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Novelist fights the tide by opening a bookstore0
- Making a Positive Difference
- November 17, 2011
This is the inspiring story of a noted author, Ann Patchett, who didn't want her community to be "nearly barren of bookstores." So she decided to take matters into her own hands and do something about it. Patchett explained: "I have no interest in opening a bookstore. But I also have no interest in living
READ MORENothing says you rock at your job like a LinkedIn Endorsement0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- October 10, 2012
All it takes is a few clicks to pay someone a compliment — and potentially help them get hired. What an easy way to make a positive difference in someone else's life! Chicago Tribune, 10/4/2012
READ MORENot just child’s play: Don’t take away recess, docs argue0
- Home & Family
- January 3, 2013
As more and more grade schools drop recess from their schedules, members of the American Academy of Pediatrics are speaking out in hopes of reversing the trend, pointing to recess’s benefits to both learning and health, and arguing that kids need daily recess to keep them mentally sharp and physically healthy. NBC News, 12/31/2012
READ MORENot Having Luck Asking the Kids ‘So How Was School Today?’0
- Home & Family
- September 15, 2014
Do you have trouble getting your children to tell you about their day at school? Just asking “how was your day” may not illicit much of a response. Mommy blogger and former teacher Liz Evans has some good suggestions on the kinds of questions that will get children to open up and share their true feelings about what they experienced.
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Not exercising worse for your health than smoking, diabetes and heart disease, study reveals0
- Headlines & Highlights
- October 22, 2018
“Cardiorespiratory fitness is a modifiable indicator of long term mortality and healthcare professionals should encourage patients to achieve and maintain high levels of fitness.”
READ MORENot All Calories Equal, Study Shows0
- Health & Healing
- July 1, 2012
Two new just-released studies offer fresh insights into the best way to lose weight and keep it off. The research suggests that a low glycemic index diet is the healthiest for losing weight and that a low fat or a low carb diet can have significant health consequences. The Wall Street Journal, 6/27/2012
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