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Who’s on First?

Several months ago, I wrote about a mix-up with family names. We gave our daughter the middle name Carol because we thought my motherÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ middle name was Carol. It was Carolyn. As my son-in-law emerged from the birthing suite, he told us that the new baby boyÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ middle name was going to be ...

Easy fix will save lives and money from colorectal cancer

Colonoscopies are proven to prevent colorectal cancer and save lives, but any added costs can be a deterrent from getting screened. Skipping recommended screenings could mean a patient receives a later-stage colorectal cancer diagnosis that can be more expensive to treat and harder to ...

Between thinking and acting, I find little time to rest

Can you believe that I am an introvert? For real! I am. So serious. I know it seems unlikely that I am an introvert, but I’ve completed several personality assessments and the results continue to be the same — Gina is an introvert. Now, the reason that many of you, including me, are ...

LITTER LAW’S PUNISHMENT FITS THE CRIME

We don’t know how effectively PennsylvaniaÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ new anti-littering law can be enforced. But there certainly is some fitting justice in its intent and method.We’ve never understood the thought process of people who, upon finishing a meal of fast food, simply throw the wrappers out the car ...

Four days in a hurricane

Four days living inside the eye of a hurricane is not something easily described, but here goes. My sonÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ family decided to go to Ocean City, Maryland, for the Fourth of July. Later, our daughter decided to do the same, and since child number oneÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ accommodations had been previously booked, ...

Are you ready and prepared?

Are you ready for it?There are many things we prepare for, like work, school, vacation, holidays, retirement, etc. There are stories in the Bible of people preparing for upcoming events.In Genesis Chapter 41 is the story of how a young man named Joseph prepared for an upcoming seven years of ...