A few minutes after the last school bell chimed on Thursday, October 2, a mother and her son crossed the street. She thanked the school crossing guard and said, “See you tomorrow.” Frank Walker, a Kate Sullivan Elementary School crossing guard, replied, “Oh no, you won’t.” This school year is […]
Author: Tonnesha Edmond
Turn down
It only takes one, single loud noise to damage the ears permanently. According the National Institute of Deafness and Communication Disorders, more than 26 million Americans have hearing loss that may have been caused by exposure to loud noises. This growing public health concern is termed noise-induced hearing loss. Chris […]
Sunshine Manor gives advice on “letting go”
Marquis Stewart, coordinator of clinical programs, and Quantina Washington, assistant director of clinical programs, led the discussion on baggage versus luggage. Baggage can be any open or unresolved problem in a person’s life that affects his or her behavior or thoughts, whether it’s family-related, childhood-related, finance-related, etc. Balloons, scraps of paper […]
Rattler vs. rattler
A person’s bed is the last place anyone would expect a snake to visit. Robert Richardson, senior art & publication production specialist for Florida A&M, was resting at his home on Mission Road Sunday “About 6 o’clock in the morning, I woke up with a stinging feeling […]