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There seems to be some misconceptions about underground homes. Some people instantly think of dark, dingy places akin to some kind of emergency shelter. Others immediately think of the cozy Hobbit holes in the Tolkien books and films. Underground or ...

Using a drone to spy on your neighbors may not be illegal, but shooting one down apparently is. Two men in different states are facing criminal charges for shooting down drones that were flying over their own property. William H. ...

The House of Representatives Thursday easily passed a bill that would prohibit states, cities and counties from requiring the labeling of genetically modified foods and even overturn similar laws already in existence. The bill, dubbed the Safe and Accurate Food ...

Living off the grid has plenty of perks and rewards, but if you don’t know what you’re doing on the front end, it also can put a big dent in your bank account. On this week’s edition of Off The ...

Packed with calories and nutrition and able to be packed and stored for long periods, pemmican is often called the ultimate survival food. Created by Native Americans and adopted by European explorers of the New World, pemmican is a concentrated ...

Not mowing the lawn regularly, having a missing shingle, and even failing to put curtains or screens on windows can lead to thousands of dollars in fines in some communities – and even jail if fines aren’t paid. Pagedale, Missouri, ...

Ten years after the Supreme Court opened the door for government seizure of your home, cities and counties across the country are getting bolder. In fact, in one small Indiana town, the mayor even proposed seizing an entire neighborhood – ...

Most often used in cooking as a thickening agent, cornstarch is one of those items you may be underutilizing in your household. First, let’s take a look at what cornstarch is. As its name implies, cornstarch – sometimes called corn ...

Upgrading to a larger house or a bigger car is exciting. And the sense of achievement and pride that come with it? Priceless! But downsizing? Absolutely degrading! After all, it’s the American dream, right? No one would actually do it ...

It is not hard to imagine that the first real homes must have been earthen structures, because earth happens to be the most abundant and handy material available to man. They might have been nothing more than tiny huts originally, ...