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Weekend Wanderer: When Work Stresses You Out
I have a problem. It’s your problem too. I can’t focus. If I can’t focus, I can’t tell you a story. If I can’t tell you a story … well … the whole world just unravels, doesn’t it? I know exactly why I can’t focus. I have two problems – one I want to go…
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Borough of Hatboro to Construct a Memorial Garden to Honor Gold Star Families, Holding Beef & Beer
In honor of Gold Star Families across the country, the Borough of Hatboro is constructing one of the country’s first Gold Star Gardens in Miller Meadow. This Garden on York Road will honor families whose loved ones paid the ultimate sacrifice to our country while also paying tribute to Veterans and those currently serving in…
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Childhood Challenges in Willow Grove Helped Define First Lady Jill Biden’s Life and Successes
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden has been facing all the challenges of her position with grace and conviction, qualities she links back to her picture-book childhood in Willow Grove, writes Mattie Kahn for Harper’s Bazaar. In her memoir, Where the Light Enters, Biden recounts growing up as the eldest of five girls. She also idolizes…
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Weekend Wanderer: Is My Motion Sickness Really a Physical Issue or Just a Control Issue?
First of all, I’m alive. I made it home from Montana. At the moment, however, I would almost accept death. I disembarked from my plane 36 hours ago, but my stomach still roils like a bad morning after. I get sick in anything that moves. Cars, planes, boats – you name it. If it moves,…
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Montco Moms Formulate a Plan for Hard-to-Find Baby Formula
In Glenside, and across Montgomery County, moms are suffering through a baby formula shortage, and have created a plan to help other moms that this shortage is affecting, reports Katie Katro for 6abc. Drugstores and grocery stores are currently experiencing a shortage of baby formula, and many moms are seeking other alternatives, like other moms’…
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Weekend Wanderer: How to Ruin Everything
Mother’s Day found me crying over deflated croissants and driving around with 52 Dickens’ Village houses in my car. Let’s start with the croissants. Their flagrant price all but guaranteed a delicious, flaky, French-inspired croissant. They waited for Mother’s Day brunch in my garage freezer next to the moose, deer, squirrel, and pheasant. I didn’t…
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Phoenixville Woman, Daughter of Basketball Legend, Crowned Miss Pennsylvania 2022
Having recently been crowned Miss Pennsylvania 2022 and already turning her attention to The Miss USA 2022 pageant, Phoenixville resident Billie Owens credits her father, basketball legend Billy Owens, for her competitive genes, writes Geoff Herbert for The Syracuse Post-Standard. Owens, who graduated from Syracuse University, where her father was an All-American basketball player, claimed…
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Upper Dublin Writer, Grandson Duo Work on Holocaust Family History
Montgomery County writer Richard Bank and his grandson, Hayden, have been working on a project together to tell their family history, writes Tamala Edwards for 6abc. Bank, who used to practice law, has been writing since he was 15. His true passion turned into the trilogy. “Feig,” “I Am Terezin,” and “The Tree of Sorrow”…
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Make It a Mother’s Day to Remember With Events in Montgomery County
While every day is a day to celebrate the mother figures in your life, make this Mother’s Day one to remember by spending it together in Montgomery County. From the best brunches to scenic train rides, dozens of shops and boutiques, and even a perfectly timed wine festival, there’s no shortage of ways to celebrate…
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Weekend Wanderer: I’m Afraid to Fly
I’m flying this week. I’m not afraid to fly. I actually love to fly. It feels cosmopolitan and cultured. And who doesn’t relish the inherent promise of exploring a new place? So I’m not afraid to fly. But I am terribly afraid to crash. Most of the time, I’m fine. But when I’m awake at…
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Erdenheim Man, Former Football Star and Hospitality Exec, Dies at 83
James J. Osborne Jr., formerly of Erdenheim, the former co-owner and CEO of Williamson Hospitality Services, college football star, and Army veteran, has died aged 83 at KeystoneCare Hospice in Wyndmoor, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. James Osborne served as an executive of the Willow Grove-based food service company from its founding in…
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Wynnewood Man, PR Wiz During Spectrum’s Golden Years, Dies at 81
Larry Rubin, a public relations wizard during the old Spectrum’s glory years who organized and promoted performances of numerous rock stars, sports teams, and five-star entertainers, died on April 28 at his Wynnewood home aged 81, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Rubin, who previously lived in Narberth, started his career as a reporter…
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Baby in Womb “Flips Off” Pottstown Mom-To-Be During Ultrasound
Seeing your baby during an ultrasound is a new mom’s great joy, but this mom-to-be saw her baby doing something unexpected, reports Ben Cost for the New York Post. The fetus is appearing to actually “give the finger” in the womb during the ultrasound. “I could possibly have the sweariest baby ever if she’s doing…
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Legal Matters: Navigating Summer Camp Plans with Your Co-Parent
By Inna Materese Spring has officially sprung, which means the school year is winding down. Thoughts of the hot summer months — and summer camp — have probably crept into view, along with questions about payment arrangements for co-parents. Support orders typically provide for basic child support based on statewide guidelines, as well as the division…
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Weekend Wanderer: Learning a Second Language
My husband was on an excursion in the Canadian wilderness. Trips like that reduce communication routes to satellite phone, for contacting the trip outfitter, and a GPS device he uses to text me or to alert emergency rescuers of bear attacks. When the satellite phone died, I became the sole link to civilization. An urgent…
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Highly Regarded Photographer and Teacher from Penn Valley Dies at 84
Stephen Reese of Penn Valley, a highly regarded photographer and longtime math teacher beloved by his students, died on March 23 at Lankenau Medical Center, aged 84, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Reese spent three decades, starting in the 1960s, teaching high school math to students in Philadelphia. In the 1980s, he decided…
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Weekend Wanderer: Greeting 48 Like It’s 14
It’s my birthday. Don’t wish me well. I’m clinging to my 40s like Chrissy Watkins clung to that buoy in Jaws. I’m sure some women anticipate their fifties with all the joy of a child awaiting Santa on Christmas Eve. I’m just not one of them. I’m more like Barbra in Night of the Living…
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Wynnewood Woman Hopes Her Story of Post-Partum Depression Normalizes the Discussion of Mental Health
Wynnewood’s Rebecca Fox Starr recently released a new book on her story of post-partum depression, writes Kim Douglas for Main Line Today. Starr began to cope with a blog entitled Mommy Ever After, which led to her books Beyond the Baby Blues, Baby Ever After, and Mommy Ever After. In her books and her blog,…
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