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A posthumous MCASD solo exhibition examines the life and legacy of the local Chicana artist

On the last day of seventh grade, at the end-of-the-school-year party, I had my first kiss. We were in Hanover, in the Nathan’s Garden gazebo. The boy I was with, Sean McManamy, was not my first boyfriend, but he was my first love, in the sense that...

Up in Smoke Up in Smoke. The drive-in parking lot was about halfway full, and people kept bouncing from car to car. Puffs of smoke wafted from windows. By the way, it was April 20: 4/20. Sure people were celebrating, but the night was also a fundraiser. All proceeds went to the Southwest Detroit Community Justice Center. The whole evening was part of a mutual aid project run by Zoe Villegas and this informal group of organizers called 304 Army. It took months to put together. Organizing project...

COVID-19 Caught Us All off Guard. Will Your Organization Be Ready the Next Time Chaos Strikes? The pandemic threw us all for a loop. But Diana Hendel, PharmD, and Mark Goulston, MD, say there are plenty of other potential disruptions around the corner. Here are six ways to prepare.   Nashville, TN (April 2021)—When COVID-19 shook our world to its foundations a year ago, organizations had to reinvent themselves overnight. Supply chains faltered, consumer behaviors shifted drastically, and wor...

Staff reports Budget commission to meet PORT CLINTON - The Ottawa County Budget Commission will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. April 7. Call 419-734-7555, option 3, code 434521 to attend. Recreation board cancels meeting CLYDE - The Clyde Recreation Board meeting set for April 5 is canceled due to lack of a quorum. The next meeting will be May 3 in the conference room in the municipal building, 222 N. Main St. Alzheimers virtual classes offered TOLEDO -The Alzheimers Association Northwest Ohio Chapt...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. / Stop the COVID Stress Spiral: How To Calm Yourself Down When It All Gets To Be Too Much Stop the COVID Stress Spiral: How To Calm Yourself Down When It All Gets To Be Too Much Pandemic stress isn’t just impacting frontline workers; It hurts all of us. Diana Hendel, PharmD, and Mark G...

The initial 5% water allocation for Federal water districts, such as the Westlands Water District is going to be a hardship for growers. It most likely will not be greater than 5% unless we have a miracle March, and many of the growers in Westlands Water District and other federal districts are growing tree crops. Jose Gutierrez is Chief Operating Officer for Westlands. <p><p>“Tree nut growers will get through it with the little Central Valley Project allocation that we received an...

And why March may be our psychological turning point

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. The 12 Phases Emotional Algorithm: The Road To, Through, and Back From Trauma A traumatic event can shatter your sense of safety and security, and create lasting harm. (Harper Horizon, December 2020, ISBN: 978-0-7852-4462-2, $17.99) by Mark Goulston, MD and Diana Hendel, PharmD. A trauma...

Ani Dimi/Stocksy If you have psoriatic arthritis, you may dread winter. In a 2018 survey by the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF), 3 out 10 people with psoriatic arthritis reported that winter was their least favorite season. One reason could be the cold temperatures, which anecdotal reports suggest can trigger psoriatic arthritis flares in some people, says Dee Dee Wu, MD, a rheumatologist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Paramus, New Jersey. With a flare, joints affected by psoriatic ...