While the summer season is generally considered a popular time for cooking red meat and chicken, especially on outdoor grills, it is also the perfect time to fuel the body with fresh, seasonal foods that are now known to support lifelong vision health. The Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington names antioxidants like Lutein, Zeaxanthin, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Beta Carotene, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, and Zinc as beneficial nutrients in preserving vision health. Fortunately,

Juneteenth National Independence Day, to be celebrated in 2024 next Wednesday, June 19, became the newest federal holiday in 2021 when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. A combination of the words June and nineteenth, Juneteeth recalls the events of a day more than two months after the end of the Civil War and more than two years after Abraham

Father’s Day is a time to celebrate all dads. Those who have served our country in uniform deserve special appreciation this coming Sunday for the unique challenges they faced while serving and for the Father’s Days they may have missed with their children growing up. Unbeknownst to many of us in 2025, the history of Father’s Day involves a dad who was also a veteran. The Father’s Day holiday was first introduced in 1910 in

Perhaps it is but a strange coincidence that the calendar date of the founding of America’s first military forces and the founding of the most powerful symbol of the freedoms the nation’s citizenry enjoy are one and the same. Two years to the day after the birth of the Army, the Continental Congress adopted the following resolution using a report of a special committee that had been assigned to suggest a flag’s design: “That the