>>I have a love-hate relationship with alcohol. Growing up, I hated it. A close relative of mine struggled with alcoholism and as a child I...[Read More]
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>>BY JENNIFER FERRIS >>Linda Butler didn’t grow up aspiring to be a doctor. She graduated with an engineering degree, but after witnessing her father confront...[Read More]
>>Today is the >>Great American Smokeout, a day when smokers across the country stab out their last butt, or make a plan to do so. If...[Read More]
>>I have a vivid memory of visiting my school nurse in elementary school. I had a horrible migraine and was sent to the comfort of...[Read More]
>>This Saturday North Carolinians get another crack at signing up for Affordable Care Insurance, aka Obamacare. You might remember last year, when software problems and...[Read More]
>>I only just recently stumbled upon the phrase,“reproductive justice.” And by recently, I mean in the past year. I’ve identified with being “pro-choice” almost all my...[Read More]
>>Real talk: news stories about Medicaid make most readers’ eyes glaze over. In fact, I’m surprised you even clicked on this one at all. The...[Read More]
>>BY KAM PARKER When I was ten years old in the Navy town of Norfolk, my friends and I would gather together the pennies we...[Read More]
>>A recent survey shows Americans plan to spend $7.4 billion on Halloween this year. Let that sink in for a minute. Seven. Point. Four. Billion....[Read More]
>>BY CLAIRE LONG October is an often-romanticized month. There’s a strong aura of coziness and memories of sipping apple cider at the pumpkin patch with...[Read More]