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Avoiding the Winter Doldrums
gym, it’s also detrimental to your health. The best
When the winter months arrive, it’s no surprise many
way to ensure you continue to exercise through the
people adopt a more sedentary lifestyle. Colder tempera-
winter months is to develop a routine. If you exercise
tures keep many people indoors, and those daily trips to
after work, bring your gym clothes to work with you
the gym are much less likely to occur if the winds are
so you won’t have to go home and change and then
whirling and the snow is falling outside.
be forced to go back outside in order to go the gym.
However, living a healthy lifestyle is a year-round com-
If you must, work out during your lunch break when
mitment, and such a lifestyle is far easier to maintain if
the skies are bright and the air a little warmer. What-
it’s not abandoned once the colder temperatures arrive.
ever your routine, choose it early in the season and
In addition, staying disciplined throughout the winter is
stick to it. Once you’ve established the routine, it will
an effective means of warding off colds and other ail-
be much easier to maintain.
ments that can come with the colder seasons. So as win-
* Socialize. As technology advances, more and more
ter begins to bear down, consider the following tips for
workers have become telecommuters, forgoing the
staying healthy and making it to spring feeling better
traditional office for the home office. While this can
than you ever have.
make life easier in a variety of ways, it can also leave
* Get your shut-eye. While it might seem like getting
you susceptible to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD),
more sleep in the colder months is akin to a bear hiber-
a type of depression that can affect people during the
nating in the winter, that’s not entirely true. Don’t overdo
winter months when staying in is more common. For
it when it comes to sleeping, such as hitting the snooze
telecommuters, who may only leave their house for
bar and taking long naps on cold days when you’re stuck
the office once a week (if at all), it’s important to
inside. However, be sure to get adequate sleep during
maintain a social life during the winter months to avoid
the winter months. Getting too little sleep weakens the
developing any feelings of isolation. Maintain a level
immune system, which can make you more susceptible
of activity in your community, and be sure to get to-
to colds, flu and infections.
gether with friends or family at least once per week.
* Beat viruses to the punch. An essential part of staying
* Continue to eat right. Just because you’ll be more
healthy in the winter months is prevention. The best way
bundled up thanks to cold weather doesn’t mean it’s
to treat a virus or disease is to prevent it from happen-
safe to add a few extra pounds. While winter often
ing. Though it’s common to assume a flu shot is strictly
Making exercise a part of your routine during the
increases cravings for heartier meals, a hearty meal
for the elderly or children, that’s not the case. Flu shots
colder months is one way to avoid the winter dol-
can still be healthy. Rather than store-bought soups
are available to anyone looking to get one. It might not
drums.
that are heavy in saturated fat, use fresh fruits and
be easy to get a flu shot depending on where you live, but doing whatever needs
vegetables to make your own hearty soups, stews
to be done to get one is well worth it.
and meals at home. The vitamins from fresh fruits and vegetables can strengthen
* Exercise. While it’s enticing to stay inside on a cold day rather than go to the
the immune system, and a healthy wintertime diet will have you ready and raring
to go once the warm spring air and sun return.
Offshore Drilling: Energy Boon or Bust?
Offshore drilling was a heated topic of debate
leaks that damage the surrounding ecosystem. They also
during the 2008 United States presidential
argue that offshore drilling requires canals to be dug and
election campaign. Republican nominee John
pipes to be installed to transport the product, which
McCain was a firm supporter of domestic
further disrupts natural coastal ecosystems.
offshore drilling as a method of driving down
dependance on foreign oil, and in turn prices at
Aesthetics is another factor to consider. While there are
the pump. President-elect Barack Obama and
many people who are quick to say they won’t mind looking
the nation’s environmentalists weren’t so
at offshore drilling rigs if it means savings and fewer ties
enamored of the idea, seeing potential
with foreign oil companies, others don’t want to mar
environmental blights and little help for foreign
pristine coastland and picturesque views with industrial
oil dependance.
equipment.
