THE KID’S DOCTOR: Discussing menstruation with young girls is important

 It is important to ask specific questions about an adolescent’s periods and provide them with good information. 
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Thirty minutes (and that’s plenty) with Pokemon Go

 By Greg Schwem

Tribune Content Agency
 
  Oh boy, am I gonna have FUN today! I’m gonna download Pokemon Go and join three quarters of the world’s inhabitants – including my next door neighbor, his daughter, their cat, my plumber and maybe even LeBron James – who are wandering around the world staring at their phones while trying not to get hit by a city bus.

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The Power of Positive Thinking Creates a Financial Increase

 By Porsche Miles Grant 

 
What you believe, has the power to manifest. We’ve all heard the saying, “What you believe, you can achieve.” This saying also applies to your finances.

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The Keyzer Chronicles!: For the Love of Old Things

 

By Aleshia Keyzer

 
Throughout the past few years, I have acquired a collection of junk. Old, eclectic, useless, beautiful things. I have no room to store the trillions of old vinyl records I’ve collected. 

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Excuse me, are you listening?

  Dear Readers,

 

It is that time to talk about healthy living during the summer.    I have been seeing a lot of people at the pool or beach not using sunscreen. Please protect your family from the sun and heat.

Rina Risper, President & Publisher of The New Citizens Press

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Movie: Ghostbusters: Answer The Call

  Studio:  Sony Pictures (1 hr. 45 min.)

Plot:  Four friends suit up to stop an evil scientist from letting ghosts run savage on the Big Apple.

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Recipe: Homemade Fudgsicles

 This easy frozen recipe will be sure to make your family happy!

 PREP TIME: 10 Minutes

COOK TIME:  12 Hours (CHILL)
SERVINGS:  12

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Adolescent exposure to drugs, alcohol fuels use in adulthood

 

EAST LANSING, MI — Teenagers who have easy access to drugs and alcohol in the home are more likely to drink and do drugs in their early and late 20s. That’s according to the one of the first studies to look at how adolescent exposure to illegal substances affects patterns of abuse in adulthood.

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Why Clinton and Trump backers don’t mix

 EAST LANSING, MI — Living around people with opposing political viewpoints affects your ability to form close relationships and accept other perspectives — and may even change your personality, finds a national study led by a Michigan State University scholar.

 

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Jack Pitts Open Golf Tournament Helps Those in Need

 Dr. Damon Davis, Urologist and Professor at Michigan State University and Jack Pitts holding a check for $3,000 from the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity’s Jack Pitts Open Golf Tournament.  The tournament will be held on Saturday, August 6th. 

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