Parents and teens should recognize the abusive dating problem, and it should be addressed early with both girls and boys. The conversations should include related topics like misuse of alcohol and social media and how to avoid compromising situations. by Robert L. Chaiken | Contributor Although it’s hard to believe,…
Here are some of my ideas for a fun movie night with your family. by Savannah Peer | Digital Manager TELL ME YOUR FAVORITES on our Facebook Page! OPENING IN THEATERS NATIONWIDE TODAY! The Fifth Wave A massive series of events take place including alien attacks, earthquakes, tsunamis, and…
Three decades of Collin College leadership were present at the ceremonial ribbon cutting for the Cary A. Israel Health Sciences Center, a new building on Collin College’s Central Park Campus in McKinney. The new facility provides state-of-the-art learning spaces for the college’s quickly growing health sciences programs. “This health sciences…
by Dr. Kwabena Blankson | Contributor You and your son may not know this, but in the next romantic relationship he is in, he is (statistically speaking) more likely to be a perpetrator of violence than the victim. How could your sweet young man—school president, star varsity athlete, honor…
Linda Daugherty began her theatre career as an actress on Broadway, but when the young mom moved to Texas in 1983, she found her passion for writing screenplays about real life issues. Bless Cricket, Crest Toothpaste, and Tommy Tune in 1985, a play about her relationship growing up with a…
by Karyn Brodsky | Staff Writer As a woman, have you ever given thought to your risk of cardiovascular disease? Here’s something that may make your heart skip a beat: according to GoRedForWomen.org, heart disease is the #1 killer of women, taking more lives than all cancers combined. Dr….
“GET OUT OF MY LIFE, BUT FIRST COULD YOU DRIVE ME AND CHERYL TO THE MALL?” A Parent’s guide to the new teenager by Melissa Chaiken | Section Editor In Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall?, Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D….
…and you can’t tell me I can’t have it! by Melissa Chaiken | Section Editor Are we raising a generation of Veruca Salts? Remember that little sweetheart from the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? When I hear the often-tossed around terms “millennial” and “entitled,” Veruca’s pivotal scene…
Marijuana’s Mixed Message by Karyn Brodsky | Staff Writer “It’s unsafe and illegal,” says the metaphorical angel on one shoulder. “It can’t be that bad if they’re making it legal,” says the devil on the other. For years you warned your child to stay away from marijuana, but now some…