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Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

By Leslee Jaquette Last night I went to an early Thanksgiving potluck and you know what that means! I made an absolute pig of myself, loading up on all the goodies and three chocolate desserts! After this pre-holiday binge, I have already gained the proverbial one to five pounds many people gain (and never lose) […]

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Nurse Case mgr. and author

What’s in Your Genes? Human Threads Linking Genetics and Genealogy Exploring Ancestry for the Medical Aspects in American Healthcare In this seventh full length book, the author brings to the reader the reasons for finding your ancestors by linking the human threads of your genes and your genetics. The theme of the first part of […]

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Book Something worth saving says Marriages Are Worth Saving

Jerry & Bettie Mitchell are celebrating 60 years of marriage. Despite the odds, the marriage survived. In 1952, Bettie was 17 when they dated and were married within three weeks before Jerry left to serve in the Korean War, stationed in Japan for two years. She tells the story in her recently completed book “Something […]

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Globetrotting teacher’s tales of travel

Some teachers teach without ever having left the classroom. Larry “Jungle” Shortell is not one of those. In his day job, Shortell teaches special education in Enfield, Conn. But he spends his summers traveling. He has explored all 50 states, all seven continents, all the oceans and more than 80 countries. “Without a doubt, to […]