Broker matches buyers and sellers of cemetery lots
McClatchy Newspapers
9/18/2008, by Bob Moos
The Dallas Morning News (MCT) - Joan Muser is known as Dallas' grande dame of gravesites _ a real estate agent of sorts. She's built a successful business helping grieving families find final resting places in North Texas cemeteries at a moment's notice and usually at half of the market price.
In ...
Ovarian cancer test is under fire
McClatchy Newspapers
9/17/2008, by Amy Wilson
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - OvaSure, the much ballyhooed new diagnostic blood test for early detection of ovarian cancer, is still causing much consternation. In June, after it was introduced to the marketplace, doctors began taking sides on the risks and benefits offered by the test, which has ...
Reviews of new health videos, book
McClatchy Newspapers
9/17/2008, by Desonta Holder
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - "10 Minute Solution: Hot Body Boot Camp" has five kick-butt workouts, 10 minutes each, with names like Hot Body Cardio and Rock Bottom Sculpt. You know what to expect _ fatigue, and lots of it, the kind that makes you feel good when it's all over, yet eager to do it all ...
Restoring art you can climb aboard: Carousel gets sprucing up
McClatchy Newspapers
9/17/2008, by Mark St. John Erickson
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) (MCT) - If anyone knows the Hampton, Va., Carousel like the back of his hand, it's got to be the man who restored the historic 1920 merry-go-round 17 years ago. Bill Finkelstein spent countless hours probing beneath the oft-painted surfaces of the old wooden steeds, ...
Immerse yourself in Spanish
McClatchy Newspapers
9/17/2008, by Noah Matthews
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT) - I've just returned from my 90-minute commute on the parking lot known as the 405 Freeway. If traffic wasn't exactly flying, time was and instead of hearing about how bad traffic was on my car radio, I was learning a language we're all going to have to learn if ...
Women professionals on ‘Dancing' make their celebrity partners shine
McClatchy Newspapers
9/17/2008, by Rick Bentley
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - It has been said of dancing icons Fred Astaire's partner Ginger Rogers she had to do everything Astaire did while going backward and in high heels. In other words, men may lead in dancing but it is the women who are the real force. Need proof? Four of the six "Dancing ...
Medical researcher describes the challenge of brain illnesses
McClatchy Newspapers
9/16/2008, by Robyn Shelton
The Orlando Sentinel (MCT) - They are some of the world's most vexing diseases: Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's and Lou Gehrig's. Though treatments exist, better therapies are needed for the millions with these devastating afflictions. Enter Dr. Stuart Lipton, who spoke last week in ...
Sarah Palin's big frame-up
McClatchy Newspapers
9/16/2008, by James A. Fussell
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Apparently Sarah Palin's selection as John McCain's running mate is not the only thing the public thinks is out of sight. Now Palin's peepers are popular, too. Opticians in many parts of the country are having a hard time keeping the Sarah-style specs in stock.
All in ...
Standing up to the task
McClatchy Newspapers
9/16/2008, by Kim Ode
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) - Abby Brown has been a teacher at Marine Elementary School in Marine on St. Croix, Minn., for 20 years, so she's seen her share of fidgeting, and snoozing, and "when will it be recess?" eye-rolling. It's hard for a kid to be still, yet for _ what, centuries? _ ...
Fruit pizzas put a tempting new spin on breakfast
McClatchy Newspapers
9/12/2008, by Jill Wendholt Silva
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Got breakfast? With school back in session, it's a familiar refrain as kids run out the door in the morning.
Countless studies have shown that eating a good breakfast is essential to good learning. But for my high school freshman, a few extra minutes of sleep is always ...
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