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The Kid’s Doctor: Avoid keeping guns in the home

Rina Risper13 years ago05 mins

Going hunting? Buy ammunition on your way to the woods.

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.

www.kidsdr.com

Like many Americans, I can’t stop thinking about the recent school shootings in Newtown, CT. I continue to see the faces of the victims, so present in media coverage of the tragedy. And with every 5-, 6- and 7-year-old patient I see, I’m reminded of the fragility of life. I’m also reminded about gun safety and the need to teach parents that “the safest home for children and teens is one without guns.”

Retire Smart: Giving the gift of education

Rina Risper13 years ago08 mins

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services

Between the presidential election, Washington gridlock over the fiscal cliff and plenty of market gyrations in between, 2012 was a long year. Here are the year’s financial winners and losers, as I see them:

Interpersonal Edge: Secrets to succeeding at New Year’s resolutions

Rina Risper13 years ago06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Media Services

Q. Seems like January is always a good time to evaluate my habits and attempt to set up better goals. I’d like to work on everything from keeping my desk cleaner to not saying snarky things in meetings. Seems by February every year, all my good intentions have faded. How can I actually succeed at keeping my New Year’s resolutions?

News Spotlight: Cat Owners should “Beat the Heat” Before Spring with the Capital Area Humane Society’s Spay/Neuter Promotion

Rina Risper13 years ago06 mins

LANSING, MI—Warmer weather may still be months away, but the Capital Area Humane Society wants you to “beat the heat” by “fixing” your cat in advance of her heat cycle and preventing unwanted litters from being born this Spring.

Dropping Pounds: Local Woman Loses 100 and Inspires Many

Rina Risper13 years ago013 mins

A new lifestyle takes a lot of weight off of her shoulders.

Jessica Hull is featured in both photos. In the left photo she is a 100 pounds less than she was a year ago.

She says that she uses the picture to the right as her motivation to

continue to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Courtesy photos

N.C. Governor Grants Pardons to Members of Wilmington Ten

Rina Risper13 years ago013 mins

By Cash Michaels

The Wilmington Journal

RALEIGH, NC — In what civil rights leaders across the nation are calling a “significant” moment in the civil rights movement, North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue has granted individual pardons of actual innocence to members of the Wilmington Ten.

Movie Review: Django

Rina Risper13 years ago03 mins

Django is holding its own at the movie theater.

“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: Party Crab Cakes

Rina Risper13 years ago04 mins

Make yummy crab cakes in your own kitchen!

The Power of a Plan

Rina Risper13 years ago07 mins

By Marvin Cato

Do you have a plan for your life? This is the time of year that we think about New Year resolutions and all the changes we want to make in our lives. How many times have you made a resolution and didn’t follow through?

An Answer to a Cry for Help: Mental Health First Aid

Rina Risper13 years ago05 mins

A helpful training is available for those who want to learn how to deal with a possible mental health crisis.

Mental Health First Aid Training (MHFAT) is twelve hours of training for anyone in the community whether it is a family member, an employer, a Senator, a pastor, or a neighbor who would like to understand and be prepared when they see a possible crisis coming on or hear the cry for help.