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The invention of the wheel and the discovery of fire pale in comparison to the birth of...
As the mother of three adult children with serious pre-existing medical conditons—one case of cancer and two of Crohn’s disease—I’d like to add my voice to the current health care debate. After years of emergency room visits, consults, surgeries and medications, all are currently doing well. But the need for continuous and decent health insurance coverage perilously hangs like the Sword...
We hear huge sums of money being tossed around in the media lately. The stimulus package could cost more than $1 trillion dollars. So what exactly does $1 trillion look like? Take a look.
I have been working on one of the most important decisions I will have to make concerning the...
Controversy continues to grow over the question of whether food is addictive, as nicotine, heroin and methamphetamines are. Does overeating rewire the brain permanently? And if food is addictive, what is the role of government in protecting citizens? Read on for the latest on these contentious issues.Is Food Addictive? Researchers are considering the idea that the urge to overeat may be caused by...
Christmas is over and the presents have all been opened, the wrappings trash and the chaos put back into a semblance of order. For some Santa brought what they wanted, for others Santa tossed them a curve, and sadly for too many Santa passed them by. Such is the nature of Christmas. What has been interesting is all the things that the commercials suggested you get for that special other. When...
“Merry Christmas, Dad! Coping with Grief in the Holiday Season” By: Aaron Welch, LMHC, NCC, CSOTS I doubt if this article will be very long in comparison to most that I write. The topic is far too difficult for me to “go there” for too long. The truth is that, once again, I must deal with mourning my father through the holiday season. One would think...
Dolly the dolphin was a rebel by nature. She simply refused to follow orders. That's why the Navy released her from the dolphin research project in the keys, and why she was socialized to prefer human company to dolphins. Without her navy trainers to play with, she found a new family to adopt. Luckily, this family were friends of our family. They lived on the end of a canal leading to the...
Introverts, Extroverts and the 4 Personalities By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor...