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Fare Price Save on Holiday Plane Tickets


The easiest way to save money on airfare is by being fl exible, because fl ying on certain days at certain times can be more affordable. Shopping among airports and carriers can also yield dividends, perhaps leaving from one airport and returning to another or combining airlines based on the lowest available rates for legs of the trip. Off hours for fl ying are very early in the morning or late at night; keep looking for deals right up to the deadline.


Airlines send deals and special offers to those that sign up for email alerts. Stay updated on their social media platforms if


they release special offers to online followers. To avoid incrementally increasing prices and falling victim to some packagers’ tactics of dynamic pricing and tracking computer searches, clear the browser’s cookies between searches. Try helpful Travel Apps for smartphones; not only are they mobile, they vary in service and scope to suit individual needs. Most are free.


Saving Salmon Court Removes Manmade Barriers


A legal challenge in Washington state may require spending nearly $2 billion to restore salmon habitat by


removing barriers that block fi sh migration. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a 2013 ruling ordering the state to fi x or replace hundreds of culverts that


allow streams to pass beneath roads, but block the salmon. Lorraine Loomis, chair of the Northwest Indian Fisheries


Commission, states, “This is a win for salmon, treaty rights and everyone that lives here.” The group represents 21 tribes in western


Washington that challenged the state over the culverts in 2001, part of decades-long litigation over tribal fi shing rights. She advises, “Fixing fi sh-blocking


culverts under state roads will open up hundreds of miles of habitat and result in more salmon.”


American Roots Columbus Day Renamed to Honor First Peoples


Many people feel that Christopher Columbus is partly responsible for the genocide of Native Americans, and bestowing him a day of celebration adds insult to injury. In a progressive move, the Anadarko City Council, in Oklahoma, unanimously voted to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day—observed this year on October 9. City employees get the holiday off, and other municipalities in Oklahoma have followed suit.


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Eco Sneakers Biodegradable Reeboks Help Solve Waste Problem


Reebok is introducing a completely compostable sneaker designed to neither harm the environment when created nor potentially clog a landfi ll when discarded. The shoe’s upper section is made of sustainable organic cotton, while the sole is derived from industrially grown corn, harvested when it’s older and tougher. Even the eyelets are stitched, using no metal or plastic.


Fast Foodies Toddlers Routinely Reach for French Fries


A collaborative study published in the journal Pediatrics


concludes that toddlers under the age of 2 are more likely to eat French fries than vegetables on any given day; one in four 6-to-11-month-olds and one in fi ve 1-year-olds consumed no vegetables at all. This concerning downward trend began more than a decade ago. The percentage of babies and toddlers eating canned or frozen fruits and vegetables declined by 10 percent between 2005 and 2012, and the consumption of dark, leafy greens among those under 2 has halved since 2005. Dr. Annemarie Stroustrup, an associate professor with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, in New York City, says, “You often have to offer a new food to a toddler up to 10 times before they will eat it.”


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