Turkeys With Goosebumps

Our Thanksgiving turkey is chillin’ on ice with a friend.
They lived a good life on a Union County farm, and will be a treasured part of our holiday meal.  Getting to know a local farmer, seeing our turkey grow, and bringing it home has been a wonderful experience.  I’m thankful, because seeing what happens to your [...]

3 Important Health Stories

From US News…
Study: Some Breast Cancer Tumors May Go Away
Is it possible for breast cancer tumors to disappear on their own, without medical intervention? A controversial article published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that in some cases, the answer may be yes. A childhood breast cancer tumor called a neuroblastoma sometimes goes away [...]

Can You Help?

Friendship Trays is looking for help this week… Call 704-333-9229

Buzzwords

Sustainable.  Transparent.  Organic.
Lately, these are some of the buzzwords I’m hearing… used and overused with no regard to the actual meaning of the word.  And since I’m not the only one who gets “snarky” because of linguistic mangling, I thought I would share the University of Oxford Researchers list of
10 most annoying phrases.
1 – At the [...]

Food Reform

You’ve heard of health care reform… banking reform… energy reform…
But what about FOOD reform?
A slow, quiet movement is growing.
The theory goes like this – fix our food system – and this nation will make headway on achieving energy independence… AND lower health care costs.
It’s author Michael Pollan’s theory, and it’s gaining momentum.  He wants President-elect [...]

Overheard… For Moms Only

Quote of the day:
“When I’m stressed out…I conjure up myself at age 55, and she tells me to relax. ‘One day,’ she whispers, ‘when you’re an empty nester and your life is predictable, quiet, and completely your own, you’ll miss this chaos. You’ll miss it terribly.’”
- Risa Green, mommytrackd.com
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Six Strategies To Save Your Marriage

Financial troubles can be the final straw in a troubled marriage.  Last night on WBTV, we got help from an expert to come up with “Six Skills to Save Your Relationship in the Recession.”
Leslie Petruk with SteppingStones Counseling and Consulting of Charlotte said when couples argue about finances, these skills can lead to better communication.
1.  [...]

Wednesday Research

It’s been a busy day.
Lots of interesting, important stories have crossed my desk.  I don’t have time (it’s sweeps) to write something about each of them.  But I thought you might like to know what’s “hot” in the newsroom today.
In Health and Technology:  “Should we be just a little paranoid about Google’s Flu Detector?” 
In Arts:  [...]

Run Your Race This Week

 
My dear, young friend Bradelyn Levi is a published writer!
And in her very first devotion for Proverbs 31 Ministries, she wrote from one of my favorite verses.
Hebrews 12:1 says “…Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” [...]

Election Day

I’ve told you before how much I love my job.
On this second Tuesday in November, every year - I’m positively giddy.  And the anticipation this year, that the races will be tight, that there will be drama and emotion, makes me so thankful to be a journalist.
Early voting in North Carolina has been a huge success.  [...]