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In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
By Kay Whatley, Editor I don’t hear this saying about March — if it comes in like a lion it will go out like a lamb — used much in North Carolina. Here in NC we have beautiful […]
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Let’s Talk About Religion
Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Religious narratives and practices are almost universal. All such narratives share certain characteristics centered around a powerful deity, whether it is called God, Theos, Gott, Dieu, Allah, Elloheim, YHWH, or […]
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While Many Cheer Animal Rescues, One SPCA Holds On To A Big Cat
**UPDATE: Shadow the leopard passed away at the Virginia SPCA on February 23, 2017. Our original article from February 9 is included below.** ______________________________________ Despite the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) focus on […]
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Editorial: Celebrating Love & Caring
By Kay Whatley This day for expressing love is named after Saint Valentine. Dating back many centuries, Valentine’s Day was removed from the General Roman Calendar of Saints in 1969 due to conflicting historical information […]
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Modernity – A World of Contradictions
Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Modernity brought changes such as rapid dissemination of information along with equally rapid dissemination of technological innovations and scientific knowledge, mutually beneficial inter-dependency in trade, massive traveling and inflow of […]
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: The Future of Humans
Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Are we humans going to make it? We could and we may. We have all the qualities for it; but, we should not take that for granted, even though we […]
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Editorial: Talking ‘bout Resolutions (Part 2)
New Year’s Resolutions are tough to make, and to keep, so this two-part article is designed to help you succeed by keeping your resolutions in mind. Now several weeks into 2017, hopefully you have had a […]
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New Year, New Career: Making the Right Impression on Job Interviews
The new year can be a good time to switch jobs; especially if you’re unhappy at work or dissatisfied with the work itself. Below is some advice from a job search company that may help […]
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Best Selling Author from Franklin County: Erin Knightley Shares Some of Her Writing Secrets
By Jackie Dove-Miller Did you know that there is a best-selling romance author living right here in Franklin County? Erin Knightley, who spent her formative years in Kentucky, lives with her husband at Lake Royale. […]
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Editorial: Talking ‘bout Resolutions (Part 1)
By The Whatleys New Year, new slate. As 2017 rolled in, opportunity came with it. The new year gives a chance to set resolutions and make changes, big and small. People set resolutions based on […]
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Editorial: Ring in the New Year!
By The Whatleys It’s that time again: ring out the old and ring in the new. New Year 2017 is approaching, It’s a time for reviewing the year behind, and looking forward to the year ahead. […]
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Irrational Tribalism
How our own collective irrational responses, dictated by tribal traits embedded in our human nature, aid and abet terrorists in their aims Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA The amazing fact is hiding in plain sight, […]
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: The Dark Side of Tribalism
Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA We humans are social beings. We cooperate, have altruism, empathy, eagerness to excel, and solicit the admiration and approval of our tribe/nation/group. We also share heroic narratives and faith along […]
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Jackie Dove-Miller, Spoken Word Artist Hones Her Craft While Inspiring Others
By Donna Campbell Smith Jackie Dove-Miller wrote her first story when she was in the third grade. She says they were given a picture of a girl with an ice-cream cone behind her back, and […]
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Editorial: Peace and Thanks
By Kay Whatley This morning, as I pondered the upcoming holiday and the plight of displaced North Carolina residents, I opened Facebook to check for any new free Thanksgiving dinner announcements. Instead, I saw this Bible […]
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US Teens and Adults Equal in Belief in Higher Power
Ed. Note: In November 2016, the Harris Poll released its findings on what US adults and teens believe. Below are their poll findings. American Teens No Longer More Likely than Adults to Believe In […]
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How to Teach Children Kindness Toward Animals
Tips from the Animal Legal Defense Fund By Natalia Lima, ALDF.org Many children have a natural love for animals but a little extra education and nurturing can go a long way. Parents can play a […]
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Boredom
Boredom Is an Overlooked and Unstudied Phenomenon as A Source of Unhappiness and Trouble for Humans Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA One monotonous day is followed by another monotonous, identical day. The same things will happen, […]
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Do the Animals Know It?
Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA We humans are “a many splendored thing.” We have enormous intellect, curiosity, creativity, tenacity, imagination, eagerness to “master,” pugnacity, altruism, kindness, cooperativeness, side by side with competitiveness, our altruism side-by-side […]
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Tribalism and human nature
Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Humans are tribal creatures. Our phenomenal success on this planet depended on it. Still does. As Tribal animals, we form mutually interdependent groups, sharing matters of faith and beliefs which help […]
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Science Marching On
Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Explosions in new knowledge have happened in humanity before. In our part of the world, it happened in in Ancient Greece in the 5th Century BC, in the 8th century […]
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Discarded Trash Makes Work for Others, Not in a Good Way
By Kay Whatley I’m a smoker, so this is written for my fellow smokers. It is also written for those of you who like to chew gum, though I’m not a gum chewer. Have you […]
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Parents Tips On Talking Politics In Front Of Children
Children’s Hospital Colorado Clinical psychologist provides ways to reassure kids even when parents hold differing points of view Released by Melissa Vizcarra, Children’s Hospital Colorado With another presidential election upon us, discussions about candidates and issues […]
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: The Tyranny of I
What is Wrong with “Me, Me, Me” Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Each culture does influence the individual. He lives in, specifically, their inborn temperament in addition to the influence they receive from the upbringing […]
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Fall Means Watch Out for Webs!
Editorial by Kay Whatley North Carolina’s long list of creepy, crawly, biting things may be daunting. One group of crawlies which are at their peak during August and the Fall are Orbweaver spiders. Leave your porch light […]
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It’s 2016. Can’t We Build Smarter Developments?
By Kay Whatley This is a challenge to the developers who are building communities with hundreds of houses. Can’t you develop in a way that the homeowners-to-be will have a sustainable leg up? Instead of […]
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Fear
Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA “Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself” –Franklin D.Roosevelt, in his first Inaugural Address. This statement was made by our President Roosevelt, dealing with the great depression. Fear surely […]
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Intentional or Not, Policies Suppress Beneficial Plants in US
By Kay Whatley While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and even US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Federal Trade Commission, set policies in place for reasons, sometimes those policies prevent helpful information from reaching […]