Back issue no. 97 contains: Talking to your kids about death; Home central vacuum system; Flashlights; Self-defense for women; Survival firebuilding skills; How to grow potatoes; Healthy homemade breads; Vinegar; Kids in the kitchen; and creating and maintaining your own sourdough starter. Plus, John Silveira discusses the avian flu, Massad Ayoob answers questions about personal defense, and Jackie Clay answers questions on chokecherry jelly, well cake, pomegranate jelly, canning lids, water bath canning, canning corn, and roasting hazelnuts.