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  • The Politics of Thanks
    Wellness Contributor: Sally Turkovich

    The Politics of Thanks

    The jobs my husband and I have allowed us to buy this big fancy bed.  The pillows and comforter were a wedding shower gift from my generous cousins.  I'm thankful for our jobs and I'm thankful to my cousins. Instead, I should apparently be thankful to God. What's the connection, you ask?

  • The Hollywood Outsider: Thankful I’m Not Getting Sued
    Celebrity Relationships

    The Hollywood Outsider: Thankful I’m Not Getting Sued

    Typically, the first sign of a celebrity shakedown is Gloria Allred, the second sign of a celebrity shake down is backing off the instant the celebrity appears to stand up for him/herself. Mercifully in this case, we do not to have the first one, but have the second one in spades.

  • Now Is the Time For Thanks
    Family Time

    Now Is the Time For Thanks

    I have always felt my sister’s love, even through our fighting and bickering. She’s told me that she prayed to have a sister when she was a little girl and was so excited God answered her prayers when I came into the world.

  • A Holiday Poem: Twas the Morn’ of Thanksgiving
    Family Time

    A Holiday Poem: Twas the Morn’ of Thanksgiving

    Where oh where is that husband of mine?/Has he found a turkey, are we gong to dine?/At exactly 3:30, Alan comes through the door,/With two other people! He's brought two guests more?!

  • A Season For Thanks
    Bobby's World

    A Season For Thanks

    Spend time being grateful for what you’ve already been given. Be thankful for the people whom you’ve invited into your life and for those who have invited you into their life.

  • Thanksgiving Brunch (What’s Your Tradition?)
    Family Time

    Thanksgiving Brunch (What’s Your Tradition?)

    I'm thankful for my loving husband, my gorgeous and generous family, my health and successful career.  With so much bad news in the world in the past few weeks, it seems that Thanksgiving couldn't come at a better time.

  • The Hollywood Outsider: Tanooki and Tapeworms
    The Hollywood Outsider

    The Hollywood Outsider: Tanooki and Tapeworms

    John Dupra is at it again! This week, he goes after Jay Z and PETA...(He's either really brave or really crazy!)

  • Help Prevent Child Abuse
    Family Time

    Help Prevent Child Abuse

    I still hold the belief that more should and could have been done to stop Jerry Sandusky from sexually assaulting children. But, there needs to be a focus now on what parents can do to prevent their children from becoming victimized and also how to talk with their child if they believe sexual abuse might be taking place:

  • Why Do We Celebrate the Duggars?
    Celebrity Relationships

    Why Do We Celebrate the Duggars?

    Exactly what is the QuiverFull movement? It is a male-dominated, fundamentalist, pro-natalist theology. Shunning all forms of birth control, QuiverFull women accept as many children as, they say, "God gives us."

  • Sexual Abuse: A Spectator’s Sport?
    Bobby's World

    Sexual Abuse: A Spectator’s Sport?

    None of us can go back in time and change any of the alleged incidents in this situation. But what we can do is learn from this. We can learn to not take a back seat and find excuses from doing something to intervene in a situation we think is wrong.