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Each month of the year has its own health observations to shed light on the wellness issues that impact our society. With children back in school, September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness …
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9/21/19
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Constitution Week is the commemoration of America’s most important document. It is celebrated annually during the week of September 17-23. The United States Constitution stands as a testament to …
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9/20/19
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Even the youngest Harry Potter fans tend to understand that the wizardry in the book series is fictional fun. But one Tennessee priest doesn’t get it. His Nashville Catholic school pulled Potter …
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9/13/19
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For the first time since 1925, the top 10 listings in the Standard & Poor’s top 500 companies lacks any mention of ExxonMobil or its predecessors. ExxonMobil slid to the No. 12 spot, …
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9/12/19
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The recent approval by the city’s Planning Board of the new downtown housing complex the Copper City Lofts as well as the planned complex on the Griffiss Business and Technology Park near the …
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9/11/19
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American Airlines needs to explain why it stranded a group of unaccompanied children in temporary quarters for 24 hours without feeding them or contacting their parents. The nine kids were attending …
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9/7/19
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It was an exciting day yesterday for students, teachers and staff: The first day of school. A couple of things especially stood out amid the hubbub of activities typical of the first day. Among them: …
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9/6/19
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British doctors needed eight days to figure out why a patient was having serious problems swallowing and eating solid food after having routine surgery. The patient went back to the doctor to …
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9/5/19
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In a world of overwhelming news, what could be better than a business that unleashes goats to chomp away at hard-to-mow foliage? As the St. Post-Dispatch’s Colleen Schrappen reported, an Iowa-based …
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9/4/19
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For those young Rome pupils who enjoy Dr. Seuss and his colorful characters like the Cat in the Hat, here’s a small story we picked up: Since there’s no law requiring St. Louis County (Mo.) …
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8/30/19
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The impending demise of Herb Philipson’s Army & Navy Stores is the end of an era — a sad reality of the new, global economy. The chain, founded in downtown Rome in 1951, found an eager area …
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8/27/19
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Kudos to Jervis Public Library, its patrons, volunteers and to the dozens of generous donors who help the library remain a bustling community treasure. The library, under the direction of Executive …
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8/23/19
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Our apologies to Benjamin Franklin, who in a 1789 letter to French physicist Jean-Baptiste Leroy penned, “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” For in a sign …
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8/22/19
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We seldom comment on the handing down of sentences of those convicted. Such matters are typically not only not for us to judge but best left to the judges who along with the jurors, have poured over …
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8/21/19
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Police in Tempe, Ariz., have taken a different approach to law enforcement: In addition to ticketing people who break the law, they are rewarding those who follow it, with coupons for free soft …
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8/10/19
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H.R.8 is a bill “To require a background check for every firearm sale.” It’s a poor bill. Too easily it would turn good and decent people into criminals. HR8 requires that loans, gifts, and …
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8/7/19
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From the cable network that invented weird election-night holograms and hourly “breaking news” overhype comes a new low in broadcast journalism: CNN turned the drawing for the second round of …
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8/3/19
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Sometimes things have to be placed in the right context in order for people to put it in the proper perspective. An excellent example of this was a recent Washington Post report on motor vehicle …
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8/2/19
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Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossello, 40, finally got the hint after days of mass protests had made it obvious to everyone else around him that he could no longer continue in office. His administration …
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8/1/19
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“Repo men” are folks who contract with banks and debt collectors to repossess goods purchased on credit by people who don’t pay their bills. Their work normally focuses on cars, boats and RVs. …
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7/31/19
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