The United States consumes a quarter of all the
Analysts say that even if the moratorium on drilling were
oil used in the world. However, the country only
lifted, the effects wouldn’t be felt immediately, and oil
produces about 10 percent. There have long
may not be seen for 10 to 12 years. It would take years
been inquiries into tapping the 1.76 billion acre
to secure permits and equipment, as well as to survey
Outer Continental Shelf that surrounds the U.S.
potential drilling sites for the best ways to get the oil or
for oil, ever since the U.S. Congress placed a
natural gas out of the ground. And because oil is a global
moratorium on new drilling back in 1981.
commodity, where the price is set by global supply and
demand, there’s reason to argue the small amount of
Proponents of drilling for oil and natural gas say
additional oil generated by U.S. offshore drilling would
there are many advantages. States in close
do little to affect residents’ wallets.
proximity to drilling locations could benefit from
oil and gas revenue and job opportunities at the
Still others are on the fence regarding this debated
coastline, including bustling ports replete with
subject. While it’s believed that domestic drilling wouldn’t
new jobs.
solve all of the country’s problems, there is belief that it
could help replenish diminished oil reserves and provide
However, environmentalists say that drilling
some relief — when factored into a serious and
presents a number of risks, including spills and
comprehensive energy plan.
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He’s Coming!
Nationally-known comedian and
pianist extraordinare,
Jerry Farber is #1 in
Square
Atlanta entertainment circles. He is
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for over two decades. Jerry stars
at local and national comedy clubs,
and various charities and corporate
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His style is inspired by the jazz and
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Errol Garner to Woody Allen and
Mark Russell. Fans have voted Jerry
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times in recent years and Favorite Storyteller by Cobb Magazine.
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His unique style of hip piano finesse and warm-blooded humor endears him to
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each routine. He performs at a near exhausting pace that leaves a crowd roaring
at this Georgia Football Fan / Redneck routine and mesmerized by his music.
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Jerry had a successful eight year run at his own night club. On doctor’s orders,
he made it an non-smoking club that attracted international recognition by
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Jerry is a local TV and radio personality in his own right, much as his brother
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Barry, the nationally syndicated New York radio talk show host. Jerry even ran
for Mayor of Atlanta twice in the tradition of Pat Paulson, finishing third twice
behind none other than Andy Young and Maynard Jackson. As Farber is fond of
pointing out, “A guy like me could never run for office in a country like China or
Syria or Chile or …Mississippi.”
Jerry devotes countless hours to charity work. He has been recognized by the
American Lung Association as their Man of the Year and the Variety Club of
Atlanta for Humanitarian of the Year . Business audiences are among his
favorite challenges. “I am best at breaking the ice and energizing a room, and
the
checks are always good.”
Rome Area Council for the Arts
Jerry has a best selling book Sex, Wealth and Power: How to Live Without Them.
Rome Area Council for the Arts presents Drawings and Paintings by Elizabeth
This glib, irreverent collection of Jerry’s humor is available in bookstores
Harbin. January 12-23, 2009. Please join us for the Opening Reception January
throughout the country.
13, 2009 from 6:30-8:30pm at RACA.
For booking information, contact Gary Russell at 770.396.4947
Rebecca Koontz
Executive Director
Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority
Rome Area Council for the Arts
Awarded District Class A Basketball Tournament
Georgia Recreation and Parks Association (GRPA) awarded Rome-
Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority (RFPRA) hosting rights for
the 2009 Boys & Girls State Class A Basketball Tournaments. Larry
Powell, Sports Manager, represented the RFPRA to present the
tournament bid at the State Athletic General Assembly. Teams
will participate in the tournament on March 6 - 7, 2009. The
tournament will host divisions for boys and girls ages 8 and under
and girls ages 10 and under. State Tournament games will be
played at the Anthony and Gilbreath Recreation Centers. The
public will be invited to attend the games and support our local
teams.
The Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation
Authority contributes to quality of life
and the economic development of the
community. The Authority’s mission is
to enrich the life of the total community
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social alterations. This study is very promising, but as with any type of condition
more studies of this kind are needed. But one thing is clear: An adjusted spine
is vital to our health, to our overall state of well being and thus to our quality of
life.
