Editorial: Pesky Elf on the Shelf is back
Column By Melissa Martin I don’t like the mischievous elf on or off the shelf. There, I said it. Some parents may wag their tongues and refer to me as …
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Editorial: My chocolate dream job
Column By Melissa Martin After I bought a bag of Nestle’s Dove milk chocolate candies, intrigue set in as I read the phrases on shiny wrappers. The neurons in my …
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Editorial: Try to relax during holiday hubbub
Column By Melissa Martin Hurried holiday humans rev up everyone in the near vicinity and beyond. How can you spot the marathon shopping mothers? They’re the ones with the lazed …
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Editorial: Let them eat pie
Column By Melissa Martin “Let them eat cake” is a phrase attributed to Queen Marie Antoinette. But we want turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, and all the tantalizing trimmings on …
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Editorial: Humor for holiday stress
victoriagreenerphotography.com Column By Melissa Martin Instead of a frazzled freak-out around the hectic holidays, what about trying laughter. Not hysterical ‘lose your mind’ chortling or ‘milk coming out of your …
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Editorial: A solution to gifts that nobody needs or wants
Column By Melissa Martin Let’s be real. Buying for others is difficult. And stressful. Ah, the gifts. Let the shopping frenzy begin. Purchasing gifts that someday will be regifted to …
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Editorial: Think about what’s between your two ears
Column By Melissa Martin Do you ever think about what’s going on in the three pounds of tissue inside your skull that sits on the top of your neck? The …
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Stop obsessing over your muffin top
Column By Melissa Martin Yes, it happens to the best of us. Aging often brings on the muffin top. That jiggly piece of the stomach that is squishy and squeezy. …
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Editorial: Life is a circle and a dash
Column By Melissa Martin At the beginning of the circle is birth and at the end of the circle is death. But, life lives on in the DNA of humanity. …
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Editorial: When adults bully adults, children suffer
Column By Melissa Martin October is National Bullying Prevention Month. “Every day thousands of young people experience bullying from their peers while at school, after school in their neighborhoods, and …
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