At some point, every one of us gets the flu or twists an ankle. Even those with excellent health schedule regular physicals. It’s not surprising that the healthcare field, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), is one of the fastest growing job sectors of the economy. The CDC reports that 18 million healthcare workers serve in the U.S. Who’s counted in that number? Your family doctor and nurse are obvious; others range from audiologists to dentists, dietitians, Emergency …
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In the ever-growing heap of discarded stuff which technology has rendered inefficient, slow and antiquated now rests the Big E or Snellen eye chart. In its place is a handheld device akin …
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As a song by Tim McGraw begins: “He said I was in my early 40s, with a lot of life before me, and a moment came that stopped me on a dime… …
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Jimmy and Joann Hammons were relaxing one day in the rockers on the front porch of their personal, circa 1950s, store building. A car went by on the 2-lane, back country road, …
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My first African Safari ironically started on the beach. We landed in Durban, South Africa, and swiftly checked in to the Belmoral Hotel. From my window, I could see the endless Indian …
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As much as our culture is notable for its use of wireless and advanced technologies, we’re still a society shaped by old-fashioned principles. Take, for example, what would happen were you in …
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Grab your backpack, sneakers or hiking boots, water bottle and camera because we are going hiking. One of the most beautiful adventures in the New River Valley, I now know, is to …
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I knew of growing vegetables in straw bales and using them to create raised beds or cold frame space, but the recipe for creating a straw bale garden was just recently shared …
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The back-to-school lists include binders, paper, pens, pencils, glue sticks, folders, tissues, crayons, calculator, a new backpack. Let’s add a science fair project to the list because back-to-school means papers and projects. …
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Remember the days when your parents dragged you to boring music lessons? Nowadays it is the kids who are dragging the parents – all the way to Blueridge Rock School where music …