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Can Your Employer Penalize You for Being Fat?
By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell
NEW YORK (MainStreet)--The announcement this spring that CVS Pharmacy will require its employees who participate in its health insurance plan to submit to health testing or face higher premiums has consumer advocates asking just how far employer sponsored health insurance companies will be allowed to go when delving into the personal information of employee participants. It also begs the question of how legal it is.
The plan requires employees to submit their cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Possibly the most controversial of the personal information is that of weight and BMI, or Body Mass Index.
"These changes aren't just about costs, they're about us, each of us taking personal accountability for our own health," Lisa Bissacia, senior vice president and chief human resources officer for CVS Pharmacy said in a video statement.
Employees who refuse to participate in the program will have to pay a $600 per year higher premium.
Health incentives aren't a new idea, various wellness programs have been around the corporate world for many years, but they were meant to encourage a healthier lifestyle and levyed no financial penalty for employees who didn't care to participate.
The wellness program eventually evolved into tobacco-free programs, many of which imposed a higher health insurance premium for those who use tobacco products.
According to a Kaiser survey conducted in 2012, 18% of employers now ask for a health risk assessment from their employees.
"It is absolutely legal with regards to the question of asking for BMI," says Brad Leddon, vice president of the employee benefits division for Coffey & Company. "But the mechanics are often misrepresented in the media."
Leddon says that many of the stories frame the extra money people who don't participate in the program as a "penalty," rather than framing it as a "savings" for the employees who participate.
"Law allows an employer to offer rewards for participation in a wellness program," says Leddon.
Leddon says that there are criteria with regards to the amount of the reward, as well as basing the reward on participation and not outcome. "You can have a smoking cessation program, but can't base the payment of the rewards on the participant actually quitting," says Leddon.


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Prenatal exposure to sodium valproate is associated with increased risk of childhood autism and autistic spectrum disorder
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Anticonvulsant drugs increase the risk of poor neurodevelopmental outcome.
Women taking sodium valproate should be counselled about potential risks well in advance of pregnancy.
Further research is required to understand whether lower doses reduce the risk of autism to population levels.
Prospective longitudinal studies assessing all children are necessary to clarify the full extent of risk associated with prenatal medication exposures.
The clinical management of women with epilepsy during pregnancy is complicated by the potential teratogenicity of medications needed to control seizures. Past research about the relationship between prenatal exposure to antiepileptic drugs and major congenital malformations has improved understanding of the immediate effects for the child, with recent studies highlighting the long-term impact on cognitive development.1 ,2 …

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THE EVERYDAY HUNTER®: The Seven Sisters of Wildlife Conservation
Does wildlife need protection from hunters? No, not in North America, not if "protection" means putting wildlife off limits. North America has a system which insures that wildlife thrives AND is accessible to the masses.
A long time ago when everyone thought wildlife was limitless, and hunters (virtually everyone at the time) took too many of certain species, populations suffered. By the 1930s, however, hunters were well on their way to correcting their errors, and were seeing an ingenious model of conservation come together. It was a model where hunters were self-limiting and a model that made North American wildlife the envy of the world.
North America is the only continent where wildlife depends on these seven core ideas, often called "the seven sisters of wildlife conservation":
1. The Public Trust: Most of America's colonial settlers rejected the European system where only the wealthy had access to wildlife. An 1842 Supreme Court decision (Martin v. Waddell) established that wildlife resources are owned by no one and must be held in trust by government for the benefit of present and future generations. Canadian provinces followed the states and government agencies became the caretakers for the people's wildlife.
That means I, you, we own the animals regardless of who owns the land. That's why, if I decide to put a high fence around my land, I must make sure I do not keep deer that belong to the public inside my fence.
2. Prohibitions on Commerce: Prior to the advent of refrigeration, stockyards, and a transcontinental railroad, market hunters supplied restaurants with table fare. Beginning in the latter half of the 1800s, the sale of wildlife was prohibited to ensure the sustainability of wildlife populations.
Today, states and provinces, by unifying to prohibit commerce in wildlife, are better able to enforce laws and prevent a black market from forming for wildlife meat and parts.
3. Democratic Rule of Law: The elimination of commerce in wildlife and an open, democratic process makes it possible to give the masses equal access to wildlife.
It also prevents any elite class of landowners from controlling wildlife law, and enables wildlife to be managed by scientific principles.
4. Hunting Opportunity for All: Open access to wildlife drives the North American model. Public participation, where everyone has the right to hunt and fish, makes wildlife valuable to everyone. Other models where land ownership and social class limit who may hunt prevent ordinary people from having access to wildlife, and make wildlife valuable to only a few.
This makes hunting and fishing egalitarian sports. Anyone can qualify to hunt. No one needs to be a landowner to hunt because public lands are made available for the public to hunt.
5. Non-Frivolous Use: Anyone who would take any animal must have a reason, so guidelines for appropriate use of animals were established and licenses are issued to permit killing for food and fur. Laws also allow killing for self-defense and defense of property. These categories prevent killing for the sake of killing, and killing to acquire such things as decorative feathers.
This principle prevents the wanton waste of wildlife. It creates respect for game animals. It keeps a deer from being viewed simply as a rack of antlers.
6. International Resources: Since wildlife and fish can freely cross national and state boundaries, they are considered an international resource. Broad cooperation is critical for the model to work that's why it's called the North American model and not the United States model.
National and state borders are no more restrictive to wildlife than private property boundaries. Game animals must be pursued as free creatures, and this gives rise to the idea of "fair chase."
7. Scientific Management: Wildlife management must be based on the best available science. This practice goes all the way back to the earliest American expeditions where explorers recorded the diversity of species they came across as they charted the continent. Hunters and fishermen are themselves amateur naturalists who study the animals and their habitat as a part of their normal pursuit.
Much of the money hunters raise for wildlife goes to scientific study so that all species can be sustained in perpetuity.
Whenever a wildlife agency sets laws, classifies animals, creates seasons, protects habitat, establishes enforcement policies, or does anything else critical to any wildlife species (not just game animals), these "Seven Sisters" are essential to their work. And hunters support all of them.
When the "Everyday Hunter" isn't hunting, he's thinking about hunting, talking about hunting, dreaming about hunting, writing about hunting, or wishing he were hunting. If you want to tell him exactly where your favorite hunting spot is, contact him at email@example.com. This column and others can be accessed online at www.EverydayHunter.com.


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Philippines Climate Change Commissioner, Nadarev Sano, who recently gained international attention for his impassioned speech at the opening of the U.N. climate talks in Warsaw, has been one of the most outspoken champions of the use of the Ecological Footprint.
