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Icon book review: Where the Crawdads Sing

"It's worth the cost of purchasing rather than waiting for it to come around to you."
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 20, 2020 - 3:18pm

Review by Robert McCool
The book's title is all the introduction it needs. Anything more would be superfluous.

I waited over a year for this book to become available at my local library. There's a reason for that. It's that much in demand. Rightfully so.

There are books that are so perfect that I feel my ability to comment on them is inadequate to do them justice. “WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING” (Random House, IBSN 978-1-9848-2761-6) by Delia Owens, is such a book, a book about isolation and loneliness.

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27 new parking spaces

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 20, 2020 - 3:07pm

Main Street expanded its parking options by 27 this week. The new municipal parking lot north of the Bluffton fire station was striped on Thursday. It provides 27 new parking spots. 

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Forgotten Bluffton: Why is Cherry Street so wide near Main?

It narrows at the alley behind Twisted Whisk
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 20, 2020 - 2:51pm

You’ve probably never given this much thought, but we’ll ask the question anyway.

Have you ever wondered – or even noticed – that Cherry Street becomes wider as it approaches Main Street? This widening begins abruptly near the alley behind the Twisted Whisk Café.

Beyond that, have you ever noticed that the curb is very thick limestone in this wider portion of the street? 

What’s this all about?

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Weekend doctor: COVID-19, mental health and physical well-being

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 19, 2020 - 6:45am

By Brook Crawford, APRN-CNP
Family Medicine Certified Nurse Practitioner
Blanchard Valley Hospital
Let’s face it, COVID-19 has not been easy on anyone.

Since March 2020, we have experienced restrictions, stay-at-home orders, mandates and a plethora of other new “experiences” that most of us have never had in our lifetimes.

With these “experiences” come different emotions, thoughts and problems including, but not limited to, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia and increased stress.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Concussions: What are the risks?

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 18, 2020 - 9:56pm

This column provided by ONU HealthWise Pharmacy –
Concussions are more than just a blow to the head. They can have serious short- and long-term effects.

Many people, such as kids who play contact sports, may want to just laugh it off after they've sustained a concussion. But that's typically not advisable.

Below, we'll take a look at the risks tied to concussions and what to do if you've had a head injury.

What Is a Concussion?

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Health Services
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Goldenrod or ragweed?

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 18, 2020 - 2:31pm

Is it goldenrod or ragweed? There's one ways to find out, and we belive the quickest is to go Motter Metro Park, stand the the yellow field and see if you sneeze. If you sneeze, it's either one or the other, unless you are allergic to both. At that point, it doesn't matter. Good luck.

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