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Being on the road all the time certainly can take a toll on one's voice -- especially for country stars who really like to belt it out at every tour stop. After losing her voice on her 2012 Blown Away Tour recently, the ever-generous Carrie Underwood plans to donate the proceeds of her Des Moines concert to charity.

Walt Disney World bills itself as “the happiest place on earth,” but it was anything but for several dozen people who became ill after visiting a nature tour in June.

It is no secret that I refuse to eat or drink after anybody.  I don't take chances on getting a virus and losing my voice.  By now, you've probably heard how gross your cell phone is: In one recent study done in Northern Ireland, almost ALL the cell phones they tested had bacteria growing on them.  So did almost all the office phones they checked too.

As Behka pointed out, some of us had to work yesterday.  I, however, managed to get to Eldon to play golf. On my way through Cole Camp, I noted the line of cars heading West on 52 to the lake.  The line stretched from the four-way stop all the way to the clinic just on the outskirts of town.  There was even a police officer at the four-way to direct traffic and try to keep things moving.  He had h