Chiropractic Care Eases Severe Depression
Reference:
“Effect of Subluxation-Based Chiropractic Care on Quality of Life in a Patient With
A case study authored by Alain M.J. Desaulniers credits regular chiropractic care
Major Depression” by Alain M.J. Desaulniers, Journal of Vertebral Subluxation
with helping a 46-year old man overcome his major depression and increase his
Research, April 23, 2008.
quality of life.
Courtesy
By Bill Hill
Depression is a chronic illness that exacts a significant toll on America’s health
I have been doing my Xmas shopping and discovered a phenomenal number of
uninvited guests of our country throwing merchandise into aisles leaving
and productivity. There are more then 21 million American adults and children
merchandise lying on the floor, putting merchandise anywhere in the store,
are diagnosed with mood disorders every year, which include major depression,
giving the clerks a bad time, and being joined byreal Americans doing the same
thing Now, I’m certainly not the neatest person in the world, but I actually
Dysthymia and Bipolar Disorder. It is the leading cause of disability in the United
have witnessed it in most every store I’ve been in. It’s not
States for individuals ages 15 to 44 and is the principal cause of 30,000 suicides
little old ladies who’ve changed their minds, it.s people who appear not
to have enough command of the English language to read the sizes on the boxes
in the U.S. each year . The disease is usually treated with antidepressants, but
or tags on other merchandise . We welcome our visitors, but at least don’t leave
the quality of life of people for those who are clinically depressed is subdued by
the merchandise on the floor for someone to trip over. Or some poor worker
who’s already worn out to have to put back up.
the medications’ many unwanted side effects.
Now, I’m a great “ho de do open’ type person, I always try to do those
A case study report published this year in the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation
sort of things, and usually have the courtesy returned 100 fold...But,
there are those who no longer give that courtesy and will actually
Research demonstrates the important role chiropractic care can play in the
barge in front of you when you are entering an establishment In any
management of depression. Since medications are the primary form of treatment,
case, I rest assured that our readers wouldn’t do such a thing and might
even chastise someone else’s actions if they did......well, maybe I doth
the hope is that people who have been diagnosed with depression will become
be going a little far in that thought, but at least we THINK that one of
aware that there are alternative ways to manage this disorder which show some
these
days
when
I
have
more
time,
I’ll
speak
right
up!.
But all this folderol will be a moot point by the time you read this
very promising results.
little epistle of happiness, so may I say I hope you had a MERRY
In this particular study, a 46-year old man suffered from major depression and
CHRISTMAS AND YOUR NEW YEAR IS FILLED WITH HAPPINESS ! Of
course,
for
most
of
us
it
HAS
to
be
better
than
2008.
was taking an antidepressant with unwanted side effects, such as decrease in his
I’m Bill Hill and that’s the way I feel !
sex drive, dizziness, muscle weakness and insomnia. A chiropractic evaluation
revealed that he had suffered physical trauma in the past, which led to
misalignments in his spinal region, commonly known as a subluxation. This is a
condition in which the body is unable to function properly because of interferences
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with the nervous system, and the condition may be corrected with chiropractic
adjustments.
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The patient had a total of 34 adjustments done on various parts of his spine over
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a period of 11 months. After the first visit, his dizziness subsided, and he
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experienced a decrease in lower back and neck pain. After three visits, he felt
less anxious and fatigued and reported an increase in muscle strength. Over
time, his depression significantly improved, and he was eating healthier.
by Wilson Casey
Previous studies have shown a correlation between injury or trauma to the spine
and the onset of social disorders, in addition to biochemical changes in the brain.
1.
Is
the
book
of
Bartholomew in the Old or
One of the areas that chiropractic care focuses on in the spinal cord is enriched
New Testament or neither?
with neuropeptides receptors, which are responsible for the so-called brain reward
2. From Psalm 119, unto
what does the entrance of
cascade that triggers a feeling of well-being.