Through our partnership with the Philippines' Office of the President, Global Footprint Network has been raising awareness of the link between the Philippines' ecological deficit and the well-being of its people. As part of the second phase of a three-part investigation of the Philippines' Ecological Footprint and resource constraints, we've recently released the report Restoring Balance in Laguna Lake Region. In his foreword for the report, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III stated, "This report affirms our conviction that our natural resources must be sustainably managed not only for the sake of our country's economic and social development but also for the greater resiliency of our people and the integrity of our ecosystems." Launched in October in Manila with the support of the Australian Government's Aid Program, and in collaboration with the Philippines Climate Change Commission, Laguna Lake Development Authority, Metro Manila Development Authority, the report reveals that the Philippines' Laguna Lake region — home to economic epicenter Metro Manila and provinces vulnerable to climate change — faces a staggering ecological deficit as its population demands ecological resources and services 30 times faster than what the region can renewably supply.


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BAE UK to Deploy Link 16 Network on Falcon 20s
BAE Systems U.K. is upgrading its fleet of Cobham Falcon 20 aircraft with the Small Tactical Terminal (STT) KOR-24 to support Link 16 network pre-deployment training, ViaSat said Friday, Nov. 22.
The STT, developed jointly by ViaSat and Harris Corp., is the first certified VHF/UHF and Link 16 two-channel radio authorized for transmission within U.K. airspace. The Royal Navy Joint Support Air Tasking Organization will use the STT for fleet data link training and compatibility management of naval assets prior to operational deployment.
According to ViaSat, defense units are also considering the two-channel Link 16 radio terminal for deployment on helicopters and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).


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A former employee who alerted police that the half brother of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis had a collection of child pornography is claiming whistleblower protection and suing for $1.5 million.
The Mail Tribune reported Wednesday that Edward McManus, a former assistant, is seeking back wages and damages from James Auchincloss of Ashland.
Auchincloss pleaded guilty in 2010 to two felony counts of
encouraging child sexual abuse.
A lawyer for McManus argued in court that he is protected by the
whistleblower law because he exposed illegal activity in his
A lawyer for Auchincloss countered that McManus had no contract
and could have looked away.
Judge Ron Grensky said it was hypocritical for McManus to keep
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April 24, 2006 WIC Update
SUBJECT: Nutrition Coordinator Training June 19 and 20 - Reminder
SUBJECT: Missouri Takes Action on Obesity Conference June 29
SUBJECT: Battling Pediatric Overweight Utilizing Web-based Tools for Kid-Friendly Counseling Educational Opportunity on August 9th
SUBJECT: 2006 National Maternal Nutrition Intensive Course on October 5th-6th
SUBJECT: Playscapes Office Decorating Information
SUBJECT: Reminder: Complete your Mid-year Evaluation
SUBJECT: FFY2007 WIC Local Agency Plan (LAP) Training
- Nutrition Coordinator Training Reminder - The Nutrition Coordinator Training is scheduled for June 19th-20th in Jefferson City (DHSS Technical Training Room 920 Wildwood). This training is limited to the first ten registrants. Other registrants will be placed on the roster for the next training session scheduled for Nov 28th-30th 2006. The training is designed to be interactive and covers the various functions of the Nutrition Coordinator position, including planning, coordination, and implementation of all aspects of nutrition and breastfeeding services provided through the local WIC provider office. Prerequisites include successful completion of WIC Tracks 1, 2 and 3, knowledge of the HANDS system, and the ability to maneuver around in the Electronic WIC Operations Manual (E-WOM). Please complete and email or fax the attached registration form as instructed. If you have any additional questions please call Rose Sipakati at 1-800-392-8209 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
- MISSOURI TAKES ACTION ON OBESITY - June 29th Plan to attend the Missouri Takes Action on Obesity Conference on June 29th from 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. in Jefferson City. Attendees will become familiar with Missouri's Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan to Prevent Obesity, describe evidence-based interventions and best practices to impact obesity, and commit to working on one action in Missouri's Plan. This conference is targeted to a wide audience including local public health agencies, schools, communities, work sites and health care. The registration fee for this conference is $25.00, and continuing education hours will be provided. For information or questions, contact the Bureau of Health Promotion at (573) 522-2820. Please see the attached registration form for details.
- The American Dietetic Association Center for Professional Development and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of WIC and Nutrition Services, Nutrition Training Institute are sponsoring a free educational opportunity: Battling Pediatric Overweight Utilizing Web-based Tools for Kid-Friendly Counseling on August 9th from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. This live and interactive phone teleseminar focuses on learning to integrate computers and web-based educational tools into counseling practice for at-risk and overweight youth and their parents, it compares and contrasts counseling considerations and techniques most effective with youth and adults, and it identifies a variety of existing web-based tools, tailors them to the client's readiness to make behavior changes and applies them during a counseling session. It is designed for WIC nutritionists, registered dietitians, private practitioners, nurses, and other allied health professionals who work in clinical and community health settings with children, adolescents and their parents.
Please see the attached site registration form for details or contact Michele Bailey at (573) 751-6481 or email@example.com with questions.
- The University of Minnesota and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of WIC and Nutrition Services, Nutrition Training Institute are sponsoring an educational opportunity: 2006 National Maternal Nutrition Intensive Course on October 5th & 6th from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. This video stream training will be held in Jefferson City at Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. This continuing education program focuses on the improvement of maternal and infant health through the delivery of risk-appropriate high-quality nutrition services. It is designed for dietitians, nutritionists, certified nurse midwives, registered nurses and nurse practitioners, physicians and public health professionals who serve preconceptual, pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women. The University of Minnesota conducts this annual course, and has requested continuing education for dietitians and other health professionals. There is no charge for WIC employees. There is a $75.00 non-refundable fee for all other attendees.
Please see the attached site registration form for details or contact Michele Bailey at (573) 751-6481 or email@example.com with questions.
- The State WIC office received information about office space murals from Playscapes, 2600 Daniels Street, Madison WI 53718. For a FREE catalog call 800-248-7529 or to visit their web page: www.playscapes.com.
- This is a reminder that the WIC FY06 mid-year was reached on March 31, 2006, so your mid-year Evaluation should now be completed (ER# 1.03200). For the first time this fiscal year, the Mid-year Evaluation can be found in your Local Agency Plan (LAP) instead of the Technical Assistance Packet (TAP). Complete the Mid-year Evaluation section found on the Goal and Objective(s) Worksheet(s) you completed for your LAP. Submit changes to your goals to your District State Nutritionist. Update the program inventory to include items that have been purchased, received from the state, or donated in the current year. Maintain the evaluation in the LWP office until the LAP is updated in August.
