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Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms Lead to Diagnosis

Lori Maynard learned that her daughter had rheumatoid arthritis

Teen with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Becomes Advocate

After my infant and toddler years in Mt. Orab, Ohio, I grew up reading the Georgetown (Oh.) News Democrat. This week, I feature a person from Mt. Orab

New College Program for Disability Studies

If not for happening upon a scholarly journal in 1989, Dr. Jim Ferris today likely wouldn't be heading the disability studies department at the University of Toledo.

Businessman has Lou Gehrig’s Disease

This last December, 60-year-old Dan Hacker of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, had a busy holiday season. He and his wife of 38 years, Lynn, own and manage one of the Midwest's largest wholesale/retail Christmas tree, garland, and wreath operations.

Couple Adopting Eastern European Child

You could say Kendra Skaggs of Bentonville, Arkansas, has been busy. Lately, she and her husband have been trying to adopt from Eastern Europe...

Rudzin: Ostomies Save Lives

You can hear the passion in David Rudzin of Vernon Hills, Illinois. He is president of United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA), which represents...

Eric Duquette: Part 1

Judy Duquette of Smithfield, Rhode Island, clearly remembers when in 1993 her then 18-month-old son began changing. "Until then, it looked like things were going...

New Year’s Resolution

On this January 3, I'm shaking and shivering in 30 degrees below zero cold in Minnesota. For this native Ohioan and transplanted Marylander, Minnesota...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

In seven years of writing this column, I have twice mentioned my own challenges regarding post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and, both times, mentioned it...

Spinal muscular atrophy and an Architect Designer

I met Stu Soneson this summer at a regional Joni and Friends Family Retreat for people affected by disability. Soneson has spinal muscular atrophy,...

๐Ÿ’ซ Business Spotlight

Paul Black’s Window Cleaning serving Roseville and South Placer County for...

Paul Blackโ€™s Window Cleaning Inc. has been serving Placer Countyโ€™s commercial and residential window cleaning needs since 1990.

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โค๏ธ Top 10 reasons we love Roseville

Roseville, Calif. - Traveling and living in different states and cities has its own way of informing one's view and perception. It's a fun way to gather ideas when searching for the best place to live. Like so many others, that search would eventually lead us to Roseville.