God’s words give light and
An impairment of these receptors due to subluxation in the corresponding area
understanding? Unbeliev-
ers, Harlots, Idolaters,
of the spine can be one of the underlying causes for depression and for mood or
Simple
3. God’s law is perfect,
while the testimony of the
Lord is ...? Sure, Peace, Forgiveness, Eternal
4. From John 6, what substance did Jesus miraculously walk upon? The sea, Fire,
Clouds, Broken bones
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5. Of these, who wasn’t one of Jesus’ original disciples? Andrew, Thomas, Philip,
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Isaiah
6. From Judges 4, who was the husband of the prophetess Deborah? Issachar,
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ANSWERS: 1) Neither; 2) Simple; 3) Sure; 4) The sea; 5) Isaiah; 6) Lapidoth
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By Samantha Weaver
mans aren’t the only ones to imbibe
alcohol on a regular basis. It seems
that the tiny pen-tailed tree shrew
makes a habit of consuming naturally fermented palm flower nectar, which has an
alcohol content of 3.8 percent — comparable to that of most beers.
ist Ernest Hemingway who made the following observation: “An intelligent man is
sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.”
blink and why, but they still can’t explain why an adult in a calm state of mind
The Cost of Smoking
blinks 15 times per minute, while a newborn baby blinks only twice per minute.
Recession. Bailouts. Economic slump. We’ve fallen on hard times, and
it seems that everyone is looking for ways to cut costs and save money. If you’re
looking at the household budget closely, you may find that some of your money
requirements: Pop and R&B singer Christina Aguilera must have Flintstones vita-
is going up in smoke — literally. The cost of cigarettes could be the difference
mins, and singer and actress Mariah Carey insists on having drinking straws with
in whether or not you’re able to afford that new car, new washer and dryer or a
a bend rather than the straight variety.
trip to the Bahamas.
Do the Math
Christmas roughly only once every four years.
The average cost of a pack of cigarettes today is roughly $4 a pack. If
you smoke a pack and half a day, that’s $180 a month or $2190 a year. Most
people don’t think about the yearly cost when they buy one or two packs at a
but unless you are unusually articulate — or simply don’t speak or write much —
time, but like everything else, it adds up. If you continued to smoke for the next
then it’s almost certain that you have. Catachresis is just a fancy term for the
ten years, it would cost $21,900. This doesn’t include the price of cigarettes
misuse of words.
going up (and you know they will) over the next ten years. What if you saved
that money instead? If you took that same amount of $2190 a year and added
5% annual interest to this number over the same ten years, you would have
States is shrimp, followed by canned tuna in second place and salmon in third.
$51,315. Could that money have been put to better use? Would that buy a
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better car or make a better down payment on a new house? Let’s consider
Thought for the Day: “An economist is a surgeon with an excellent scalpel and a
retirement for a moment. If at age 40, someone took the $4.50 a day they spent
rough-edged lancet, who operates beautifully on the dead and tortures the liv-
on cigarettes or $1642 a year and put it into a 401K that earned 9% a year, he
ing.” — Nicholas Chamfort
would have nearly $250,000 by age 70. Do you know anyone who could use this
much cash?
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Hidden Costs
Other costs to consider include resale values on homes and automobiles
which can go down by 7-10%. People love the “new car” smell and if they smell
cigarettes or see smoke damage, they’re likely to go and look elsewhere. Who
can afford to lose more money on something that already depreciates by the
minute? As for your home, the cost of repainting and re-carpeting could cost you
an extra $2000-5000 that you did not think about before putting it on the market.
And unfortunately, we all know the impact the economy has had on the housing
market and the difficult time people have had trying to sell their homes. Another
cost to consider is that your homeowners insurance rates go up for smokers due
to fire related accidents. Some insurance companies even offer a discount to
homeowners who do not smoke.
What about health insurance? Premiums go up every year, and now
employers are passing on additional costs to smokers. For state employees,
there is a tobacco surcharge that smokers must pay in addition to their health
premium. So, if you smoke, you pay extra and if you don’t smoke, you pay less.
Insurance companies say that smokers, on average, make more trips to the
doctor than nonsmokers because of smoking-related illnesses such as upper-
respiratory infections, asthma, allergies, sore throat, etc.
According to the
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, smokers spend an additional $17,973 on
healthcare over the course of a lifetime. By quitting, you would save an average
of $9851, depending on how long and how heavily you smoked. If you live
another 35 years, that’s about $281 a year. Do you have life insurance? If so,
smoking impacts this rate as well. Life insurance rates go up for smokers because
smoking reduces adult life expectancy by fourteen years. A non-smoker may be
able to get a policy for $250 a year and a smoker may have to pay $500 for the
same policy and the same benefits.
