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NYTIMES (Ivan Penn and Claire Brown) - What You Need to Know About Installing Plug-In Solar Panels

You can now buy panels that plug into electrical outlets, but there are some important safety issues to consider when picking and installing a system.

NYTIMES (Ivan Penn and Claire Brown) - Plug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards

Ten U.S. states have legalized systems that can be plugged into standard wall outlets. The technology typically does not require permits or electricians.

AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Jonathan Taylor Thomas surfaces in rare reunion photo with 'Home Improvement' co-stars

Jonathan Taylor Thomas, the former teen heartthrob who walked away from Hollywood more than two decades ago, appeared in a new Instagram photo alongside two of his "Home Improvement" co-stars, a rare public sighting that delighted fans of the 1990s sitcom. Patricia Richardson, who played mother Jill Taylor on the ABC series, posted the selfie […] The post Jonathan Taylor Thomas surfaces in rare reunion photo with 'Home Improvement' co-stars appeared first on American Almanac .

Jonathan Taylor Thomas, the former teen heartthrob who walked away from Hollywood more than two decades ago, appeared in a new Instagram photo alongside two of his "Home Improvement" co-stars, a rare public sighting that delighted fans of the 1990s sitcom. Patricia Richardson, who played mother Jill Taylor on the ABC series, posted the selfie on Wednesday featuring herself, Thomas, and Taran Noah Smith, who played youngest son Mark Taylor. Richardson, now 75, captioned the image simply: "My other boys." The photo drew an immediate wave of nostalgia from fans who grew up watching the show during its 1991, 1999 run. Thomas, now 44, has made almost no public appearances since stepping away from the entertainment industry in the early 2000s.…Open

NPR (Andee Tagle) - 5 clever design tricks to make a small home look bigger

Just because you live in a small place doesn't mean it has to look or feel cramped. Interior designers share creative strategies to create the illusion of space that work for renters and small budgets.

NPR (Bill Chappell) - Is smoke in your home? Here's how to make an air purifier using a box fan

Smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota is sending air quality indexes to record levels, posing a hazard for millions of people. Here are tips for how to breathe easier in your home.

NYTIMES (Alexandra Marvar and Lauren Lancaster) - Nine Years Later, They’re Still Restoring a House Bought at Auction

First-time buyers from the Bay Area won an abandoned house at a Kingston, N.Y. tax auction. Eight years later, they’re still restoring it.

JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Home Depot sales rise 5%, defying high gas prices and falling consumer confidence

Richard McPhail, Home Depot CFO, said that homeowners are, up to a point, insulted from the impacts of the current economy.

BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Like Genghis Khan Gazing Over His Empire, Man Watches As Fixed Sprinkler No Longer Waters Driveway

OGDEN, UT — As the great Khan once stood admiring the vast reaches of his empire, so local man Philip Bauer stood this morning, watching as his freshly-repaired sprinkler no longer watered the driveway.