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DON DIEGO
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Celebrity Spotlight
Sara Evans celebrates her 40th birthday tomorrow! She feels better than ever after taking some time away from the music business in recent years but doesn’t want to be classified as an artist who trying to make a comeback. (Audio) “It’s not a comeback, I’m just back. I took a self-imposed time-out. That’s what I did. I had to, I really and truly did. Come hell or high water, whatever the result is, I just… I knew that’s what my family needed. And so I put them first.” Sara looks to be off the road tomorrow for her birthday. She and her husband Jay Barker have seven kids between them and live in Birmingham, Alabama.
RIDDLE ME THIS
When they are caught, they are thrown away.
When they escape, you itch all day.
What are they?
Fleas.
HOMETOWN HERO’S
HOMETOWN HERO’S are people who serve other people, their community, and take pride in honoring, restoring, preserving, or celebrating an aspect of American hometown life, be it their work, passion, or pastime. Thus, the truest meaning of “HOMETOWN HERO ” is people protecting, defending, caring for or serving others. With that as the background, WHO is a “HOMETOWN HERO ” in your life or the life of others ? E-mail me, dondiego@kgrt.com and let me know who they are. Or call me at 523-KGRT and we can discuss the detials of your HOMETOWN HERO. Some of the greatest “HOMETOWN HERO’S ” in our lives are unknown to the outside world and garner very little, if any, attention. Call today 523-KGRT.
Our Hometown Hero(’s) Today is/are Diana Lawton
VFW Post #10124 of Las Cruces selected Zia Middle School teacher Marvid Charlson to receive its 2010-11 VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award, said Diana Lawton of the post's Ladies Auxiliary.
"Teachers who promote civic responsibility, flag etiquette and patriotism; who foster the development of democratic values and beliefs through special projects; who instill a sense of national pride in students; who are concerned about the perpetuation of America's noblest traditions and highest ideals are prime candidates for this award," she said.
Charlson will be honored at the post's annual recognition banquet, on Feb. 26 at Post #10124, 709 S. Valley Drive, said Lawton. Dinner begins at 5 p.m. and the awards ceremony will follow at 6 p.m.
Diana Lawton is/are our Hometown Hero Today and we salute you.
This Is Nuts
Sunday, the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in an exciting, hard-fought Super Bowl game. But a lot of the drama was off-field. Despite charging fans $200 each to stand in the parking lot in a cold rain and watch the game on TV monitors, Dallas Cowboys owners Jerry Jones failed to set a new attendance record. 103,219 people crammed the stadium, but that was 766 fewer than the Steelers-Rams game of 1980. And some who did get in are still angry. Just before game time, the fire marshal ruled that hundreds of temporary seats weren't safe, so they were left empty while 1200 people with tickets were told their seats were gone. Seats were found for most, but about 400 had to watch from the basement bar. They were told they'd get a refund of three times their tickets' face value, but if they paid a scalper $2000 for a $600 ticket, they'll still lose $200.
* They could've paid that much to stand in the parking lot and seen it on a really BIG
TV!
HEALTH MOMENT
Parents of children with autism will rattle off the list of treatments, therapies and diets they have tried in an effort to reduce or eliminate the symptoms or characteristics of autism.
The lists are usually long: gluten-free/casein-free diet, applied behavioral analysis, floor time, anti-anxiety medication, sensory integration therapy, etc.
One therapy that is gaining attention in the autism community is hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or HBOT, a treatment in which a patient breathes pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Typically utilized in patients with air embolisms, decompression sickness, or soft tissue infections, HBOT is covered by insurance companies for a small number of approved diagnoses, but most will not cover it for the treatment of autism.
The theory behind using HBOT in people with autism is that the increase in oxygen will reduce excess swelling of brain tissue, increase cerebral blood flow and stimulate cerebral tissue. The belief is that all of these results will allow the brain to do its job better, resulting in a person who is more "present" in regards to social interaction and communication.
As parents of children with special needs know all too well, there is no cure for autism, nor is there one single treatment that works for every child on the spectrum. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is just one treatment on the list of many that parents are willing to try to improve the life of their child.
BREAK TIME CHATTER
America Online announced that it is acquiring the liberal news
and commentary site, the Huffington Post, for $315 million. They will also put Arianna
Huffington in charge of all AOL editorial content as president and editor-in-chief of a
new Huffington Post Media Group. This raised skepticism that AOL News could maintain its reputation as a non-biased news source, but Ms Huffington said her liberal politics will have no bearing on how she runs the business.
* Just like when she ran the Huffington Post.
And I leave you with this thought.
"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
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