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Backhand Safety Tip
Q: This might be a good tip for
those do-it-yourselfers who feel
they are ready to tackle elec-
trical repairs. We recently had
an electrician come in to up-
date the wiring in our kitchen
as part of a remodeling project.
During a break we were chatting, and the electrician told us an important safety
tip. Anytime you touch a wire, you should touch it with the back of your hand —
not your fingertips!
The reason for this, he explained, is that the hand naturally closes around things.
If you touch a wire with the fingertips and the wire is live, your hand may reflex-
ively grip closed around the wire, leaving you unable to pull away. If instead you
touch the wire first with the back of your hand, and it is live, you will be able to
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pull your hand away.
I thought this would be a useful safety tip for your readers. — Margie L., Kennebunk,
Maine
A: That’s a great safety tip, Margie, and thank you for sending it!
One must always shut off the circuit to the electrical outlet or switch being worked
on, and test it using a voltage tester before commencing work. This step — touch-
ing the wire with the back of the hand first — provides an added layer of safety
and costs nothing more than a few extra seconds of your time. But it should only
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Feed the whole family a
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BURGLARY IN FLORIDA
New Hours at Etowah Park Driving
(You just can’t make this stuff up!!)
Range
When southern Florida resident Nathan Radlich’s house was burglarized
recently, thieves ignored his wide screen plasma TV, his VCR, and even left his
The Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority has new seasonal hours for
Rolex watch. What they did take, however, was a generic white cardboard box
the Etowah Park Driving Range from December through March 7. The driving
filled with a grayish-white powder. (That’s the way the police report described
range is now open Tuesday and Thursday 4:00 to 7:00 PM; Saturday and
it.)
Sunday 1:00 to 6:00 PM. The driving range is located in Etowah Park on 1325
A spokesman for the Fort Lauderdale police said that it looked similar to high
Kingston Hwy and is situated on the back side of the park. Fees will remain
grade cocaine and they’d probably thought they’d hit the big time. Later,
the same at $8 for a jumbo bag and $6 for a large bag.
Nathan stood in front of numerous TV cameras and pleaded with the burglars:
‘Please return the cremated remains of my sister, Gertrude. She died three
The Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority contributes to quality of life
years ago.’
and the economic development of the community. The Authority’s mission is to
The next morning, the bullet-riddled corpse of a local drug dealer known as
enrich the life of the total community fulfilled through a broad portfolio of
Hoochie Pevens was found on Nathan’s doorstep. The cardboard box was
year-round recreational programs, services and facilities for all ages. RFPRA
there too; about half of Gertrude’s ashes remained.
programs and services include youth and adults athletics, child care programs,
Scotch taped to the box was this note which said: Hoochie sold us the bogus
senior programs, and parks and community center management.
blow, so we wasted Hoochie. Sorry we snorted your sister. No hard feelings.
Have a nice day.
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According to a group of University of Michigan scientists, belly fat tucked deep
under the skin might be worse for a person’s
arteries than fat padding the rest of the body.
Faced with losing your job?
Also called visceral fat, belly fat appeared to
Be careful of lump sum payments from your employer.
boost inflammation and was linked to worse
There are two types of lump sum payments: severance and pension distributions.
forms of atherosclerosis, a hardening of the ar-
Each one may dramatically affect your income tax liability. Adding a large additional
teries, making heart attacks more likely. Using
sum to your normal income may push you into a higher tax bracket. Some taxes
mice in their experiment, the U of M team trans-
are generally withheld when you receive these payouts, but it may not be the
planted visceral fat into some mice, while trans-
correct amount. You may want to consider making estimated payments or
ferring subcutaneous fat (fat that sits directly under
changing other withholding amounts so that you won’t get a big surprise at tax
the skin) into others, and no fat into a third group of mice.
time.
