December 2010
December 21st, 2010
Written by Terez Howard in All About Family with 0 Comments
“Of the various kinds of intelligence, generosity is the first,” wrote John Surowiecki.During what we dub as the season of giving, many find their generosity begins to run thin with a mile long list of people expecting gifts. But when it comes to your children, you want them to feel the greater happiness in giving, as opposed to receiving.“But I don’t want to.” That’s what my preschooler told me...
December 20th, 2010
Written by Francesca Biller in The Welcoming Table with 0 Comments
Whether I watched my Jewish grandfather carefully save the chicken schmaltz, after preparing Matzoh Ball soup or my Japanese grandmother make tamago gohan, a meal of rice, eggs, and shoyu. What far surpassed the intimate cooking lessons was the invaluable respect both sides of my family showed for each other’s cultural differences, and bonded through the shared and blended recipes of exotic...
December 17th, 2010
Written by Wendy Innes in Focus on Health with 1 Comment
Some form of gastrointestinal (GI) problem strikes everyone at least once in their life. However, some people experience Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease GERD), one of the most common GI problems, on a regular basis. An estimated 33 to 35 percent of the population suffers from this condition due to having an abnormal esophagus. Since the number of people suffering from thispotentially serious...
December 16th, 2010
Written by Randi McCreary in Common Ties That Bind with 0 Comments
We live in a world of seasons. They come and go without question, and often, without answer.As the leaves start to gain subtle hues of brown and gold, I remember the natural changes that occur around us; those that move us from one understanding to another, changes that resemble the direction of stirring the American melting pot. These cycles often appear in the form of friendship, death, love,...
December 15th, 2010
Written by Rita Cook in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
One of the most often quoted historical figures, as well as possibly one of the most well known Native American chiefs in American history, is Chief Seattle or (See-atch, the anglicized pronunciation of his name) from the Pacific Northwest Suquamish/Duwamish. Living in the Pacific Northwest area in the late 18th Century, Chief Seattle left modern America with a number of important quotes still...