Kitchen germs can make you sick

Time to clean up your act — and kitchen? A public health and safety organization called NSF International found potentially harmful microorganisms such as E. coli, salmonella and listeria on kitchen items that are often used for food preparation or storage.

• ORANGE CRUSH — Your guide to area pumpkin-picking adventures

  With the falling leaves comes the promise of pumpkin pie, hot apple cider and the joy of children experiencing all the pleasures that fall can bring. It’s the best time of the year — pumpkin-picking time. Most pumpkin farms are opening now for fall revelers. …Read More

• Some basics on Obamacare

  Q. I keep hearing Oct. 1 is a key date — what happens then? A. The health-care marketplace, also known as the exchange, opens Tuesday. This is when individuals and businesses can learn about the various insurance options being offered by competing private health-care providers. …Read More

• Discover CEO David Nelms on how JDRF is working to find a cure for diabetes

  Imagine having a healthy 4-year-old son one day and being told he has a serious, life-threatening disease the next. In 1990, our son Bradlee was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, and went from learning his ABCs to learning about insulin levels. From that day forward, …Read More