Did you know that more than half a million people each year suffer from home or yard work-related eye injuries? To some people, gardening is fun and to others just…
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Remember when it seemed like every other kid on the block was having his tonsils removed? Lots of adults recall being promised ice cream after the procedure and then, sadly,…
These days, there’s nothing most kids like better than hanging out in the family room playing video games, sitting in front of the computer, texting with friends, or playing with…
About a year ago, Ryan Fresco and a group of ninth graders were moving a lacrosse goal across a practice field. In a freak accident, the goal fell on Ryan,…
Nikki, a self-proclaimed neat freak, could not motivate herself to do housework the last few months of pregnancy. Sarah, known for her cool, calm, and collected nature, had unusual worries…
It’s a lesson best learned young. Michaela is part of a group from Albert Hill Middle School in Richmond who participated in a recent program run by First Things First…
It’s prom season and teens have found the perfect dress, the perfect shoes, and they are thinking about getting a base tan just to give themselves what some like to…
There’s a reason the phrase soft as a baby’s bottom is used to describe the smoothest, softest skin any of us will ever have. Aging brings skin changes, and despite…
She’s a Power Kid! The minute John Turner, a Richmond pathologist, met eleven-year-old Taylor Bernard he felt compelled to “be in her corner.” “She is one of those people you…
Serena Hutcheson wasn’t ready to let go of her 80-year-old grandmother, but she learned how to do so from watching her own mother prepare her to say goodbye in the…
You’ve packed your bags for spring break, printed your tickets, and found someone to look after the dog. You even remembered to buy new sunscreen. But did you remember your…
Sitting through lengthy meetings or workshops. Enjoying a live performance at a local venue (like last month’s Les Miserables at the Landmark). Going on long trips. Just reading these examples…