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In this era of information overload, Reader’s Digest offers something unique: the very best advice, information and inspiration from multiple sources, condensed into an easy-to-read digest. In each issue you’ll get trusted, time-saving insights about Health, Personal Finance, Work, Family, and National issues, PLUS exclusive book excerpts, news-making interviews, and humor.

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Flying High

A Senior Moment • An unlikely group is cleaning up Cape Cod's ponds and making friends along the way

GLAD TO HEAR IT • 3 STORIES TO Make Your Day

Willow and Storm • TUCSON, AZ

LIFE • IN THESE United States

SOMETHING TO REMEMBER US BY • After 12 years of learning the three R's, high school seniors are putting all that knowledge into creating senior pranks. Here are some of the best, as shared on the We Are Teachers Facebook page:

Ringing True • He thought his late parents' wedding bands were gone forever

Crazy for Curry • It's steeped in spice—and not the one you think

The Buzz About Bees

Humor in UNIFORM

HOW TO BEFUSE A BOMB ACCORDING TO MY MOM

ALL in a Day's WORK

WATCH OUT: HELICOPTER PARENT LANDING! • On Huffington Post's Facebook community page for parents, teachers spilled the beans on their oddest parental requests:

Eye Health Epidemic • What's behind the sharp increase in nearsightedness?

I Tried It … Exercises to Relieve “Tech Neck”

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

LAUGHTER THE BEST Medicine

KITTY LITTER-ATURE • As pet owners know, dogs write in limericks, cats in poetry. Here are examples of feline verse from the book Oh. It's You: Love Poems by Cats (Chronicle Books), by Francesco Marciuliano.

GET A GREEN (ER) THUMB

GETTING STARTED: A GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS

LEARN FROM THE EXPERTS

GROWING • Gardening yields endless rewards, from first sprouts to final harvest, and then the best part: sharing the bounty

“I HAD TO DO IT” • Americans are living longer, forcing loved ones to make impossible choices about their long-term care

Breaking Camp • Good campers leave no trace. Bad ones leave with hilarious stories.

THE BITTER TRUTH ABOUT SUGAR (AND SUGAR SUBSTITUTES) • It's no secret that Americans have a serious addiction. Here's how to cut back on the sweet stuff, once and for all.

YOU CALL THAT A KIDNAPPING? • ROUSTED OUT OF BED BY STANGERS, A MAN ENDURES A TERRIFYING ODYSSEY

Mom's Last Ball Game • Flipping to the Orioles turned into an inside-the-retirement-park home run

THE RD LIST READ, WATCH, LISTEN

Brain GAMES SHARPEN YOUR MIND

WORD POWER • The scent of freshly mown grass, the kiss of a warm breeze, the music of birdsong: May is a delight for the senses. We explore all five of them in this tantalizing quiz of touching, melodic and fragrant words. Why not see for yourself? Then find the answers on the next page.

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