Lifestyles

Assumption of No Romance

by Nathaniel R. Geyer, DrPH, CPH, GISP As a fellow neurodivergent with autism with four decades of experience, with three graduate...

Four Precious Commodities

by Nathaniel Geyer, DrPH, CPH, GISP I feel like the most precious commodity is time. Each person only has a finite amount of time, and it...

The Role of Grandparents in Our Society

By Daniel H. Ashkin I feel that grandparents play essential role in developing their grandchildren confidence and self-esteem. Trust,...

Rescuing Jackson (or, alternatively, as Aretha Franklin sang: ‘Rescue Me!’)

by Renee Skudra I’ve always been a big believer in the concept of compassionate rescue and I’ve yet to meet a soul who at some time in...

When You Can Be Grateful For a Power Outage

by Renee Skudra After six years of living in North Carolina, some argument can be made that I am a Jewish Southerner. In some ways that...

"Gimme Shelter" (like the Rolling Stones said)

In Greensboro, I claim this place as my own: a huge vacant grassy lot to the right of a Presbyterian church which posts a weekly message...

Why Drinking Soda Every Day is Dangerous to Your Health

II am going to write a small article on why drinking carbonated beverages is dangerous to your health. According to the American College...

The Role of Grandparents in Our Society

I feel that grandparents play an essential role in developing their grandchildren's confidence and self-esteem. Trust, faith, and...

The Second Mother

All of us are originally blessed with two birth parents and if we are lucky one or two of those are on board for at least some portion of...

Settling Into Middle Age

What is middle age? I guess it would be defined as the years of life between youth and when I am considered a senior citizen. These are...