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A Letter To Mommy

Last year I wrote a column from the perspective of a child to her father. If a child could write a letter to her mother, it might sound something like this:

Christian City to host annual Spring Children's Golf Classic

Christian City will host their annual Spring Children's Golf Classic at Georgia National Golf Course in McDonough.

Free training in adult CPR will be available at the 17th Annual American Red Cross CPR Saturday on March 6.

Kaiser Permanente is sponsoring the event, which will be held at 14 metro area locations. More than 4,100 area citizens were certified during last year's training that serves to kickoff Red Cross Month.

Disaster related stress can take heavy toll on children

Weather disasters and other emergencies are highly stressful on the residents of affected areas, but children can be the most vulnerable to the disruption in their lives.

Healthy Weight: It's About Balance

Like many adults, you may be striving to reach or stay within your healthy weight range. This is important because being overweight increases risk for developing high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, certain types of cancers and other health problems.

Help available for urinary incontinence in Fayette

Urinary incontinence may be temporary or permanent and can result from a variety of problems with the urinary tract.

February recognizes low vision awareness month

Thanks to advances in vision rehabilitation, many people who are legally blind or have severe vision impairments can learn to see again.

Expanding optometrists' authority to prescribe drugs will benefit many

A bill currently being considered by the Georgia General Assembly could benefit many Georgians, particularly those who live in rural areas. The legislation, if passed, would allow qualified optometrists to prescribe certain drugs in addition to those they are already permitted to prescribe under Georgia law.