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Baptist Retirement Community expansion will provide full continuum of care for seniors

Baptist Retirement Community is nearing the completion of its two new memory care assisted living homes, making the community the only one in the Concho Valley area...
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Beaumont couple celebrates 70th wedding anniversary

Agnes Northrup will never forget meeting her husband, Vernon, at the naval base in Long Beach, Calif., 71 years ago. He was a brand new chaplain and...
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11 ways to increase your energy

  Vitality doesn't come in pills. You have to change your daily habits. By Jonny Bowden, Ph.D. for Next Avenue   In the commencement address he gave...
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Baptist Retirement resident lives life of service

For 81-year-old Flo McKinney, giving thanks is something she has integrated into her daily life. Flo regularly wheels seniors in wheelchairs to mass every Sunday, volunteers with...
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Still giving back: Calder Woods resident exemplifies life of service

Sibyl Allen learned the importance of helping others and giving back at a very young age. Growing up in the Depression, she saw her parents help others...
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8 lessons we learned from our first job

  Next Avenue readers share their hard-earned advice By Liza Kaufman Hogan for Next Avenue What was your first job? Serving fast food, delivering newspapers, cleaning hotel...
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How To Beat the Winter Blues

Vitamin D and bright lights really do work for seasonal affective disorder By Emily Gurnon for Next Avenue The official beginning of winter that arrived on Sunday,...
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