Winter is best time to test levels By Lynn Hobbs Lake Country homes have a higher than average percentage for radon exposure. New this year, your local library has joined with the UGA Extension Service to help with testing levels in your home. Radon is an odorless, colorless, tasteless, radioactive gas that is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. and the leading cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers, according to Derek Cooper, UGA Extension radon educator. E

Trekking a place of incredible landscape and wildlife Story and photos by Leigh Lofgren Traveling to the Falklands was never on my mind until the idea of sitting among penguins, being surrounded by hundreds of albatross nesting with chicks, walking among giant elephant seals and visiting several islands finally caught my attention.  The Falkland Islands lie off the coast of Patagonia and are a remote South Atlantic archipelago and a favorite destination for bird and wildlife.

Spreads a message of hope and healing Story by Amanda Respess, photos contributed by Front Page, Mrs. America Inc., and ME Tredway Media. Paige Armstrong Ewing was crowned Mrs. America 2025 on Aug. 27. She will compete in the Mrs. World pageant in January. On Aug. 27, Georgia College & State University alumna Paige Armstrong Ewing (’05) was crowned Mrs. America. Having won the Mrs. Georgia title in June, Ewing competed against 45 other contestants over 10 days packed with reh