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Tattoos (MM #4816)

Throughout my lifetime, tattoos have grown in popularity. When I was growing up, the only time you saw one was on grizzled old Navy vets. Today, they’re almost everywhere. Roughly one-third of Americans, men and women combined, have at least one. However, researchers in Europe warn that anyone with a tattoo has an increased chance…

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Cure For Cancer (MM #4101)

A cure for cancer is something that doctors and researchers have worked on for years. But recent data says there is a flaw in that wording. There are hundreds of forms of the disease. And thinking we can find a cure for all of them might be the wrong way to position this…

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No Link (MM #4033)

For many years, people have wondered if cellphone use causes brain tumors. People have tried to present evidence to prove both sides. But a long-term British study has found that there is no link between cell phones and tumors. As someone who’s used one for 30 years, I feel much better…

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Yellow Ribbons (MM #2853)

I heard that old Tony Orlando & Dawn song ‘Tie A Yellow Ribbon’ the other day and that got me wondering. Why do we tie or even display yellow ribbons? And what does the yellow ribbon really stand for?

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Never Gets Easier (MM #2058)

As we get older we begin to lose more of our friends. Death is inevitable, but getting the news of the passing of a friend never gets easier. I honestly don’t know how I’m going to handle this over the next 30 years…

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To Top Things Off (MM #1006)

A Nashville business was in the national news last week, and sadly it wasn’t for something positive. And while a lot of people have weighed in on social media about what happened, it got me wondering…

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