September 24, 2026

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BODY OF CHANGE: A New Year A New You

Rina Risper07 mins

By Walter Crockett, Jr.
 
What if I told you that you have the ability to look and feel better than you have in years? Possibly better than you have ever felt.  That like a phoenix rises from the ashes a new you can rise and be transformed in 2013! 

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Organizing Your Aging Parents

Rina Risper07 mins

Get it together!  All of your information that is! Nobody ever wants to watch their parents age, but if you have everything buttoned up ahead of time, it can ease some of the stress.
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By Alicia Rockmore & Sarah Welch
 
There comes a time in all of our lives when the roles reverse. Suddenly, we are no longer the child and the parenting skills we’ve so carefully honed with our own kids now need to be turned toward our aging parents. 

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Mentoring Youth Can Change a Life

Rina Risper07 mins

By Rick Garcia
 
Growing up in a military family was difficult for me because there was no adult male to help me cope with the “Rites of Passage” that many young males experience in an unstable environment – defiance, lack of self-esteem, anger, and violent behavior.

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Your Other 8 Hours: Road Rage: What You Need to Do to Protect Yourself

Rina Risper07 mins

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
 
Have you ever been a recipient of “road rage”? It can happen to the best of us. A lane change that cuts someone off can turn your regular commute into a dangerous situation in an instant.

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The Kid’s Doctor: Vitamin D could help adolescents avoid stress fractures

Rina Risper04 mins

As participation in organized sports and 
single sports year round has increased, so have overuse injuries.

 
By Sue Hubbard, M.D.
 
  I take care of a lot of adolescent girls, including many who are involved in competitive sports. As participation in organized sports and single sports year round has increased, so have overuse injuries.

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Retire Smart: Lessons from Sandy

Rina Risper08 mins

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
 As the East Coast recovers and rebuilds after Superstorm Sandy, it is important to heed some hard lessons. The most important of which is clear: if you’re in the path of such a storm, you need to follow official warnings and evacuation instructions. 

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The NHRA has long been one of the most diverse series in motorsports.

Rina Risper08 mins

Antron Brown:still burning rubber in NHRA Top Fuel Drag Racing! His love for speed started with his father and uncle through his 
grandfather

 
By Harry M. Anderson, Jr.
 
Since his mother pushed him around the pit area in a baby carriage when his father Albert and Uncle Andre were drag racing bikes at the local New Jersey drag strips, Antron Brown had a deep love for oil, gas, rubber and car parts

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Brown Makes Racing History: First African American NHRA Champion

Rina Risper09 mins

POMONA, CA — The next time Brown walks into the impressive collection of  National Hot Rod Association  (NHRA) drag racing history, he, too, will be part of the sport’s 61-year history as the first African-American to own a major American auto racing season championship.

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Indian American Talent Flourishes on Fall TV

Rina Risper011 mins

 Mindy Kaling, is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer who plays Kelly Kapoor on the NBC sitcom The Office, as well as developing and starring in The Mindy Project. Kaling is also a co-executive producer and writer of several of the show’s episodes. FOX’s “The Mindy Project,” airing Tuesdays at 9:30. 

Photo by Autumn De Wilde/FOX

 

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Healthy Living: STRAWBERRIES AND FROZEN YOGURT TRIFLE

Rina Risper03 mins

Living with diabetes does not mean you have to miss out on all the delicious food during the holidays or special occasions. 
 
I have gathered several of my favorite recipes that are all diabetic-friendly and full of flavor so that you and your entire family will enjoy them!!  
 
We all need to eat healthier, so why not start here.  You don’t have to be a Top Chef to make these simple dishes. Grab your pots and pans and let’s go!!

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