One huge expense that awaits a large percentage of Americans near the end of their lives is long-term care. Coming up with the money to pay for a nursing home, an assisted living facility, or other such care isn’t always easy. What many seniors and their families don’t realize, though, is that there are tax deductions they can take advantage of that would give them extra money to help with long-term care expenses.

Gardening is a low impact, stress reducing activity that can improve your overall health and wellbeing. Here are some quick and simple gardening tasks and the benefits of this healthful activity.

A new Lake Erie shipwreck discovery in July, 2015, by the Cleveland Underwater Explorers (CLUE) spurred Toledo’s National Museum of the Great Lakes to raise funding to excavate and investigate the unique find. The discovery attracted national news headlines because, let’s face it, a shipwreck is intriguing.

One of the best ways to bolster our area economy is to keep your money close to home. Supporting local businesses and organizations allows you to enjoy higher quality products and services, and boost the community’s economy.