When we think of the rise in the number of those who contract sexually transmitted diseases, we may think of the oversexed teenagers we see roaming the food courts at the malls, or the single, college-going 20-somethings flirting mercilessly at the hippest clubs in town. Rarely, do we ever visit our grandmothers and grandfathers for […]

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With all the crime and terror that is happening across the world, it is sad to note that it is getting increasingly difficult to be shocked by events and statistics read on various news sites; however, I had to take pause today when I saw this headline announcing that one in four teenaged girls in […]

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As a young woman growing up in south Texas, my mother taught me that there was no sweeter sound in the English dictionary than the word, “free.” Oh, how our chubby hearts would soar when we came upon the sample lady at our local grocery store handing out free samples of hot pepperoni pizza or […]

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