December is Hi Neighbor Month, which is an interesting thing to celebrate during the time of the year. It is a monthly observance that reminds us to remember our neighbors and those around us. This month is a good month to get to know your neighbors. It is also a good month to rekindle friendships with neighbors you may have lost touch with throughout the years.

It's spring cleaning time! Are you looking forward to sunshine, sandy beaches, pool parties and other fun outdoor activities? Well, start now with organizing your spring clean-up projects. Make a "to-do list" with projects such as cleaning the outside storage building, garage, or trimming over grown shrubbery at your home. Have you ever driven by your neighborhood and noticed over grown grass and abandoned homes? There are steps that can be taken to remove blight from your life.

NATO said a Libyan "military missile site" was an intended target of air strikes in Tripoli on Sunday when one of the weapons missed a target and there "may have been weapons system failure which may have caused a number of civilian casualties."