It's cancer my tongue a personal confession by Joe McKeever
A Baptist Press UK story by Joe McKeever recounts a dentist ruling out a routine whitish under tongue finding cancer. He details years of pipe smoking, a later surgery and radiation plan, and the impact on life and faith. He reflects on reach of cancer among ministers and asks for prayers while noting vows to quit and ongoing treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Franklin Graham
New Orleans
Tom
Inside Scoop on Prisons News and Local Paper Finances
Commentary on prison understaffing and need for protective gear for officers, plus the impact of advertising on local journalism. The writer stresses factual accuracy, corrections, funding for equipment and salaries, and the paper’s mission to publish all local news including obituaries without charge.
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Mercy Hospital
China
Reed Print
Healthy Start Year Summary for Shafter 2004
The report covers 2004 service data from Shafter Healthy Start listing 2696 total individuals served including 602 ages 0-5, 696 ages 6-11, 323 ages 12-17, 633 families, 40 pregnant females, and 100 families linked to health insurance. It notes participation across programs like School Readiness and Mommy and Me, plus housing, food, transportation, medical, ESL, and other support services reflecting strong collaboration.
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Shafter Healthy Start
Janie Johnson
Shafter
Community partners aid Shafter food relief effort
Richland School District First Five Kern The California Endowment and service clubs join College Community Services Probation Public Health and Community Action Partnership of Kern Food Bank in supporting Shafter families County Supervisor John McQuiston opens pallets of food Salvation Army REACH program and Shafter Police Department collaborate to assist residents.
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Richland School District
First Five
Kern
The
California Endowment
College Community Services
Probation Department
Public Health Department
Community Action Partnership of
Kern’s
John McQuiston
Shafter
Salvation Army
REACH
Shafter Police
Reading Cultures Superstitions and Home Remedies
Opinion praising exploration of diverse cultures through their superstitions traditions home remedies and cures. Encourages comparing practices across cultures and valuing varied approaches to wellness and belief systems.
Traditional Latino home cures across cultures
A survey of Latino remedies from various cultures shows folk fixes for fever headaches burns and warts. Cures include raw potato on the forehead for fever in Mexican households, butter and salt on a sore head for Dominican bumps, salt in the navel for cystitis, and waving a pant leg to stop leg cramps among Puerto Ricans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latina Magazine
Abuelita
Chile
Healthy Start nutrition program reaches 1075 families in two-year grant
Monte Albalos spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon about the Healthy Start program funded by a 212000 grant over two years. Classes in nutrition are taught by teachers trained by the U S Extension Center, with home visits by a family advocate. contacto Shafter Healthy Start.
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Monte Albalos
Monte
U.S
Shafter
Kiwanis
To the editor thank you for our Christmas play coverage
Reader thanks Ms Baker for printing a colored picture and two pages about their production A Christmas Carol, appreciating the newspaper’s extra coverage and hoping for a kind year in 2005.
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Ms. Baker
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Joe McKeever
Baptist Press
Webster
Wasco
Margaret Baker
Que Pasa
Deanna Rodriguez Root
By Ronni Carroll
Rog At
Prisss
Reed Print Inc
Shafter Press
East Lerdo Highway
California
Reed Print, Inc
Aldrin Ct
Bakersfield
Congress
Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
Diane Givens
East
Lerdo Highway
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