Articles from the September 11, 2013 edition


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  • Watford City Stylist's Time to Cut and Run

    Michele Seadeek|Sep 11, 2013

    Fourty six years is a very long time to many of us. Especially when it comes to maintaining a job for that long of a period. The average national length a person holds the same job consecutively, if we are lucky, is around seven years. Then many of us tend to wander on for one reason or another usually in search of that one career that will fit want we want and that we truly enjoy. However, for Sandy Crimmins of Watford City it took her forty-six years of the career she loved before wanting to...

  • Cornerstone of Philanthropy

    Staci Miller|Sep 11, 2013

    Philanthropy is about giving of yourself, whether it is with money or your time. All you have to do is care about something an organization, a cause or a mission and give something of yourself to support that which has touched your heart. It is an understanding of the existence of things that somehow transcends personal interests that prompts the true spirit of charity. Out of this understanding, we make conscious decisions about much more than obligatory giving. It is somewhere in the midst of...

  • Social Security

    Pat Williams|Sep 11, 2013

    Imagine if tomorrow morning’s headline was this: “Four hundred thousand to get one half billion dollar boost in income.” The underlying news story announces that hundreds of thousands of people here in three states of the Northern Rockies whose good earning jobs are behind them will share $500 million each year for the rest of their lives. One half billion dollars distributed among people in Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho, particularly the 15% who no longer bring home good salaries, would be one of the greatest bursts of targeted payroll in our h...

  • Healthy Aging

    Sep 11, 2013

    (BPT) - Advances in technology have shaped the way we communicate and have enabled the modern-day patient to easily connect with medical experts, patient advocates and others living with their disease. Through computers, handheld devices like tablets and smart phones, and social media, patients are also able to instantly access credible information - something that could not have been imagined until recently. Digital tools and online resources have become especially beneficial for people living with rare health conditions, such as sarcomas or...

  • How Germy Is Your Coffee?

    Stephanie Ler|Sep 11, 2013

    If you enjoy a home brewed coffee each morning, whether from a traditional pot or the newer single serve style, you may be consuming more than just coffee. If it’s been a while since you’ve last cleaned your machine, you may be unknowingly harboring mold and bacteria inside. Mold and many strains of bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, a well-known agent responsible for some food poisoning, thrive in warm, dark and wet places. This makes the water reservoir of your coffee pot a perfect location for mold and bacteria growth. Certain fea...

  • Answers to Some of the Most Commonly Asked Medicare Questions

    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services|Sep 11, 2013

    My spouse needs to go to a nursing home. Will Medicare pay for it? Can Medicare help me select a nursing home that will provide high quality care? Medicare Part A pays for short-term stays in a nursing home, if it is needed after an inpatient hospital stay of at least three days. This usually means skilled nursing home services are required for rehabilitation after an injury, disability or illness. If this is the case and the person needing the skilled nursing home care as Medicare Part A and has a doctor’s order for skilled nursing services t...

  • Going Gluten-Free

    Ludmila Keller|Sep 11, 2013

    More and more people chose to avoid or reduce gluten in their diet. In fact, Google searches for “gluten” have been trending higher every month. So what is gluten and why are people so interested in it? Gluten is a protein found in wheat products. When gluten proteins are moistened, they become aflexible network. Basically, gluten is the reason why dough is elastic. It is estimated that 1 in 133 people suffer from celiac disease. Celiac is an auto-immune disorder that can only be treated by elim...

  • The Truth About Menopause:

    Sep 11, 2013

    (BPT) - Even in today’s information age, myths about menopause and women’s changing bodies abound and can take a huge toll on women. Half of women say their anxiety around menopause is caused by not knowing enough about this life stage and nearly half of menopausal women feel less confident once they start experiencing menopausal symptoms. For women going through this transitional stage of life, debunking myths and finding solutions to help them stand up to the symptoms of menopause can emp...