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Vacation Photo OpWhether it's sunning on a beach with a cold drink, hiking up a mountain with family, or cruising the seas on an island adventure, we all have vacation memories that we've captured in photographs. Now is the time to share!
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The unknown family historyLike so many others, I have family pictures that go back many years. Some are of my family before I was born. The original prints are stored away in a box. Before storing them, I scanned them so that now they are readily available for viewing on my computer whenever I want to reminisce. The other day my cousin was cleaning out her attic and found several old pictures. A few were of my parents...
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Lifelong Learning Minute: Joanie SchirmJoanie Schirm always knew there was more to her family history than what she had learned from her parents. When they passed away, she made a remarkable discovery.
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Four Ways to Help Your Child Stay FitOne out of every five toddlers is overweight. What are the implications? Infant car seats must be redesigned to safely accommodate heavier infants and toddlers. School uniforms and student desks have to be supersized to accommodate heavier youngsters. A number of clothing retailers have introduced lines for oversized teen girls. Pediatricians are being trained to recognize the symptoms of...
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Where did they all go?
Although my memory doesn't serve me as well as it did 10 or 20 years ago, there are still things that I recall from my childhood. That was back when I was a pre-teen. I can clearly recall living in a small Italian community in a small town in Northeast Pennsylvania. During that period in my life, I can't ever recall not being surrounded by immediate family, extended family, and family and...
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Hunter KemperTriathlete Hunter Kemper is three-time Olympian who has been to Sydney, Athens and is on his way to Beijing. He's the No. 1 triathlete in the world, but he's taking his first steps in a very important march.
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Dad - on Fathers' Day
Taking a moment to digress from my typical musings, I wrote the following—less for others, though they may enjoy it, as I did for my own sake and for my son. Family is important. Although never a coal miner, I was born and raised in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area, the heart of hard coal mining, and I lived there until I was eleven years old. The following seven years were spent in West...
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Discovery of a Lifetime
Joanie Schirm always knew there was more to her family history than what she had learned from her parents. When they passed away, she made a remarkable discovery in an old desk. It was a discovery that sent her on the adventure of a lifetime.
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One Class at a TimeOne class at a time; one day at a time. Kay Mullally is not a typical student, but she does represent an entire generation of women who were told that college was not in the cards. After raising a family, Kay decided to take a step into the future.
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Tom McQueenGrandparenting isn't what it used to be. In fact, more grandparents than ever are raising their children's children. Therapist and author Tom McQueen offers the most important lessons grandparents should be teaching their grandkids.