Note: For those agencies that evaluate their goal with the Management Assessment Part I (895-01) or Part II (896-01), you may use the mid-year counterpart of those reports, Management Assessment Part I (897-01) or Part II (898-01). Questions about mid-year program requirements may be directed to Glenn Studebaker at 1-800-392-8209 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Training for filling out the FFY 2007 WIC LAP will be conducted July 17, 18 & 19 in Jefferson City at the DHSS Technical Training Room from 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. This training is similar to the mandatory training conducted for all local WIC providers last year. This year's training is not mandatory but is recommended for anyone who works on filling out the LAP and did not attend this training last year or those who feel they can benefit from the review. To register for the training fill out the attached registration form and e-mail it to firstname.lastname@example.com or fax it to Kaidy Martin at (573) 526-1470. If you have questions about the training - contact Glenn Studebaker at 800-392-8209 or 573-751-6198 or by e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


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SKYe SH09 Order Book Reaches 45
Marenco Swisshelicopter is reporting a total of nine new orders booked for its SKYe SH09 during last month's Heli-Expo, bringing the total number of commitments for the in-development helicopter to 45. The company appointed Heliflite as the distributor in Oceania in March, after naming Aero Facility Co. the distributor for Japan in October 2012. Heliflite inked a letter of intent for two SH09s in March. According to Marenco, deliveries for the current orders are scheduled to run through 2017, starting in 2015 with a target of 10 helicopters total, followed by 20 in 2016 and the remainder in 2017. The company is aiming to roll out first SH09 prototype in May 2013, with first flight scheduled to occur by the end of June.
More: Interview with Mathias Senes, 'Tickling Giants from the Industry'
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Annual summer trips educate University of Arizona students about the culture, politics and daily life of an isolated island nation.
Annual summer trips educate University of Arizona students about the culture, politics and daily life of an isolated island nation.
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Jim Cramer's Best Blogs
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Jim Cramer fills his blog on RealMoney every day with his up-to-the-minute reactions to what's happening in the market and his legendary ahead-of-the-crowd ideas. This week he says:
- the budget bullies are missing the point; and
- that the consumer fears the cliff.
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They're All Missing the Point
Posted at 7:37 a.m. EDT on Friday, Dec. 14
It hit me last night: Here's what I think is so annoying and niggling about the budget talks between House Speaker Boehner and President Obama. I think they don't understand, neither one, the consequences of what they do on the American business public.
That's because, in many ways, the business public is not represented by either person.
As I parse through the Republican and Democrat posturings, I hear two major skeins of thought. For the GOP it's the worries about the small-business person and how much their motivation is being hurt by government tax policies. For Obama it's "the folks who work at places who aren't helped enough by government programs and pay more than their fair share for them in taxes."
That's what makes the whole thing so unrealistic. First, small businesses revolve around bigger businesses. When you set up a small business, unless it is about a particular better mousetrap, what you typically need is traffic -- that which comes from the growth of big business in the area.
Also, you want to create a service or hospitality business? You need someone to cater to. You aren't worried about taxes. You are worried about customers. Who is worried about the customers in Washington? Who is worried that their psyche may be damaged by what Washington is doing? Who is worried about them transacting with the small-business people and those they employ?
How do I know this? As a serial entrepreneur, I recognize that customers are the lifeblood of why you are successful. If you are worried about tax rates, you are going to fail. If you even consider tax rates as a reason to start a business or not to do so, you shouldn't start it. Don't waste your time. Stick to your day job.
The president's focus is equally myopic. He should go spend time with Fed chief Bernanke, who has a really good idea of how people get employed. They get jobs when demand is stimulated, and you get demand when you have a much larger employer set up near you. Otherwise, no one comes by. You don't get any customers. So all you do is figure out how few people you can hire, particularly because now you know that you have extensive healthcare costs that weren't even in the equation before.


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A conflicting picture has emerged of a man who was fatally shot after trying to force his way into a White City home this week. Friends and relatives have described 49-year-old Mark Corsbie as a loving family man, but court documents obtained by the Medford Mail Tribune suggest he suffered from a mental illness that would send him into rages.
A restraining order obtained by his ex-wife on April 18 describes a series of violent episodes earlier this year. Investigators say residents reported seeing Corsbie acting erratically Monday.
When he tried to force his way inside one door, a 66-year-old man shot him with a handgun. The shooter has not been charged with a crime. Investigators say it appears he acted in self-defense.
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Start your vehicle from up to 800 feet away with Bulldog Security's RS1200 Remote Car Starter with keyless entry. This system features remote keyless entry and trunk release, automatic programmable cold start and run time as well as parking light and dome light confirmation. Installation is simplified with included onboard relays, installation kit and instructional DVD. The package includes two remote transmitters that have dedicated buttons. Vehicles manufactured after 1996 may require an additional part 791 Bypass Module.
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For your child's first furniture, choose pieces that are simple, well made and long lasting. Our Logan Nightstand features classic lines, turned feet and an open shelf for storing favorite bedside books.
- Built from solid wood, wood veneers and MDF, an engineered wood that lends exceptional strength and ensures structural integrity over time.
- The use of veneers results in high-quality furniture with flawless surfaces and consistent color tones.
- Crafted with mortise-and-tenon joinery for structural integrity.
- Rigorously tested to meet or exceed the highest safety standards.
- English dovetailed drawer opens smoothly on waxed wood glides, and features drawer stops for safety.
- Hand finished in layers for exceptional richness.
- Features one drawer and an open cubby.
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- Nightstand: 20" wide x 16.5" deep x 27.5" high
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- Overall: 20" wide x 16.5" deep x 27.5" high
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- Clearance Under Nightstand: 4.5"
- Weight: 38.5 pounds
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The Greater Rochester Chapter of the American Red Cross presented representatives of Thompson Health with The Partnership Award at the Red Cross' annual Volunteer Recognition and Appreciation Event in Rochester on Sept. 27.
The Partnership Award "exemplifies and promotes cooperative partnership work between the Red Cross and a community group or organization. It honors outstanding collaborative job performance on a project, in a unit or in a line of service."
Presented by Taryn Windheim, director of the West Ontario County Office of the Red Cross, the award was in recognition of the Red Cross/Thompson partnership that initiated educational programs for members of the community who are caring for an elderly or disabled loved one in their home.
In 2010 and again this fall, a team with representatives of both the Red Cross and Thompson worked together to coordinate a series of evening presentations that were offered free of charge. Both the 2010 and 2011 series featured a variety of experts from the community and touched upon topics including legal and financial issues, palliative care and stress relief for the caregiver.


