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SEATTLE - Two-year-old Alex Gross plugs in a cord in his front yard and watches in awe as a Grinch that's easily five times his size inflates to life.
Dear Angie: I'll have my 65th birthday soon and want to go on vacation with my children to celebrate. However, with all I have heard about bed bugs, I'm afraid to rent a beach house or go to a hotel. Even high-priced ones have had bed bugs invade them. What type of questions should I ask these establishments to find out how safe I might be? I have heard bed bugs are difficult to get rid of. Can you offer any suggestions on avoiding them? And how to get rid of them if I do come in contact with them?