Pregnant Texas Teen Mackenzie Mcollom Benched by Volleyball Coach: Files Discriminations Complaints
Arlington Heights High School, in Fort Worth, Texas is making national news. Senior volleyball starting setter Mackenzie Mcollom has been benched from the team. Why? Because Mackenzie is pregnant. Despite doctor permission to play
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December 8, 2009
December 8, 2009
Food Safety Tips for Staying Healthy During the Winter Holidays
The winter holidays and Christmas are a time for celebration and feasting. But several specialty foods and holiday treats pose a health, safety or allergy risk. Here are tips for avoiding possibly unsafe holiday foods.
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December 8, 2009
Recycled, Green DIY Winter Holiday and Christmas Card Making Craft Contest
We’ve been making our own Christmas and holiday cards for years now. Since ‘Green’ and ‘Saving Money’ are bywords this Christmas, this card making craft includes a contest to create unique, green designs from recycled materials.
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December 8, 2009
Choosing a Christmas Tree: Pine, Spruce, Fir, Hemlock or Cedar?
A Christmas tree is a Christmas tree, right? Wrong. There are several different varieties of evergreen grown for use as Christmas trees. Here is a guide to choosing a Christmas tree, based on style, allergic properties, ease of decoration and cost.
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December 8, 2009
How to Get Nominated for a Best of AC or Associated Content PMA
It’s that time again; time to nominate worthy contributors for the Associated Content Peoples Media Awards. As with the Best of AC award nominations, some interesting things are happening. Want to get nominated? Here’s how.
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December 7, 2009
Why Women May Not Need Yearly Mammograms
I’ve written about this before, but in the aftermath of the foment over President Obama’s Healthcare Reform Bill, it bears repeating. Yearly mammograms may not be advisable for many women and there a healthier alternatives for breast scans.
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December 7, 2009
USPSTF Report Advises Against Breast Self-Exams: Why USPSTF is Wrong
The US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) has set new recommedations that breast self-exams are not necessary and that women don’t need to perform monthly self checks. However, the study says, breast awareness is important.
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December 7, 2009
Real Christmas Trees vs. Artificial Holiday Decorations: Green, Safe, Inexpensive
When my husband and I first married, we were diehard DIYers and traditionalists. We vowed always to have a real Christmas tree each holiday. We would trudge through snowy fields and cut our own. But reality hit me in the head last year.
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December 7, 2009
How to Prevent Plumbing and Pipes from Freezing in Winter
My husband and I live for ten years of our marriage in a mobile home. One of the common maintenance problems in mobile home is frozen plumbing and pipes in winter. Here is what we have learned to do to prevent pipes from freezing.
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December 4, 2009
Holiday Stress Busters: How to Stay Healthy and Sane During the Seasonal Rush
“Life is hectic, especially during the holiday season.” How many times have you heard that. Holiday candles are beautiful, but not when burned at both ends. Feeling like your holiday candle just might burn out? Try these sanity-saving tips.
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