The results showed that the mice injected with visceral fat suffered the worst
Conserve your employer sponsored retirement savings.
atherosclerosis and the most inflammation. The research conducted by the U of M
If you have an employer sponsored retirement plan such as a 401(k) or an IRA,
scientists supports the belief that abdominal fat increases the risk of serious health
the best option is to leave it with your employer, if allowable, at least until you
problems. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the risk of
have time to study your other possibilities. If you do move it to another plan
serious health problems increases in men with a waist measurement over 40 and
have the trustee of your current plan make a transfer to the trustee of the plan
in women with a waist measurement over 35.
where the funds will be rolled over, or have a check made out to the new trustee
This will eliminate the requirement for income tax withholding and ensure you’re
not taxed or penalized for an early withdrawal. If the distribution check is made
directly to you, there are several tax implications to consider.
Consider your insurance options.
You should compare the price of COBRA plans with individual insurance plans.
In addition, check with your home/auto insurance agent about discounts on
health and life insurance for existing customers. Though you’ll want to avoid
tapping into your retirement money if at all possible, there are exceptions to the
penalty tax for early IRA distributions if you use the money to pay health insurance
premium while you are unemployed. A similar penalty exemption may apply to
other qualified retirement plans.
Consult with tax professional.
At a time when you are faced with choices such as the above, it is wise to talk to
someone who has expertise in the area of retirement tax situations and can give
you the advice you need to help you make the right decisions. Many people pay
too much in taxes each year. Don’t be one of them.
(Norris Gamble is the Office Leader and a certified Senior Tax Advisor at the H&R
Block office in the Oakbrook Square Shopping Center at 610 Shorter Avenue.)
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VETERANS POST
by Freddy Groves
Novel Idea: Automatic Claim Approval
Now here’s a novel idea, one the Department of Veterans Affairs certainly wouldn’t
have come up with on its own: approve all VA claims automatically and look for
fraud later.
Interesting, isn’t it? It is, after all, how we pay taxes. We send in our forms, get a
refund, and later on somebody takes a closer look to see if we’ve lied.
The thing is, this idea isn’t brand-new. It was put forth in 2007 by Harvard profes-
sor Linda Blimes. Back then she said that three times the projected number of
casualties from the Gulf War had been treated at VA medical centers, and nobody
planned for it. Even the Vet Centers are swamped. Meanwhile, claims are stacking
up, and the wait times leave too many veterans languishing without help.
When the VA said it would hire more claims processors, Blime responded, “A
better idea would be to stop examining each application and instead automati-
cally accept all disability claims, then audit a sample (like the Internal Revenue
Service does for tax filings) to weed out fraud. Or at a minimum, simple claims
should be fast-tracked and settled within 60 days.”
She said as much at a House hearing last year after she’d participated in a study
of the VA with the Government Accountability Office.
And now it appears that Blime has been tapped to join Obama’s transition team to
take a close look at the VA. No matter whom you voted for, it’s heartening that
someone with these ideas was recruited for such a position. You know she was
vetted six ways from Sunday, so surely they know her views.
Dr. Blime isn’t a veteran, but what if they appointed her to be secretary of the VA?
What if?
Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475,
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not do. Not taking an exotic trip or missing visits to family members might top
of the black-and-white, front-page newsprint variety. The others are not safe.
the list. Your list might even include “not running a marathon.” One of the biggest
regrets may be not telling a loved one how much you care.
parents came for a visit. I messed up a couple of spots, and I needed to fill the
One thing is for sure: The more you enjoy life and prepare for the unexpected,
holes. My roommate suggested we use toothpaste. It totally worked. We can go
the fewer regrets you may have.
back later and patch them with spackle — if we can find them, that is.” — T.C. in
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Old Cedartown Rd
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Mapco Express
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Southern Gardens
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Huddle House
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566 Hwy 53
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1190 Booze Mountain
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865 South Piedmont
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BP
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Hwy 140
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4 Calhoun Ave
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132 Market Square
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3142 Maple Road
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1207 South Main
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Marathon
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Ross Diner
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The Store
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Redmond Circle
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4584 Rome Road
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2039 Maple Road
Citgo
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Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but
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Resolutions: Will 2009 be Different?
I’ve made my New Year’s resolution a little early.
I found out about a “healthy heart” exercise program through the local hospital.
Classes meet at the college in an indoor arena with a walking track. (The bonus is
that the building is heated.) I go three times a week at dawn and combine fast
and slow laps around the track with mild stretching exercises run by two employ-
ees of the hospital’s program.
