without concern and controversy. Regardless of your feelings or beliefs, a majority of American youth will be

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Drew: Alabama’s New Safer Apart Order

By Samuetta Hill Drew On April 9, the State of Alabama transitioned from an amended Safer at Home order to a new Safer Apart order issued by Governor Kay Ivey. This new Safer Apart order eliminated the state’s mask mandate which became effective at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 9. This new order, Safer

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Drew: Use the GPS Invented by Dr. Gladys West, a Black Woman

By Samuetta Hill Drew March has provided me an excellent opportunity to highlight some well-deserving African American women, both past and present, whose intellect and ingenuity help make the world a safer place for us all to live in. Their faces are rarely shown, and names hardly ever

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Drew: New Year, New Variant on the COVID Block: The Omicron Variant

By Samuetta Hill Drew Since COVID-19 showed up worldwide two short years ago, as a nation we have experienced devastating highs and lows relative to our economy, education preparedness for our children, anxiety and depression in both adults and youth, health care systems overload, supply chain

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Drew: More on Safety Fraud Preventions

By Samuetta Hill Drew Last week’s safety article outlined three of the seven fraud prevention checklist items recommended by Amy Nofziger and Mark Fetterhoff, who are both with AARP's Fraud Watch Network helpline team. This week we will summarize the final four checklist recommendations: • Review

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Drew: School-Based Services and the Impact on Your Decisions

By Samuetta Hill Drew The former articles over the past several months have involved safety topics about the well-being of one’s life and lifestyle due to the coronavirus COVID-19. While doctors and scientists in their reviews of this potentially deadly virus spoke of the medical term

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Drew: What Happens if the Perfect COVID-19 Storm Strikes Your Family?

By Samuetta Hill Drew Last week the safety article's focus was on being COVID-19 prepared for a possible perfect storm. Some in the medical community reference contracting the flu and COVID-19 the perfect storm because both will be prevalent this fall and winter season. The recent Nov. 3 election

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Drew: About Alice H. Parker: A Black History-Maker Few Know

By Samuetta Hill Drew Safety is a topic which addresses a wide array of different types of subject matters. With March being National Women’s Month, all the safety articles this month will highlight women who have made significant impacts in the safety arena. Their impacts have influenced safety

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Backyard Pool Safety for Toddlers and Preschoolers

By Samuetta Hill Drew This summer’s safety articles began with ways to help protect individuals and families traveling to their favorite destination’s sites, both abroad and within the U.S. Then the articles transitioned to beach safety since many summer travel destinations involve the

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NSRI reports multiple drownings along the Western Cape coast

Three men drowned near Kleinmond when their boat capsized overnight. Two teenagers also drowned in strong rip currents along the coast.

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Drew: How Organized Crime Makes Billions Off Scams

By Samuetta Hill Drew Joe Eaton, writer for AARP Bulletin special edition in 2022 fraudulent scams, writes about what top cops describe as a billion dollars underground economy being operated by the criminal syndicate. Surprising isn’t it, after watching the many organized crime television shows

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Drew: COVID Safety Measures for International Travel

By Samuetta Hill Drew Last week’s article reviewed the safety travel measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for domestic travel. With at least 50 percent of U.S. adults being fully vaccinated and 62 percent of adults having received at least one dose, the CDC

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Water Safety for Beach Vacation

The vacation safety series continues. This week’s focus will shift from vacation preparedness safety to staying safe at beach destination vacation sites. Enjoying the beach is probably one of the favorite summer activities because it offers family or individual fun during the summer months. This

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Drew: Cold Weather Safety Tips for Dogs and Cats

By Samuetta Hill Drew Last week most of our nation experienced some extremely bitter cold with some temperatures in our state being record breakers. Since winter has arrived, it is natural for temperatures to begin dropping. Just like humans, pets are also likely to feel the temperature

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Drew: How Alabama Schools are Handling COVID Safety Concerns

By Samuetta Hill Drew With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending vaccinated people wear masks again while indoors with groups of people and naturally unvaccinated people should always wear masks when around others, there has been much hesitancy about requiring students

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Metroparks, Partners to Offer Free Swim Lessons for MI Children This Summer | The Michigan Chronicle

May is National Water Safety month, a time to revisit and reflect on water safety practices. Every summer, more than 25 people drown in Michigan, and that number has nearly doubled over the last year. Teaching children to swim is essential to decreasing the likelihood of water-related injuries and

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Drew: Disaster Recovery Plan for Older Adults

By Samuetta Hill Drew Weekly we turn on the news and one of the lead stories is about disastrous weather which has struck a particular city or region of our country. This year no region of our country has been exempt. We have seen images of unbelievable snow accumulation amounts, devastating

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