• Scaring young drivers into putting down their cell phones0

    Texting while driving could cost you your life. Just ask 19-year-old Liz Marks who knows first-hand about the dire consequences of distracted driving. Marks admitted that she was texting behind the wheel when she crashed into a stopped tow truck back in 2012. Luckily she survived, but was left with a collapsed lung, fractured skull and traumatic brain injury.

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  • Saving the World—One Vacation at a Time0

    Read on for The Wall Street Journal's picks for the best in volunteer travel in 2012. The Wall Street Journal, 12/19/2011

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  • Saving Small Towns Through Groceries0

    Like many small, rural towns across the country, Leeton, Mo., has been squeezed by bigger towns and shopping malls. The once booming town that now has barely 600 residents saw its last grocery store close in the late 1990s.  Bonnie Seymour, a lifelong resident of Leeton and high school teacher at Leeton School, took matters into her

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  • Saving Money, Amish Style0

      Author Lorilee Craker’s new book, “Money Secrets of the Amish,” breaks down the essential strategies and attitudes that the Amish have about money to help you learn to survive with less. Craker shares the practical money and resource-saving tips that the Amish use, and encourages us to try these tips in our own lives. 

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  • Salty Truth: Adults Worldwide Eating Too Much Sodium0

    According to research presented this week at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 2013 Scientific Sessions, excessive salt led to nearly 2.3 million heart-related deaths worldwide in 2010. Researchers analyzed 247 surveys of adults participating in the 2010 Global Burden of Disease Survey, which is a collaborative study involving researchers from 50 different countries. The participants

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  • Safeway Teams With Avril Lavigne For People With Disabilities0

    Safeway Inc. has launched its annual Support for People with Disabilities fundraising campaign to benefit Easter Seals, Special Olympics and an array of organizations that help people with disabilities live fuller, more independent lives. This year, Safeway is partnering with singer/songwriter Avril Lavigne and The Avril Lavigne Foundation to bring a new, exclusive video element to the April effort. Customers

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