So far I like it. It’s a chore to get there before the sun is up (we have to be finished
before the college students swarm in), but once I’m there and working out, I’m
energized for the rest of the day.
My resolution, then, is to keep at it. Perhaps if I do this now, before I actually
need a “healthy heart” program, I might not ever need it at all.
Are you going to make any resolutions this New Year? Here are a few ideas to
think about:
mittens for kids or helmet liners for soldiers. Sign up to deliver Meals on Wheels.
Drive cancer patients to chemo. Take a class now so you can be a volunteer tax
preparer in the spring. Sign up with a local charity for a set number of hours per
week. There’s always something that needs to be done.
before. Ask about auditing college courses for free, or if there isn’t a school near
you, check for online classes. Tackle more difficult crossword puzzles.
If you’re like me, resolutions are hard to keep. But maybe, just maybe, this year
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Judas Asparagus
A child was asked to write a book report on the entire Bible. This is amazing and
brought tears of laughter to my eyes. I wonder how often we take for granted
God fed the Israel Lights every day with manicotti. Then he gave them His Top
that children understand what we are teaching???
Ten Commandments. These include: don’t lie, cheat, smoke, dance, or covet
Through the eyes of a child:
your neighbor’s stuff.
The Children’s Bible in a Nutshell
Oh, yeah, I just thought of one more:
In the beginning, which occurred near the start, there was nothing but God,
Humor thy father and thy mother.
darkness, and some gas. The Bible says, ’The Lord thy God is one, but I think He
One of Moses’ best helpers was Joshua who was the first Bible guy to use spies.
must be a lot older than that.
Joshua fought the battle of Geritol and the fence fell over on the town.
Anyway, God said, ‘Give me a light!’ and someone did.
After Joshua came David. He got to be king by killing a giant with a slingshot. He
had a son named Solomon who had about 300 wives and 500 porcupines. My
Then God made the world.
teacher says he was wise, but that doesn’t sound very wise to me.
He split the Adam and made Eve. Adam and Eve were naked, but they weren’t
After Solomon there were a bunch of major league prophets. One of these was
embarrassed because mirrors hadn’t been invented yet.
Jonah, who was swallowed by a big whale and then barfed up on the shore.
Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating one bad apple, so they were driven from
There were also some minor league prophets, but I guess we don’t have to
the Garden of Eden.
worry about them.
Not sure what they were driven in though, because they didn’t have cars.
After the Old Testament came the New Testament. Jesus is the star of The
Adam and Ev e had a son, Cain, who hated his brother as long as he was Abel.
New. He was born in Bethlehem in a barn. (I wish I had been born in a barn too,
Pretty soon all of the early people died off, except for Methuselah, who lived to
because my mom is always saying to me, ‘Close the door! Were you born in a
be like a million or something.
barn?’ It would be nice to say, ‘As a matter of fact, I was.’)
One of the next important people was Noah, who was a good guy, but one of
During His life, Jesus had many arguments with sinners like
his kids was kind of a Ham. Noah built a large boat and put his family and some
the Pharisees and the Democrats.
animals on it. He asked some other people to join him, but they said they
Jesus also had twelve opossums.
would have to take a rain check.
The worst one was Judas Asparagus. Judas was so evil that they named a
After Noah came Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Jacob was more famous than his
terrible vegetable after him.
brother, Esau, because Esau sold Jacob his birthmark in exchange for some pot
Jesus was a great man.. He healed many leopards and even preached to some
roast. Jacob had a son named Joseph who wore a really loud sports coat.
Germans on the Mount.
Another important Bible guy is Moses, whose real name was Charlton Heston.
But the Democrats and all those guys put Jesus on trial before Pontius the Pilot.
Moses led the Israel Lights out of Egypt and away from the evil Pharaoh after
Pilot didn’t stick up for Jesus. He just washed his hands instead.
God sent ten plagues on Pharaoh’s people. These plagues included frogs, mice,
Anyways, Jesus died for our sins, then came back to life again. He went up to
lice, bowels, and no cable.
Heaven but will be back at the end of the Aluminum. His return is foretold in
the book of Revolution
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