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Dist. 84 Board to hire music instructors
Dist. 84 Board to hire music instructors
SLEEPY EYE – The Sleepy Eye School board will consider hiring vocal and instrumental music instructors, two grade school teachers and a special education teacher at its meeting tonight.
The board will consider hiring Kristina Iwan as vocal music instructor, vocal director and 3-act play director, $36,497; Beth Hauer as instrumental music instructor and band director, $35,848; sixth-grade teacher Mindy Price, $33,952; second-grade teacher Allison Rubie, $31,688; and special education teacher Amelia Schmid, $38,973.
Other action items are hiring Nancy Moore and Kevin Schneider as curriculum coordinators for the 2013-14 school year at $4,000 each; resignations from business education teacher Ashley Hawker and English/language arts teacher Arica Otte and hiring targeted summer school and migrant summer school staff.
District Finance Director Brian Peterson will present a preliminary fiscal year 2014 budget.
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Separated for more than six decades, Marty Morris was delighted to celebrate her first birthday with her birth mother at age 68. In June, the Taylorsville resident obtained her original birth certificate from the state of Illinois, which became the catalyst for locating and reconnecting with Vivian Carlough.
"[I wanted to share my story] as a means of giving [others] hope," Morris said. "I had looked for almost 20 years. Of course, every time I saw a reunion on TV [I thought], 'Well maybe there was still a chance for me.' It always kind of gave me a little bit of hope. And my story has already helped one other person that I know of. I have a neighbor two doors down that also was born in Illinois. I told her that she could now get her birth certificate. She did. The same girl that worked here [at Drew Eckl & Farnham law firm] that did my genealogy search for me did hers and she has now reconnected with children of her birth mother that had given her up.
"So yes, there's always a chance that maybe you learn something that will help you if you're searching, because there's so many of us out there. The older I got, [I thought] if I only knew [my] family history [so] I could [share it with] my kids … and now I've learned that it looks pretty good. Mom's still alive at 88 and really has no health issues. And we've learned that my dad just died last Christmas Eve at 91. So now I feel like that's a burden that's lifted off of me that I can say to my kids things are looking pretty good."
Adopted at 9-months-old with her twin brother, Morris grew up knowing pieces of their biological background, such as their birth names were Betty Fay and Gary Ray Williams and their birth mother's name was Vivian Williams. However, during her search this year, she uncovered new details about Carlough's life and the circumstances surrounding the adoption. Morris' original birth certificate revealed her birth mother's full name, Vivian Keen Williams, which was an integral component to narrowing down her quest.
"Until my adoptive parents died in '93 and '94, I never felt like I could look," Morris said. "I just somehow felt like maybe that would be a little bit disloyal to them. … After they died, I went looking because there were several of us here at work in our section who are adopted. I think at one time there were five of us, and one of the attorneys here had looked for and found her birth mother, which kind of spurred me on even more. Every time I tried to do anything in Illinois, everything was sealed. … [So] when I learned the law had been changed, that I could now get my original birth certificate from Illinois, I sent for it and June 1 it came, on a Saturday.
"That's when I learned that [my birth mother] was 20 and she had two other children before us. So that changed the whole dynamic that I had grown up knowing, [which was] you were adopted [and] your birth mother was a 16-year-old unwed mother. That's all we knew and we knew her name. … The [real] story was her mother died when she was 12 and she started raising her siblings and got married at 15, then had a baby, then had another one at 17. And her husband went off to war and, of course, was a prisoner for [14 months]. … [He] came home in December of '44 and, of course, times had changed, emotions had changed, apparently. She got pregnant with us and didn't know it and they divorced. After she was divorced, then she learned she was pregnant. She said to me, 'I didn't know what I was going to do,' and she finally made the decision to go to Chicago to the Florence Crittenton Home and that's where she stayed the last three months [of her pregnancy]."
After receiving assistance from a coworker, who located Carlough and other family members online, Morris was able to meet her birth mother about 13 days after obtaining her birth certificate.
"When I brought that birth certificate on Monday to work and my friend found her family that afternoon, that quickly, and then found her the next day alive and living in Florida, [I thought], 'Oh, my gosh, do I call, do I not call?'" Morris said, adding she initially called and left a message with one of Carlough's children and after no response decided to contact her birth mother directly. " … I called her and I asked for her name, Vivian Carlough, and she said, 'Speaking.' I said, 'I don't mean to intrude and I don't mean to hurt you, but did you give birth to twins on Sept. 1 of 1945 in Chicago?' … 'I have a birth certificate here that says my birth name was Betty Fay Williams and my mother's name was Vivian Keen Williams.'
"There was kind of a long pause and she said, 'Well, I guess, you're my daughter.' I still get choked. I still get choked when I think about it. She said to me, 'Well, now what?' And I said, 'I'd like to see you,' and her response was, 'You're welcome here anytime.' … So the next Thursday we were there. My husband and I drove down to Florida. She lives independently in a trailer. She's been there for years. She was waiting at the door. I just gave her a big hug and she hugged back, and we sat and talked."
During their visit, Morris presented her birth mother a photo album, filled with images of her and her twin brother. While there, Morris also learned various details about Carlough's life, such as her involvement with the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization, and she never talked about the adoption to anyone, even her two later husbands, who are now both deceased.
After the first meeting, Carlough accepted Morris' offer to fly her to Georgia Aug. 29 for her twins' 68th birthday party. Held on Sept. 1, the celebration also featured Morris' daughter, Holly Morris, and granddaughter, Ashleigh Morris.
"Once my grandparents passed away that was something that she always wanted to do was find her birth mother," Holly Morris said. "And the fact that she had a friend that helped [find her] — I think it was like within a week of getting her birth certificate — [was wonderful]. This all happened so soon. So I was actually thrilled for her because she was so excited.
"[The birthday celebration] was wonderful. She is so sweet and she just welcomed us [and] we welcomed her," she said, referring to Carlough. "… My daughter was there as well, so we had four generations together at one time. So that was exciting. It was just such a whirlwind that happened so quickly. Mom was so excited. So … we were happy for her that she was able to do this."
Continuing to nurture a relationship with her birth mother, Morris also has reached out to three of her newfound siblings — two of whom have not responded and one, she will meet in November.
"All I wanted to get out of finding either [my] birth mother or siblings was medical history, family history," Morris said. "I wasn't expecting anything beyond that so I'm just thrilled that I had a chance to see her and we brought her up here for our first birthday party ever with her. So yes, I'm thrilled to death. I talk to her every week on the phone and she's doing well.
"… I refer to her as mom. I call her mom. I tell her I love her when I hang up and she loves me back. I don't think I can ask for anything more. I had that with my adoptive parents. They were very loving and this was just a gift for another mom to love and cherish."


