by Marie Watts | Jun 4, 2019 | Blog
I received a notice recently about first responder training being offered in my community sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security. The course, AWR 147: Rail Car Incident Response, is an eight-hour, awareness level course developed to educate rural emergency...
by Marie Watts | May 30, 2019 | Blog
Measles does have consequences. I should know. It happened to me. The memories of my childhood are faded but some things you never forget. The year was 1960 and I was in the third grade. I remember my mother being on the telephone and me crying; I had a headache...
by Marie Watts | May 28, 2019 | Blog
Recently I made a quick trip to Houston for a doctor’s appointment. And, while I much prefer country living, I miss the food diversity of the Bayou City. After a little arm twisting, my husband took me to a Vietnamese noodle house. I relished in spring rolls and my...
by Marie Watts | May 21, 2019 | Blog
by Marie Watts | May 6, 2019 | Blog
Compassion, according to Merriam-Webster, refers to both an understanding of another’s pain and the desire to somehow mitigate that pain. A recent review of medical research determined that doctors who treated patients compassionately improved the patients’ outcome. ...
by Marie Watts | Apr 29, 2019 | Blog
Over the last several months, I have watched our local Walmart expand its self-checkout units exponentially. These days, only a few of the checkout lines are manned by humans during the busiest shopping hours. Because our community tends to be older, the queues are...
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