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January 12th, 2012
Written by Francesca Biller in Latest News, Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
For as long as I can remember, I have dreamed of traveling to Europe. As a child of an artist, I spent countless hours studying books filled with the masterpieces of Michelangelo, Leonardo Da' Vinci, Chagall, and many other creative geniuses.I remember daydreaming about how I may one day, experience first-hand the glory of The Sistine Chapel and The Louvre Museum, which filled my childhood...
January 11th, 2012
Written by Francesca Biller in Latest News, Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
It has been a year since the passing of one of my favorite people in the world, my paternal grandmother. For some reason, I never assumed she would one day "not be around" for me to speak with, make jokes for and hear her infectious laugh, and ask questions about what my father was "really like" when he was young.It is still hard to believe, but on the anniversary of her death, I now realize that...
January 9th, 2012
Written by Jodie Blankenship in Focus on Health, Latest News with 2 Comments
The food pyramid was altered into a plate recently to change the portion perspective when calculating the foods we eat. The change may not be enough however. Some argue that the best health comes from plant-based foods. New research shows that cultures that eat less animal-based foods experience fewer cases of heart disease, cancer, and other diseases now linked to what we ingest. What is on the...
January 4th, 2012
Written by Alonzo Weston in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
You know how it goes if you’ve seen the movie “Christmas Vacation.” Clark Griswold and family are having enough problems buying a Christmas tree and putting up lights. Then, the in-laws show up and increase the stress tenfold.That 1989 holiday movie favorite is intended to be a comedy. But many a truth is told in jest it’s been said. Visiting In-laws can sometimes add stress to the holidays for...
January 3rd, 2012
Written by Alonzo Weston in Latest News, "Sticky Wicket" Questions with 0 Comments
Dear Sticky Wicket:Is it true that more and more Jews are becoming Christians and celebrating Christmas?~Curious In TexasDear Curious,Jews in California have celebrated Christmas since the 1850s according to Frances Dinkelspiel in a Jewish New Weekly article. But they never regarded the holiday as a celebration of Christ’s birth. Instead they saw it more as a winter festival where they even...
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