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Second Vice President H.E. Abdul Karim Khalili and Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry joined a host of Afghan officials other international representatives assembled at the Second National Conference on Water Resources Development and Management of Afghanistan held at the Ministerial Palace on December 7 to celebrate progress made toward managing vital water resources in Afghanistan.
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Addressing more than 200 conference participants, 2nd Vice President Khalili said, "Afghanistan as a developing country needs energy and power. Fortunately, Afghanistan has great water resources that sometimes we can bring changes to the power of the country. We need a unified policy in consideration to the national policy of Afghanistan. I am hopeful that the Ministry of Power and Water can secure and protect the water resources of Afghanistan." Other conference keynote speakers included Acting Minister of Energy and Water Alhaj Mohammad Ismael Khan, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock Mohammad Asef Rahimi, and Ambassador Eikenberry.
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Think about it. Breaking the glass ceiling and advancing science go hand-in-hand. If we can get more women and girls - maybe half the world's population - studying science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), we have more chances to solve major global crises, from disease to arms control, from communications to health. Getting ahead on STEM is a challenge worth taking on.
Over coffee one day, we decided that we would do our part to address this challenge. The answer, we believed, was self evident: We need to recruit greater numbers of young people to enter the fields of STEM so that we can extend our budding talent pool. And we must reach out to the 50 percent of our population traditionally constrained from pursuing careers in science: women.
That is what motivated us to create two programs, both launched on December 19, dedicated to removing barriers to career advancement for women and encouraging young women to pursue the key disciplines of national security. The first is the "RT Girls! Program" - the letters referring to our respective Office designators. The program, designed to encourage girls in STEM and international security, was launched at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Virginia.
Before a student group called Tomorrow's Women in Science and Technology (TWIST), we related our educational and professional experiences, and shared our convictions: America needs the kind of innovation and skill sets that these young women are acquiring, to be more competitive in today's global economy. We will also need these skills to maintain our security. From working for global nuclear disarmament to fighting maritime piracy to cyber security, the future of international security is demanding - and the need for committed people imperative.
We also had the opportunity to hear students' accounts of their own STEM-related projects, ranging from rockets to neuroscience to climate change research.
The event at Thomas Jefferson was vibrant and productive, and we plan to expand our outreach beyond additional high schools in the area, nationally and internationally.
Recognizing the obstacles that women working in these fields face, we also launched the "RT Women's Lecture Series" - a series of quarterly events engaging women in public diplomacy and international affairs, focused on removing professional barriers in information, technology, arms control, and science sectors. The first lecture - "Cracking the Code: Breaking Down Barriers to Advancement and Promotion for Women" - featured Meg Gottemoeller, Executive Director of Member Engagement and Human Capital at the Conference Board.
Attendees included women and men working in hard security fields, think tanks, on Capitol Hill, and Embassy Row. The roundtable discussion was lively and the questions posed to the group by the speaker were not easily answered. Nevertheless, the group came away charged to build on past successes to help women to advance, adding critical value to these important fields.
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Will the women's lecture series be posted online? Will there be a way to steam/view/read transcripts of these lectures? To really reach out to women and girls, even those who can't be there in person.
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Dating a man in love with a friend of one turned into a nightmare at the moment.
Indian female college students in the past 16 days and nights, the Indian capital, New Delhi city shopping center, watched a movie with her boyfriend behind to go home I got on the bus. The six men, including the bus driver was riding on the bus at the time boyfriend Let's go beat the bus and had a coed gang rape. They beat rebellious female college students in the lungs, abdomen, head and seriously wounded.
They also undermined the rape when the iron rod inside the body, the New York Times (NYT) reported on the 28th. Three times in a local hospital after undergoing surgery for women were raped and then thrown out of the bus was taken to the Singapore General Hospital on the 26th, the morning of the 29th, lost their lives. This woman was two months ahead of the marriage as a medical student, majoring in physical therapy. Body makeup had been carried on a plane provided by the government was moved to New Delhi after the BBC reported 30.
Massive demonstration marched from New Delhi and Mumbai, thousands of angry Indians holding this news NYT on July 29, said. The demonstrators claimed the sex crimes for the government to reform the judicial system and the strong response of the Neha Sharma delridae student who participated in the protests (24) "The solution is to reform the judicial system, rather than sentenced to death," said, "Meanwhile, the government and the police did not do anything," he said. This case the perpetrator six people on suspicion of murder accused, if convicted, would be put to death, police said.
30 in New Delhi from the city center, the protests took place. Peaceful demonstrations were in progress 1 o'clock in the afternoon, some protesters tried to break the police barricades, while violent protests broke out. The police to quell the protests, demonstrators have arrested five people in the Times of India, 30, said.
Social problems in India whenever once protests largely spread quickly whilst JUNO. Climbing out, but exploded this case the meantime, who have neglected the issue of sex crimes for the government in the wake of complaints over a week, the protests have led the NYT said. Social media news and demonstrations of Female University Students spread the news in real time through the damage that has facilitated the spread of protests.
India's children and 10 and women against sexual crimes are happening on a daily basis, that the NYT said. 24,000 rape cases reported last year was six years ago, a 25% increase in cases. Called the "rape capital of the capital, New Delhi, the rape number of the last year reported 10,560 more than Washington Post (WP) said. Social organizations has been estimated that unreported incidents are much more
Government established a special investigation committee headed by a retired Supreme Court Justice that current measures to increase the best weapon imprisonment sentence to death is expected to take appropriate measures.
These sex crimes in India continues to increase, the cause of the ordinary people ignoring police operations and inefficient judicial system, analysts say. New Delhi police, about 84,000 people are police who are responsible for policing only the third of these, the rest of the factors (VIP) that WP guard said.
Another problem is much lower than other Asian countries, the percentage of women police. Man police sex crime victims, according to research easier than women to the police to report a crime. But New Delhi is only 7% of women police.
Actively sexual assault, police investigation without. 18-year-old woman last month living in India's northern Punjab were raped and then killed herself in the past 26 days. Case delay the receipt of the police and the arrest of suspects who committed suicide neglect "the victim's family and relatives, he said.
In addition, the judicial system, the poor, and more backward than China (100 per 100,000 population Judge 159) National 100 per 100,000 Judge've got 15 dwaedo convicted rapists prosecuted ratio of only 26% of that which is not the problem has been mentioned .
Low social awareness about women. Year, UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund), the Indian men and women 15 to 19 years, a survey, according to the question: 'wife assault jeongdanghanga men 57%, women 53% answered "yes". In a survey conducted in 1996, 68% of India Judge rape cause because the provocative attire of women.
