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By improving their own finances, parents give gift to children
Many parents braved the malls to find their children this year's must-have toy or the hottest gadget. But gifts come in many forms. My suggestion to parents is that they take steps in the months ahead to improve their finances in a way that will...Tags: Lawyers, Colleges and Universities, Hunt Valley, Legal Services, Personal Finance
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Anne Arundel County volunteer briefs
Dyslexia tutoring Volunteers are needed to tutor low-income children and adults with dyslexia and other language-based disorders. Volunteers should have a high school diploma, good language skills, patience, a willingness to understand people with...Tags: Mental Health, Long Term Care, Abusive Behavior, Dyslexia, Nursing
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Senior briefs
Gardening course An "Introduction to Square-Foot Gardening" will be offered from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 7, 14, 21, and 28, at the Pascal Senior Activity Center, 125 Dorsey Road in Glen Burnie. Students will learn the "10 Basics of Square-...Tags: Cancer, Odenton, Medical Specialization, Alzheimer's Disease, Diabetes
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Attorney general says caregiver at Timonium nursing center admits to slapping patient
A 58-year-old Baltimore woman has been convicted of one count of abuse of a vulnerable adult in the second degree, stemming from a 2010 incident at a Timonium nursing center. According to a press release from the Maryland Attorney General's Office,...Tags: Timonium, Lawyers, Trials, Trials, Abusive Behavior
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Catholic Charities to run ecumenical builder's Green House for seniors
When the Govans Ecumenical Development Corp. opens its trend-setting Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Green House Residences at Stadium Place this spring, GEDCO won't be running the long-term elder care community.
The operator will be Catholic Charities....Tags: Long Term Care, Memorial Stadium, Mary Pat Clarke, Rentals, Roman Catholicism
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Podiatrist sentenced for Medicare fraud
A 56-year-old Gambrills podiatrist was sentenced to more than four years in prison Wednesday for fraudulently billing Medicare $1.1 million over three years, according to the Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office. The scheme marked the second time Larry...Tags: Rod J. Rosenstein, Government Health Care, Health and Medical Professionals, Health and Medical Professionals, Government Health Care
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Jewish Times group headed by physician-turned-entrepreneur
Dr. Scott Rifkin says the Baltimore Jewish Times "has a long and distinguished history and deserves to be saved" as its parent company is mired in a contentious bankruptcy. So he did what he's known to do, when he feels the time is right: He jumped in....Tags: Judaism, Judges, Skype, Randallstown, Companies and Corporations
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Flu season could mean patients, doctors work while sick
As influenza season continues, here's a quick word of advice: If you're sick, do everyone a favor and take a sick day. Don't be the trouper who comes into work hacking and feverish, because it's likely to expose more people to the contagion.
Sounds like...Tags: Symptoms, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals, Health and Medical Professionals
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Songs of Good Cheer essay contest entries
Change of SubjectThe prompt for this year's "Songs of Good Cheer" reader contest was simple: "Write a short essay about a memorable moment involving a holiday song." My co-host for the "Songs..." concerts, Mary Schmich, writes about the results in her Wednesday...... -
Love, disease and a killing
A series of heavy doors slid open, one by one, at the Pima County Jail. And finally I was sitting with 53-year-old Sanford "Sandy" Garfinkel, who had just been sentenced to 16 years in prison for killing his terminally ill wife by holding a pillow over...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Beef Stroganoff, Bipolar Disorder, Bones and Joints, Suicide
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Having to think about the unthinkable
"I could show you case after case," said Dr. Neil S. Wenger. "I could bet you million-to-1 odds these patients would not want to be in this situation."
He was talking about patients in critical condition who are "attached to machines, being kept alive"...Tags: Nursing, Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics, Customs and Tradition, Long Term Care
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A terrible choice to ponder
The day after hip surgery, my father asked me to bring him a frozen coffee and something sweet the next morning. I returned to the hospital with a Frappuccino and a doughnut, one or both of which nearly killed him.
He began choking and then turned...Tags: Hips, Health Treatments, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Therapy
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