The Kid’s Doctor: Talk with your teen about dating violence

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.
 
 It’s a frightening number. According to a new survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 4 women say they are violently attacked by their intimate partner. 

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Retire Smart: Protect your portfolio from inflation

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
The Federal Reserve recently announced that it would engage in its third round of “quantitative easing” by purchasing $40 billion per month of mortgage-backed securities to spur economic growth and help reduce unemployment. Whether or not the plan will work is subject to debate. What is not debatable is that the Fed’s action is stirring fears of inflation. 

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Interpersonal Edge: Don’t get even at work; think about ways to get ahead

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
Q. I get angry at work because people rarely do what they should. I end up picking up the pieces. My boss recently told me my coworkers think I’m creating a hostile workplace. Well, I think they are not doing the job they’re paid for. Am I right?
 

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Will the Real Tooth Fairy Step Up? – February is Children’s Dental Health Month

“You don’t have to brush your teeth - 
just the ones you want to keep.”  
~Author Unknown
 
Cedric D. Jackson II, 5-years-old, is waiting for the tooth fairy. Before he lost his baby teeth,  his mother, LaToya McClayton, taught him about good oral hygeine. Courtesy photo.

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Virtual Tourist: 5 spots to hit in the next 3 months

 
Didn’t travel much last year? Didn’t take a vacation at all? Make a positive change right now by planning a trip in the next few months! With must-see spots for the next three months in mind, the members and editors of VirtualTourist.com were polled, and here are their “5 Spots to Hit in the Next 3 Months.”

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Movie Review: Last Stand

Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger)  moved out of Los Angeles to live a quiet life.  When   Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere escapes. Owens ultimately takes the matter into his own hands as Cortez moves closer to his new town. 

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WORDS FROM THE WISE: America’s Oldest Park Ranger Brings Black History to Life

By Malcolm Marshall, 
 
RICHMOND, CA — Betty Reid-Soskin is America’s oldest National Park Ranger and one of the most beautiful people I have met in Richmond, Calif., across the bay from San Francisco. 

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THE ART OF TRAVEL: ARE YOU ACCUSTOMED TO GOING THROUGH CUSTOMS?

By Kerene Nelson
 
TALLAHASSEE, FL–  There are many reasons why American citizens do not travel. Some are influenced by what they see on television. 

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