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Are Well-Intentioned Bird Feeders Attracting Vermin? [Block Talk] - Across America, US - Besides pretty birds, your neighbor's back yard feeder may attract squirrels and raccoons, rats and cats, or even bears. What do you do?

NASA Wants To Send 4 Volunteers To Mars — Sort Of - Across America, US - Volunteers won't actually be rocketed off to Mars. But their experiences may lay the groundwork for future human travel to the red planet.

Batavia Leap Day Baby Can't Decide What's Weirdest About Her Birthday - Batavia, IL - Her mother in labor and her father working out of town, Amber Jirsa was born on the way to the hospital in the back seat of a Ford Pinto.

Oak Park-River Forest Latest Headlines: ‘Living In A Work Of Art’: Oak Park Woman Shares Journey In FLW Home; �� What's Happening Today In Oak Park (Feb. 9); On March 5th in River Grove: `Estate Planning Explained’

'Living In A Work Of Art': Oak Park Woman Shares Journey In FLW Home - Oak Park-River Forest, IL - Samantha Lotti admired Frank Lloyd Wright homes but expected to buy one. Three steps in, 'I fell in love with this house," she said.

Girl Scout Cookie Throwdown Poll: What's Your 2024 Favorite? - Across America, US - You can't answer "Raspberry Rally," last year's limited edition cookie that caused Girl Scouts USA to scold "cookie scalpers."

Tarrytown Couple's Leap Day Engagement As Upside Down As 2020 Itself - Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow, NY - Jody Rohlena and Cedric Smith got engaged on Leap Day 2020. They decided it was time — after they'd already started planning their wedding.

A Foster Kid, Encinitas Man's Leap Day Birthdays Overlooked For Years - Encinitas, CA - Ed Coonce's Feb. 29 birthday passed without notice in foster homes and, later, a rescue home for abused, neglected and abandoned kids.

When Should Outdoor Christmas Lights Be Turned Off? [Block Talk] - Across America, US - You may think there's no harm in extending the magic of the holidays with your twinkling lights, but your neighbors may be over them.

The 'Need-A-Favor Neighbor' Who Just Won't Give Up [Block Talk] - Across America, US - When neighbors continually ask for annoying favors, it's best to shut it down, even if they never talk to you again, several readers said.