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Great Outdoors
Shades of Adventure Summer means more time to enjoy the outdoors in the beautiful sunshine. Before you step out the door, be sure you protect your skin with sunscreen and your eyes with UV blocking shades. Too much sun, particularly UV light, can damage your eyes causing cataracts as well as destroy the retina, the …
Healthy Living
Don’t Miss Out on the Important Sounds of Life An estimated 28 million Americans have hearing loss. If you, a friend or loved one is among them, help is available. Every May since 1927, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association has used the month of May as a time to encourage Americans to get their hearing tested …
Legal Matters
Presented by: Bradford & Holliman, Estate Planning You Can Protect Your Adult Children in Your Estate Plan Over the last decade, I have seen a steady increase in the number of clients that ask me if they can protect the assets they want to give as an inheritance to their children from their children’s creditors. …
Legal Matters
Wrongful Prescription Most people at some point in their lives take a prescribed medication. Millions of times every year, doctors prescribe pills that treat pain, high cholesterol, thyroid problems, high blood pressure, acid reflux, infections and many other medical conditions. We trust pharmacies to dispense the proper medications and the exact dosages. Unfortunately, more than …
Are We There Yet?
Yellowleaf Creek Mill: Unique Wedding & Event Destination The splash of the waterfall and rotation of the 16 foot water wheel are signs of new life from a 150 year old Chilton County landmark. Yellowleaf Creek Mill is a historic gristmill that dates back to before the Civil War. Gone are the days of producing …
Money Matters
What to Give the Graduate who has Everything… or Nothing Graduation day is here. The day that you long dreamed for your son or daughter. They are beginning their new journey to college or from college to the working world. Your excitement gives way to the question: What do I get them for Graduation? If …
Best Books
Roots and Sky I am not an outdoors kind of person. After being outside for fifteen minutes, I’m usually done. I don’t hunt or fish or hike mountains. And I certainly don’t plant gardens. That’s why this month’s book selection is somewhat ironic. In Roots and Sky (Revell Publishing, $13.99), author Christie Purifoy chronicles a year …