How to make a New Year s Resolution
A health goal requires specifics and realistic steps. Experts advise setting short and long term targets, starting a routine, and maintaining consistency. Avoid quick fixes like fad diets or surgeries and focus on steady change in eating and exercise habits.
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Mike Gonzalez
Body Shapers Inc
Gonzalez
Tax breaks for middle class parents highlight filing season
Washington AP reports new tax breaks for middle income families for 1998 including a 400 dollar per child credit for under seventeen, education credits up to 1500 per child, and easier electronic filing options. IRS vows greater taxpayer service and rights emphasis with credit card payments accepted for taxes.
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Washington
John Gardner
Kpmg Peat Marwick
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Val Oveson
States accept teachers with low scores report
A Southern Regional Education Board report shows most SREE states use the Praxis I test with passing scores at or below the 25th percentile for teacher trainees in English, math, and science. The board notes Virginia, North Carolina, and Delaware set higher thresholds, while Georgia plans to raise its scores. It also flags many middle grades teachers lacking advanced subject training in math and science, calling the system the nation’s weak link.
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Atlanta
Southern Regional Education Board
SREE
Virginia
North Carolina
Delaware
Sondra Cooney
Georgia
SREB
Texas
Slate
Charlie
Dombkowski named physical therapy director at Val Verde
Dayna Dombkowski, an Indiana native with a genetics degree from Ball State, becomes Physical Therapy Director at Val Verde Regional Medical Center in Del Rio. She moved from Phoenix after a four year lab career and a master's degree seeking broader program development to better treat patients amid fewer regulatory constraints.
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Dayna Dombkowski
Val Verde
del Rio
Indiana
Ball State University
Phoenix
Val Verde Center
Health Management Agency
Arizona
Resolutions for the New Year in Queen City
Residents share goals for shedding pounds, quitting smoking, improving outlooks, and strengthening family ties. Enriqueta Najicz aims to make her husband happy, Henry White vows exercise to shed weight, Alyssa Martinez plans a positive attitude, and Evan Rodriguez seeks greater spirituality. District Clerk Martha Germany pledges to face new challenges.
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Queen City
Enriqueta Najicz
Nanez
Henry White
White
Alyssa Martinez
Evan Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Martha Germany
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