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Hours may be reduced at many local post offices
The U.S. Postal Service may reduce the hours per day of many small North Country post offices, in order to save money.
The USPS is considering reduced hours for 632 post offices in New York state. Each is now open eight hours daily, but the USP is looking at reducing that.
Some post offices might be cut back to six hours, like Wilmington, Jay, Long Lake, Colton and St. Regis Falls.
Others are being studied for four-hour days, such as Bloomingdale, Vermontville, Lake Clear, Piercefield, Cranberry Lake and North Hudson.
Still others, like Wanakena, might be cut to two hours a day.
These post offices would still be open on Saturdays, even though the Postal Service, as another way of cutting costs, plans to end Saturday home delivery this August.
Originally, the Postal Service sought to close around 3,700 low-revenue post offices in mostly rural areas – for instance, the one in Piercefield – but after an outcry from rural communities and their lawmakers, the mail agency abandoned the plan. Now, the Postal Service is seeking to reduce the hours of roughly 13,000 rural post offices, which it says can save even more money by hiring workers and keeping offices open part-time.
That latest proposal is now being reviewed by the Postal Regulatory Commission. The Postal Service hopes to hold community hearings and begin the reductions later this fall.
Other closings or reductions could also come depending on final postal legislation passed by Congress, which has the power to limit the closing of post offices. In areas that could see postal reductions, the Postal Service is proposing to open postal counters in places like convenience stores, supermarkets and office supply stores. If that works, then some local post offices could be closed.


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Allison Janney, star of the new CBS show Mom, on lessons learned from the loss of a friend.
If laughter is truly the best medicine, Allison Janney is hoping to fill her prescription by starring in the new CBS comedy Mom. �I think laughter is the best way to deal with anything,� says the Boston-born actress, 53. Janney is best known for her role as C.J. Cregg on The West Wing, but shifting from drama to comedy isn�t the only major change she�s made. In recent years, she overhauled her lifestyle in the name of health. And losing a friend to breast cancer last year has only made her more passionate about prevention. �It�s important for all women to be on top of that because breast cancer doesn�t have to be a life sentence. It can be treated,� she says. RELATED: Katie Couric on Surviving Loss �Spry: What initially drew you to work on breast cancer charity fundraisers? Allison: My good friend Peri Gilpin [of Frasier fame] was one of the producers of Les Girls [an annual breast cancer benefit]. At the time, no one in my life had suffered from breast�cancer, but it is a cause that affects a lot of women, and I thought, �Absolutely.� But since then, I�ve lost a dear friend, who decided to not treat it with radiation but only holistically. It worked for a long time, but she finally passed away last year. It was tragic. I just can�t say it enough�do everything you can to catch it early. Spry: What kind of healthy lifestyle changes have you made? Allison: I am a pasta addict and my portions were too big. When you are over a certain age, too many carbs is not your friend. So, I started doing Pilates three times a week and cut out pasta and bread. I was juicing and eating mostly fresh vegetables. I lost about 20 pounds. Now I feel like I�ve earned the right to enjoy pasta every once in a while, but I am never going back to the way I used to eat it. �Spry: Your mom had a quadruple bypass. Is that why you quit smoking? Allison: It�s been a battle for me with smoking, but my grandmother died of a heart attack and she was a heavy smoker. My mom wasn�t�I think it was more diet for her. I have had a full heart work-up and I have very low cholesterol and exercising helps. I definitely have to be aware because of my family history. �Spry: Why do a comedy now?� Allison: For my whole life, I�ve thought�about it. I grew up in New York doing theater, and it�s so great to combine those two styles in one format�to do comedy in front of a live audience and hear that instant response, which is just like a drug. It is so exciting. Spry: On Mom, you play a recovering alcoholic. Are you concerned about how audiences will react? Allison: I hope people embrace the show. Addiction and sobriety are so common now. It�s ripe for believable, relatable stories. It�s a serious subject matter, and we are not laughing at it�it�s definitely people laughing with us and recognizing their own scenarios. �Spry: Is there anything you still want to do or accomplish? Allison: I wouldn�t mind trying to produce or direct�or learning Spanish. I would love to master the piano�my father is a jazz pianist and he is so amazing. Spry: What do you do to relax?� Allison: I like to have friends around. We�play card games, or cook and hang out by the pool. Or, I�ll take my three dogs on a two- hour walk and just listen to music. But if am stressed out, if I am upset, a hot bath is my salvation. I feel like it is my pause button. Brought to you by: Spry Living


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This is a great place to live for the money and yes it is one of the more affordable communities north of Dallas and its only getting better. First this is a great place to raise a family and small town atmosphere even though the population is pushing 100,000. Second there is a lot of shopping within the city around Vista Ridge Mall or on Main Street and areas close by like Grapevine Mills Mall and the new shopping area out in Flower Mound/Highland Village area. Third Public Transportation is still pretty new here but growing rapidly you can currently catch the DCTA express bus to Dallas at the Cinemark Theatre off of Rockbrook Drive north of Vista Ridge Mall and as I post this the Dart and DCTA rail line is being developed including two DCTA rail stations one near Old town off of Main Street and the other off off Hebron Pkwy just east of I35. There are more running and bike trails being developed as well. It is about as pedestrian friendly here as any other nice or nicer suburb around here. This community is also about as safe as the more pricy communities around. The housing choices include newer luxary apartments, newer townhouses, and existing houses both new and old of all price ranges to make this a diverse community. I believe a great quality life includes diversity and this community has both.
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Older Original Neighborhoods Around the Old Downto - 8/21/2015
I was raised in Dallas and have been gone many years. I want to relocate and retire in Lewisville. I don't want to spend a lot of money on a home and don't want a bigger home, so all the fancy ones I see on all the realtors' sites are too costly and too big.
On Google maps I looked around the downtown area for the old homes that were there when it was a small town and not a suburb. They still exist and are cute and just what I need, but I don't see them on ANY realtors' sites.
Does anyone know what the deal it? Don't these homes ever go on sale?
