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Picking a tree is easy, and the only tools needed are a tape measure, twine, gloves, saw, leaf blower and maybe a Santa hat.

Strata infrastructure pulls plug on electric car >D5

Victoria hockey player's career included Canucks, L.A. Kings

Good choices include Rieger begonia, cyclamen and Kalanchoe

Dear Mary Beth: Does it help to add a Christmas tree preservative to the water in the tree stand? Dear Reader: Research shows it's not necessary to add a tree preservative to the water, according to Eric McConnell, forest product specialist with the

Dear doctors: I have a friend, about 57 years old and in good health, who takes a lot of supplements, including yohimbine, horny goat weed, DHEA, vitamin E and amino acids. My question is, What will this do to his body? F.R.

A holiday present for Fido or Fluffy used to be an extra table scrap or a new squeeze toy. But as with gifts for their human counterparts, pet presents are becoming increasingly high-tech.

Dear Condo Smarts: We have just purchased an electric vehicle. We live in a mid-sized condo in Victoria that was constructed in the early 1980s.

During her two decades living in Houston, Caroline Oliver, like any urban dweller, frequently encountered people in the streets asking for money. She struggled with how to respond. She wanted to help, but in a useful way.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Some well-known male chefs are getting behind a New Jersey girl's call for Hasbro to make a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven.