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Travis is saving money this month, and so should you! Here is an easy recipe for roasting pumpkin seeds, courtesy of eHow.com.

Things You'll Need

• Fresh pumpkin seeds
• Vegetable oil or cooking spray
• Salt
• Kitchen knife
• Baking sheet
• Paper towel
• Spatula

Step One Separate the seeds of a freshly carved pumpkin from the stringy membrane. Rinse the seeds just until they are free of any membrane matter.

Seriously, stop honking at me. 

Every time I ride my bike through town, I get all upset at how I’m treated. As a new kid in the neighborhood of cycling, I’m learning a lot about the sport. What I can’t understand is why drivers honk at cyclists for following the rules. Look, I know we seem annoying out there, but most of us do our best to stay in our lane, follow the rules and not get killed by angry drivers out there. The only thing I can think of is that you all don’t know we’re (mostly) following the rules. So, here are some things you should know before you take your road rage out on those cyclists on the road:

...what would it be? (I could eat enough Twix bars to feed a small country!)

We need your help! For our Halloween issue this year we are hoping to get YOUR thoughts (and, your kid's thoughts!) on Halloween candy. We want to know which candy bar you hide in that secret spot in the kitchen so no one else finds it... we want to know what you throw away before you have even finished trick-or-treating... we want to know what candy you wish you could bring back from Halloween's past.

We'd love to ask parents and kids some questions about candy. We promise the questions won't be hard, and we won't take up a lot of your time. Interested? E-mail Mark Pettus (mark.pettus@mystjohnssun.com) or Terry Brown (terry.brown@mystjohnssun.com) and let them know you're interested in answering a few questions, and we promise to love you forever.