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When you hear the word “superhero,” what comes to mind?

Is it a vision of a tremendously strong, mysteriously fictitious character who saves the world with awe-inspiring superpowers? Or is your vision a more realistic one, filled with images of those who make our everyday lives easier?

Since the opening of the very first poison control center, which was housed in Chicago in 1953, every year we have made strides as a nation towards a true understanding of poisonous chemicals.

Tomorrow, as we gear up to parade our towns in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, we encourage you to celebrate freely and with love.

While we love to encourage starting the day with a freshly brewed, deliciously soothing cup of joe, we also stand behind practicing safe and moderate caffeine consumption.

If you have a business trip coming up, another sort of out-of-town function to attend, or happen to need a break from your fur baby, ‘who you gonna call?’ (Most certainly not Ghostbusters, that’s for sure!)

Since the early 18th century, the irresistibly scrumptious pound cake has been a force to be reckoned with in the dessert realm.

In 1940, York, South Carolina businessman Henry C. Kessler had a plan.

Chips. Home fries. Skins. Hash Browns. 

The potato. 

“A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love for water, but we should not pity him.” – Henry David Thoreau