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Do You Have Peripheral Neuropathy? Who Gets It? People who are obese, have prediabetes or metabolic syndrome, or diabetes. Sometimes it is caused by chemotherapy. What Does It Feel Like? Your feet or fingers feel like “pins and needles.” The lightest touch on your feet might be painful. If you get pedicures, you may stop because […]
Lower Your Risk of a Stroke? Do These Things: exercise keep an eye on your blood pressure lose weight if you are overweight limit your alcoholic drinks to 1 a day don’t let your diabetes get out of control put fiber in your diet; eat 7-9 servings of fruits and vegetables each day take your […]
The city’s first bike-share program is up and running – riding – with residents at crosswalks and bus stops gawking as LimeBike employees installed the bright green bikes at locations across Hartford. LimeBike, the brainchild of CEO Toby Sun and a prominent Silicon Valley firm, provides affordable, dockless pedal bikes to cities and college campuses across the United States. Hartford will […]
Sudden Blurry Vision An abrupt and dramatic loss of vision may be a sign of a problem with the blood flow to your eye or your brain. Immediate medical attention can prevent serious damage and may even save your life. Even if your vision gets better quickly, it might still be a warning of a […]
Marguerite Annie Johnson Angelou (April 4, 1928, to May 28, 2014), known as Maya Angelou, was an American author, actress, screenwriter, dancer, poet and civil rights activist best known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman. Angelou received […]
7/3/2018 By Andrew Page HARTFORD – Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal Building and Courthouse on Monday demanding the Trump administration reunite children who’ve been separated from their migrant parents in recent months. Others called for and end to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. Thirty five […]
This school showed the power of a simple name change when confronting a racist legacy. Eric Pfeiffer The last public building in Virginia’s capital with a Confederate name is getting a makeover. Thanks, Obama. On June 18, the Richmond School District voted 6-1 to change the name of J.E.B Stuart Elementary to Barack Obama […]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the second female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Born in 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, Bader taught at Rutgers University Law School and then at Columbia University, where she became its first female tenured professor. She served as the director of the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties […]
Just in time for summer, Capital Ice Cream has opened on Hartford’s Capitol Avenue, becoming the latest business to join the burgeoning block. The ice cream shop at 389 Capitol Ave. opened softly this week, with plans for an official grand opening on July 7. Inside the storefront, visitors are greeted by vividly colored hand-drawn menu boards, offering […]
Israel Declares Itself a Principally Jewish State With Passage of Controversial Law By SOFIE WERTHAN JULY 19, 2018 2:28 PM After hours of heated debate, Israel’s legislature passed a controversial law Thursday that declares the country a principally Jewish state, further inflaming tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. The legislation, commonly known as the nation-state law, has been hailed by […]
When Politicians Determine Your Religious Beliefs By Michele Margolis July 11, 2018 Ms. Margolis is the author of “From Politics to the Pews: How Partisanship and the Political Environment Shape Religious Identity.” At first glance, President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court would seem a perfect reminder of why so many […]
Civil rights legend Meredith says he’s on a mission from God JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — James Meredith is a civil rights legend who resists neatly defined narratives. He integrated the University of Mississippi while braving mob violence in 1962 — yet he worked in the late 1980s for archconservative Sen. Jesse Helms, considered a foe […]
Credit Freeze Protects Against Identity Theft Consumers considering security freezes at the big three — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — also should consider requesting one with Innovis. The freeze is free and can be done online at www.innovis.com/personal/securityFreeze. Freezing credit reports prevents credit bureaus from releasing people’s files without their permission. Because most businesses won’t extend credit without checking a […]
Fantastic Four #52, where Black Panther was first featured. (Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com and Heritage Auctions) The Real History Behind the Black Panther BY RYAN MATTIMORE // FEBRUARY 15, 2018 …[T]he journey from comic book to screen has taken more than 50 years: Black Panther, Marvel Comic’s first black superhero, debuted in Marvel’s “Fantastic 4” comic in 1966, and […]