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February means celebrating both Valentine’s Day and the eventual end of winter, which can be odd when the temperatures remain cold enough for snow in many parts of the country.

[This article was first published here in July 2015 and has been updated and revised.]

Concrete disposal is difficult work and can even be dangerous because it is heavy and unwieldy. And even transporting concrete debris can be a challenge.

Disposal of concrete debris requires careful planning for proper removal and hauling, but it also provides great opportunities for recycling and reuse.

Winter getaway destinations tend to vary from family to family. While one family might love the idea of skiing down a mountain surrounded by snow, another would prefer sitting on a Florida beach.

The overriding challenge of achieving any kind of balance in your life starts with your ability to set and maintain reasonable boundaries, and not just in your work life.

In theory, the New Year can be a time to reassess life, make new goals, and take the first steps in living a better life. In reality, the time it takes to create and break a New Year’s Resolution can happen so fast a stopwatch can’t track the time.

While Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza get all the attention, the Big Three holidays happen to share the winter time with a lot of lesser-known holidays. So in an effort to educate, consider this list of holidays when celebrating during the month of December.

Once upon a time there was Black Friday, where people still loaded up on Thanksgiving turkey and pie lined up outside malls and stores in the Friday pre-dawn hours, shotgunned a mug of black coffee for energy and consciousness, and prepared to fight other customers for a new television.

The holiday season has arrived, which means the calls for community service that occur all year will get an additional boost in power from the oncoming Season of Giving.

[This article first appeared here in February 2020 and has been revised and updated.]

Surviving the cold weather no longer requires dangerous and difficult tasks like hunting mammoths, bundling up in furs, or trekking through snow to get firewood.

And while warm clothes and ready access to firewood can still be helpful, the best way to deal with cold weather starts with some self-care.

In addition to being the month of Halloween and the last month of sanity before the holiday rush arrives on November 1, October also serves as National Bullying Prevention Month. With that in mind, here are some tips on how to practice and observe anti-bullying methods in your classroom, office, or home.