Thanks for any help,
Michelle[Comment on this Posting]
Lewisville? - 4/24/2012
We moved here about 7 months ago to take a job that my husband was offered. We came from the Hampton Roads area and we chose to take a job in Texas because of the temperature, housing, cost of living, and other reasons. In some ways, the area is a little cheaper, such as beef, milk, and a lot of produce. The gas is a little cheaper, but, electric is expensive,and some other things as well. In order to go to a lot of area, quickly and directly, there are a lot of toll roads that are even a little more than what we paid driving in the Chicago area. All in all though, it seems like a great place. The school system is pretty good. My biggest complant is that there are a lot of doctors that don't take any type of Medicare, Tricare, Cigna, and a few others. There are also a lot of doctors that don't accept any insurance at all.[Comment on this Posting]
very affordable home prices - 10/23/2010
we have found that in comparison to to home prices of friends and relatives the dfw area has some of the best home values in the country. [Comment on this Posting]
Great Place for the Money - 4/18/2010
This is a great place to live for the money and yes it is one of the more affordable communities north of Dallas and its only getting better. First this is a great place to raise a family and small town atmosphere even though the population is pushing 100,000. Second there is a lot of shopping within the city around Vista Ridge Mall or on Main Street and areas close by like Grapevine Mills Mall and the new shopping area out in Flower Mound/Highland Village area. Third Public Transportation is still pretty new here but growing rapidly you can currently catch the DCTA express bus to Dallas at the Cinemark Theatre off of Rockbrook Drive north of Vista Ridge Mall and as I post this the Dart and DCTA rail line is being developed including two DCTA rail stations one near Old town off of Main Street and the other off off Hebron Pkwy just east of I35. There are more running and bike trails being developed as well. It is about as pedestrian friendly here as any other nice or nicer suburb around here. This community is also about as safe as the more pricy communities around. The housing choices include newer luxary apartments, newer townhouses, and existing houses both new and old of all price ranges to make this a diverse community. I believe a great quality life includes diversity and this community has both.[Comment on this Posting]
Not perfect but really great place - 3/28/2010
I believe this is a great place to live north of Dallas for the money since I been here 5+ years, its still safe and reasonable whether you rent a house, apartment or townhouse or buy a house/townhouse and you will find that this area especially older areas are starting to improve. Our neighborhood one of the old Fox and Jacobs neighborhoods is getting water, sewage, and street improvements right now. New housing options are either apartments or townhomes the exception is out in Castle Hills addition which is between Carrollton and The Colony which is basically upscale mansions. In regards to people saying there are no places where people can ride their bikes or there are no bike lanes that has improved now that there are more bike trails than there were about 2-3 years ago. You can enjoy Central Park which has the Timber Creek trail that I believe goes about 2 miles about one mile each direction you just need to go to the city website and look under park and recreation for other trails around the city but they do exist. Yes there are improvements that could be made but this is a great place to live, you live close to everything in the DFW area but still have a little breathing room and a small town atmoshpere that you would find in very few suburbs here anymore. Plenty of shopping still exist believe or not even though a lot of new big box stores that Flower Mound/Highland Village said they never would get now moved out there around FM2499 and FM407 if you like ridiculous traffic because of poorly planned roads. However there is still plenty of shopping around Vista Ridge Mall as well and of course you have 2 Walmarts. The best indoor Mall however would be Grapevine Mills just down the road in Grapevine next to DFW Airport. There are a lot of small businesses as well that can use business yes they may not be as nice or cheap but they are local business in fact some do exist in some of the old big box stores on Main Street. Public Transportation does exist here in Lewisville currently by bus if you look at the DCTA website you can see the routes dont even touch Flower Mound and its really needed because congestion is getting worse and the DCTA rail system is being built east of 35e with three stations being built in Lewisville to Connect Dallas and Denton. There is a bus (DCTA) that goes from Lewisville to Dallas currently on weekdays. Overall its really a great place to live and this area still has great potential just like any other newer suburb to the east or west.[Comment on this Posting]
Great cost of living, nothing else really stands o - 7/27/2008
Let me start by saying the best quality that the area has (and most of the surrounding area, for that matter) is the cost of living. It is as great as everyone says it is. After saying that, if you like to eat out and shop, the Lewisville (and DFW) area is for you. There are tons of places to eat, mostly chain restaurants, but quite a few places that aren't. And the DFW area is overrun with massive malls and plenty of shopping.
Aside from that, nearly everyone drives horrendously bad (the worst thing I hate about this area), has a huge Truck or SUV, and is overweight. Lewisville Lake is one of the deadliest lakes in the nation because the boating habits are as bad as the driving habits it seems. Check out a map sometime so you can see how Interstate 35 runs through Denton, Dallas (35E), Fort Worth (35W), Waco, Austin, and San Antonio. Just try to imagine how much traffic runs along 35, with the overwhelming amount of cargo carrying trucks and poor public transportation (though it is slowly getting better). Needless to say, there is a ridiculous amount of traffic, especially in Austin (which is in the middle of it all), so it is truly no wonder that people drive so insanely. Being that I'm from near Chicago, and most of my family still is, I've spent a good amount of time driving on I-88 and other highways in the suburbs, and driving on 35 for the first time was unbelievable, it was like driving in downtown Chicago. It's horrendous.
That said, we live near 3040 on the south side of Lewisville, and it is really bad, and pretty much on par with Main St.
As far as the population goes, the area has been one of the fastest growing in the nation in recent years, and it really shows. The road construction is always well behind the the residential and commercial construction. The newest clustered mess is in Flower Mound on 2499 and 407. Old Lewisville (east of 35 on Main st.) is being slowly renovated in preparation for the new DCTA (Denton County Transit Authority) rail system that will link up with the DART rail system (they are aiming for 2012), and will run along 35E into Dallas (finally...), but it's still pretty shabby. Other than that, most of the area near 35E and Main st. is largely low-income and Hispanic, and most of the more affluent people have moved towards Flower Mound, Coppell, and Double Oak over the years.
As far as health and recreation go, the DFW area in general is terrible. There are very few parks, many of which are poorly kept up with. There are especially few in the Lewisville area. And as far as public recreation centers go, there are VERY few good ones, most people just get Lifetime or LA Fitness memberships (which are ridiculously expensive for recreation, and that's why everyone is in such poor health). The facilities are either non-existant, or there just isn't much too them, and usually dominated by kids programs (which hardly any kids in the area go to anyway, but in case one kid shows up, the facilities are closed). I have scoured the entire Dallas area north of downtown (not brave enough to go to the South side), and found almost no decent parks and no decent recreation centers (that includes Richardson, Garland, Plano, Carrollton, Coppell, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Denton, the Lake Cities, etc.). So believe me, I know. I am an avid disc golfer (obviously not since I moved to the area), and love to play pick-up basketball. Your best bet for the Lewisville area is the Farmer's Branch Recreation Center. It is the best Recreation center I have found. As far as park's go, Lewisville basically has 2 that I would consider parks. One is on the east side of 35 off of 407 near the golf course (Lewisville Lake Park). It is drunken redneck paradise, don't go there. And one of the best parks in the area (and it's only decent, and small) is Leonard L. Woods park. Every other park in Lewisville/Flower Mound is a patch of grass with a small children's playset, not a park.
