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Who’s your medical team leader?
I saw a commercial on TV last weekend that really caught my interest. I think it was for an insurance company and the thing that I latched onto was he contention that Americans lived, on […]
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Beyond the Byline:
“Hey Coach!” she would shout whenever I walked in to the Grotto Pizza in Edwardsville. That’s what Lynn Tracy would call me. I’m not sure where it came from, but that was Lynn’s name for […]
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PA House Democrats want to make sure ‘Your Vote Counts’
WILKES-BARRE — More than a dozen House Democrats this week began seeking support for bills to increase voter turnout, make it easier for citizens to register to vote and to cast a ballot, and restore […]
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‘The end of the beginning’ of flu season
In 1942, after a victory in the second battle at El Alamein, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it […]
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Do your health a favor and go to sleep
Now I do realize that I wrote about this just a few months ago; but if what I’ve been hearing from and seeing with friends, family and patients is any indication, it’s worth re-enforcing the […]
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Life Deconstructed: 2019: The Year of the Fire Hydrant
Once upon a time there lived a very short, stout princess in a shabby castle, across a moat, on the West Side. She was okay with her weight. Until Thanksgiving. And then the advent of […]
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Beyond the Byline: Glory days alive and well
WILKES-BARRE — The scene at Thursday night’s boys basketball game between Holy Redeemer and Wyoming Seminary brought back a lot of memories. It seems like decades ago when local high school basketball games were filled […]
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Capitol Roundup: ‘It’s On Us PA’ fighting against campus sexual assault
WILKES-BARRE — Gov. Tom Wolf this week was joined by state and national “It’s On Us” initiative leaders to announce nearly $1 million in grants to combat campus sexual assault at 38 Pennsylvania colleges and […]
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AG reminds Pa. residents of Health Club Act protections
WILKES-BARRE — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro this week announced a statewide initiative in which his Bureau of Consumer Protection visited more than 75 health club facilities, investigated more than 100 health clubs throughout Pennsylvania […]
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Life Deconstructed: Maria’s faux resolutions for 2019
I really don’t enjoy New Year’s Eve and I loathe the whole philosophy of resolutions. You and I both know that’s just a bucket o’crap. But, every year, I drink the Kool Aid, so enjoy […]
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Taking steps to detoxify your home
I had the pleasure of spending a few days over the last week with my 3 and 1-year old granddaughters in Illinois. Their parents Kate and Andy have so child-proofed their home that making dinner […]
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Beyond the Byline: Chevy Impala will live forever
WILKES-BARRE — Growing up in the 1960s had many benefits that will never be enjoyed by current or future generations. One of those benefits was the iconic cars that we took for granted back then, […]