Edward Little High School is participating in a new, school-funding project through Shaw’s Supermarkets, and you can make a difference!There is no cost to you, but every purchase you make with your Shaw’s Reward card counts. It’s quick and easy to sign up with eScrip (www.escrip.com). If you already have a Shaw’s Rewards card and […]

Today will be the first day with your new car. Sure, it’s new to you, but it nevertheless is a middle aged car and you’ll need to treat it with special care. Imagine, for a minute, that you and your car, like you and your body, are together forever. You can’t trade in your body […]

As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, now is a good time for car owners to prepare their vehicles for winter weather.“Today’s cars are better designed to withstand freezing temperatures than earlier models,” say Gates Rubber Company engineers. “However, consumers who don’t perform periodic visual inspections of their vehicle’s vital components are […]

Why, with electronics controlling almost everything on today’s vehicles and longer and longer recommended maintenance and service intervals for most engine components, is your mechanic saying your car needs a tune-up? Do you really need a tune-up, and will it bring real benefits? Tests show that installing premium spark plugs, improve fuel mileage by as […]

As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, now is a good time for car owners to prepare their vehicles for winter weather.“Today’s cars are better designed to withstand freezing temperatures than earlier models,” say Gates Rubber Company engineers. “However, consumers who don’t perform periodic visual inspections of their vehicle’s vital components are […]

Exhaust emissions check tells a lot about your engine How does mom tell if her child is “coming down with something?” She probably sticks a thermometer in his mouth. How do the auto experts find out if your car is ill? They stick a probe into its tailpipe.This procedures is done thousands of times across […]

Part of parenting is dispensing driving advice. For example, in icy weather young drivers may be told, “Take it slow. Don’t drive any faster than the speed at which you’re willing to hit a brick wall.” Thanks Mom. Thanks Dad.Driving slowly and cautiously is good advice, but the Car Care Council reminds motorists of other […]

Are you one of those optimistic drivers who doesn’t worry about stopping for gas until the gas gauge needle is approaching “E”? In cold weather that’s inviting trouble, says the Car Care Council. Condensation of moisture in the air in the gas tank causes an accumulation of water. Because water is heavier than gasoline, it […]

By NORA CARTER / c. Cox News ServiceOctober is an opportunity to take a breather between the back-to-school/fall sports chaos and the pre-holiday madness that presents itself right after Halloween.It’s a good time to finish up those summer projects, rake leaves, plant a few bulbs and make preparations for the rainy season.Perhaps this seasonal pause […]

This year you’ll see more cell phones than ever, and many of them will be on the ears of people behind the wheel of an automobile.Some of these phones and their owners will wind up in car crashes, but don’t be too quick to blame the cell phone.Blame the drivers who use them in the […]