Be prepared to drive to all those parks if you don't live right by them (and there are few actual "parks" to live by), because the area, as a whole, is certainly not walking or cycling friendly. The larger neighborhoods are great for walking or cycling (as most are), but there is nothing you can actually get to outside of the local neighborhoods. There are massive roads, and everything is very spread out, and the roads are very dangerous to cross. If you are looking for a more walking friendly city, I would suggest Coppell. I notice a lot more people walking in that city, and there are new and very nice cross walks there.
Even though there isn't much of a support for them, there are several cycling enthusiasts that live in the Western Flower Mound and Double Oak area. I think it's great that they pursue their interests even without a supportive environment, but to say they aren't truly risking their lives would be a lie. No bike lanes, mixed with exceptionally bad drivers is a recipe for disaster.
As far as politics go, I'm pretty open to people having their own opinions. You will inevitable run into your fair share of religious fanatics in the area, which might be a good or bad thing to you (I am, again, indifferent), they are usually nice, only a few are typically annoying. Most people in the area are generally pretty nice, except when it comes to driving. But most people in the area are commuters anyway, so most of their time is spent driving in a car, so you won't interact with people very often, which is one of the big reasons I want to move out of the area. Whenever I make a friend in this area through common interests or work, they end up living 30min or more driving time away from me.
The schools here should be much better, considering the funding they receive, but they are still seriously lagging behind. I blame the state government for allowing the schools to fall so far behind, but this state government has been pretty well known for dropping the ball on several occasions (their priorities seem often misplaced, and it seems impossible to get any incumbents out of office, unless they do something really awful). I'm probably not the best source on this subject, so you would probably want to look at some statistics.
Needless to say, I am dissatisfied with the area, and plan to move as soon as I am able (from the state entirely, in fact). Hopefully it will either confirm my suspicions of the area, or make me appreciate it more.[Comment on this Posting]
From winter straight to summer - 3/11/2007
I've lived in Lewisville, Texas for 15 years and spring is nearly non-existant here. The temraptures go from cold straight to hot. The mild days of spring are few and far between. Ditto for fall. From summer heat then suddenly it's winter. I want to move away since the heat is terrible.
The temp gauge may read in the upper 90's but it feels in 100s.[Comment on this Posting]
Citizen Involvement - 10/31/2005
Lewisville offers numerous ways for citizens to become familiar and involved in their community. Citizens Police Academy, a free 12 week course, offers insight and up-close opportunities to know your police department. Keep Lewisville Beautiful allows citizens or groups to adopt a favoriet or prominent spot to keep picked up and even planted with flowers.
It's a great small-town feeling kind of place.[Comment on this Posting]


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Writer bids farewell in final column
Many folks at my age (83 years) find it advisable to have regular contact with their family doctor. Various aches and pains often lead to one prescription or another. Such is the case with me. I have to admit I dislike having to make appointments and then being scheduled for various tests most of whose names I cannot even pronounce.
Then too, if the appointment is scheduled late in the day, a person encounters prolonged wait times because of unscheduled overruns or unforeseen emergencies or whatever. The whole thing becomes a pain in the lower extremities, if you get my meaning.
Such was the case with me. I was poked and prodded and looked at with the most serious of expressions. The situation was explained to me in terms as foreign as those test names. I had to ask for an explanation of the explanation. When the situation was finally reduced to terms I could understand (just barely) I got the impression that what the doctor was telling me was not to be thinking of buying any green bananas. It took a little bit for this to sink in but by then even I got the drift of the conversation.
This was serious stuff, "Dead serious" if you will permit the pun. Green bananas may be a little too severe but a Christmas shopping list was probably not going to be one of my problems this year. We were talking about cancer.
There were options, of course. There almost always are options. I have visited friends at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans who were undergoing various treatments. The treatments seemed to be in keeping with the medical profession's dedication to preserve life no matter what the consequences. Many of those Jacobetti patients didn't know if it was daylight or dark, didn't recognize me nor anyone else and were more vegetable than people. I didn't want any of that.
I believe I've had a good life. Like the rest of you, I've made mistakes, fallen on my face now and again but, overall, it's been good. I feel that I've gotten to do things most people only dream of. My children and step-children are doing well and I'm proud of them. I have a wife who loves me (and I her).
My mother taught me at an early age the virtues and rewards of caring and kindness. The world truly is a beautiful place as are its people, even if you have to look pretty deep sometimes to see that. I have enjoyed my life here and, while I'm not in a hurry to leave, the options of cancer treatment, especially in its more advanced stages, are not attractive.
Here comes a problem: Doctors don't seem inclined to consider my problems in their option. It would seem too that something less that 10 percent of patients are willing to "go gentle into that good night," who, in fact, prefer not to "rage, rage against the fading of the light." Major surgical options accompanied by radiation treatments and chemotherapy and their most undesirable side effects do not present a desirable option, at least not to me.
Then, too,while there is pleasure in the giving of gifts those interminable Christmas shopping, those lists are another of the holiday seasons less desirable features. Whatever the reasons, I have made my choice. The end is near!
Not the least of my life's recent pleasures are the experience of meeting those of you who read some of my writing, enjoyed them and have gone so far as to stop me on the street or in a restaurant or wherever to tell me you enjoyed a particular article I had written. Thank you! You've made my day. So, having reached the end of this journey, I'm leaving with a wish for you for happy days, fare thee well and may God bless.
Editors note: Ben Mukkala is an award-winning northern Michigan author whose several books on life and living are available in printed and e-book form. Books are available in bookstores and gift shops or through his website, www.benmukkala.com.


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On Friday and Saturday nights, no one 17-years-old or younger can come inside the mall unless he or she is accompanied by an adult. The policy starts at 6 p.m.
The bottom line - no more hanging out at the mall, kids. Fox 32 News went to North Riverside Friday night and yes, they're checking IDs.
For several generations of kids, the mall was the default option when there was no school the next day and nothing else big was going on.
But the North Riverside Park Mall says it's become too much and the place has gotten overcrowded with kids who are not doing any shopping. They're just using the place as a rec center.
The mall has been on guard since black teens got into a pair of brawls one night in 2006. Police ended up shutting down the whole place.
The mall says it now wants to entice more families to come to the mall on weekend nights.
The move is part of a larger trend. One of the first malls to ban unsupervised teens was the Mall of America, which did it in 1996. Since then they expanded the hours. The policy starts at 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
Across the country, more than 65 other malls have since enacted similar policies.
As one mall put it: they're tired of being a "babysitting service."