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National Seat Belt Day is November 14
National Seat Belt Day takes place on November 14, 2020. The event was established in 2019 to commemorate the invention of the three-point seat belt and to raise awareness of the importance of seat belt use. The originators were the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), popular rideshare service Uber, and Volvo. The Swedish carmaker created […]
COVID-19 Halloween 2020 Safety Tips
Celebrating Halloween in 2020 will be more difficult due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Normally a time when children dress up in costumes and parade around neighborhoods bringing back hordes of candy, traditional trick-or-treating is not recommended this year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To help you and family stay safe during […]
10 Days of Turkey Giveaways Rules
What better way to kick off Thanksgiving than with a 10 Day Turkey Giveaway? Want the chance to win a FREE $250 Walmart gift card? You’ll have the chance to win a $250 Walmart gift card each day for 10 days. We will pick one winner a day from November 9 – November 18, 2020. […]
National Teen Driver Safety Week
It’s National Teen Driver Safety Week from October 18 to 24. With thousands of new and novice teenage drivers in Kansas and Missouri, it’s a great time to share your knowledge with them and review their safety practices. While there are many great teen drivers, there are also many that are inexperienced, unconfident, or uncomfortable […]
Fall Prevention Awareness Week
Fall Prevention Awareness Week takes place this year from September 21 to 25. It’s a great time to make sure that you’re doing everything possible to avoid slip-and-fall accidents and to prevent them from happening to those you love. Millions of people are injured every year due to slip-and-fall accidents, most of which are avoidable […]
Tips to Defeat Online and Phone Scams
Living in the information age has brought tremendous conveniences to our lives, but it has also introduced a new type of problem—online and phone scams. With more and more people sharing their information with the companies they do business with, more and more predators are trying to steal their information for criminal purposes. To help […]
Labor Day Weekend Safety Tips
Labor Day has been observed in the United States since 1887 and became a national holiday in 1894. It is celebrated on the first Monday in September to commemorate the American labor movement. Since then, it has transformed into a holiday that celebrates the end of summertime. Barbecues, picnics, and pool parties are popular Labor […]
COVID-19 School Reopening Safety
More than one-million students will be returning to school throughout Kansas and Missouri. While “back to school” season is normally an exciting time for youngsters, this year is very different due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help you and the students in your family prepare for this atypical year, Patterson Legal Group presents a COVID-19 […]
5 Facts About Zantac and Cancer
Ranitidine, the drug more commonly referred to by its brand name Zantac, has been a widely-used prescription heartburn medication since it first debuted in the early 1980s. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) included ranitidine on its List of Essential Medicines as recently as 2017. But in the past year, Zantac has been making […]
How to Avoid Summer Car Accidents
Summertime is here and millions of people are enjoying the fantastic weather, lounging by the pool, going on road trips with their friends, and more. However, what many people don’t know is that the season is one of the most dangerous times to drive and that summer car accidents are frequent. In fact, August typically […]
