The Editor's Notepad

The Best Cold Advice I Ever Got From Cranberry Patch Readers

After suffering from a severe stuffy nose last week, I asked Patch readers for help. Here are some of the best tips (plus from professional advice) to help you battle the fall cold.

I have to confess, as I was writing and editing the Cranberry Patch site last week I was in absolute misery. Not because of anything work related, mind you, but because I—like many others in the area—was suffering from my first seasonal cold of the year. You know, the one you get as soon as the weather turns cold, or warm…or whatever (This is Pittsburgh weather we’re talking about here). Desperate for relief—my nose only would get stuffier every time I blew it—I asked readers on the Cranberry Patch Facebook page for their best cold advice—and they didn’t disappoint. In the interest of paying it forward, I’m passing on some of the best tips, plus some professional advice, on how to best battle a cold.  If you know of any great tips, leave …

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Winter Weather Advisory Warns of Snow, Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

You might want to stock up with groceries for the cold weekend.

If you are one of those people who runs out for milk and bread when you hear that snow is in the forecast, get your track shoes on. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for snow at 12:30 p.m. Friday. A winter weather advisory for snow means that snowfall will make travel difficult because of snow-covered roads and limited visibility. The advisory is in effect from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Sunday. It covers southwestern Pennsylvania, east central Ohio, northern West Virginia, including the northern Panhandle. The weather service forecasts snow showers tonight (Friday), mainly after 1 a.m., in the Cranberry area. The chance of precipitation is 70 percent with new snow accumulation of about 1 inch possible overnight, …

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