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June 18, 2014 | Carey Heller, Psy.D.

Summer Structure for Children

With school now out of session for most children, parents often wonder if they should adjust their child’s bed time, allow increased screen time, as well as change other rules. While these types of decisions really need to be made on an individual basis based on your child’s own unique needs, here are a few […]

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June 18, 2014 | Laura Rowles

GGCC Conducts Ribbon Cutting for Revere Bank

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) conducted a “Ribbon Cutting” Ceremony for Revere Bank. Revere Bank is located at 820 West Diamond Avenue, Suite 110 in Gaithersburg. The ceremony was conducted on Friday, June 13, 2014. Revere Bank is a community bank based in Laurel, MD with a loan production office and branch in Gaithersburg. […]

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June 18, 2014 | Larry Merewitz

Elder Abuse Awareness Day-June 15

June 15 is Elder Abuse Awareness day, and each year the annual event is held around that date. This year event was held  on June 11,2014  at 2 senior centers in Montgomery County. This years main focus is on Senior Safety. The Rockville Senior Center hosted the event in the morning, and Holiday Park Senior Center in Wheaton hosted the […]

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June 17, 2014 | Mary Ruth McGinn

What Do I See, Now?

On the first day of school we looked in the mirror and asked ourselves, “What do I see?” The question generated written responses referring mostly to physical appearance. This week, our last week of school, we returned to the mirror and asked . . . “What do I see, now?” Katie Ashley Philip Elliot Imari […]

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June 16, 2014 | Larry Merewitz

Try Something New: Have a Ball

During this past winter  many people felt all boxed in with the snow and the cold weather, never ending. It didn’t seem like spring was ever going to get here. A lot of us said , when the warm weather gets here we are going to start jogging, playing tennis, gardening and other outside activities. Some of us actually […]

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June 11, 2014 | Mary Ruth McGinn

Lightning Strike Kids Opera Company Celebrates

To celebrate the successes of the year-long opera process and culminating production, we invited our distinguished volunteers and supporters to join us for a brief ceremony. There we reflected on who we are and what we have become as a result of our many accomplishments.

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June 10, 2014 | Jeff Getek

The Spiritual Side of Senior Living

SILVER SPRING, MD—Residents of senior living communities socialize together, dine together and learn together each and every day.  But many of them also worship together. What has been a great source of inspiration to me in seven years in this industry is observing how these folks of different faiths and religions are able to respect […]

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June 10, 2014 | John Kolm

Why the VA Will Never Get It

“If a lion could talk, we could not understand him”. – Ludwig Wittgenstein   We all know that the VA is in trouble for gaming the system to hide long wait times for medical care while – in some cases – veterans may have died. Meanwhile, some people who gamed the system received performance bonuses. […]

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June 9, 2014 | Mary Ruth McGinn

Reconnecting . . . Back on Track

After the opera production, when the authentic purpose for collaboration to accomplish the collective goal no longer exists, students sometimes struggle to re-establish their connection as a group and refocus their attention. They need to be reminded that it is the group effort that brought them to this point on the track. Each contributed to […]

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June 8, 2014 | Sonya Burke

ICYMI: A Recap (PHOTOS & VIDEOS)

In case you missed it, a recap of 10 popular posts and videos on our website last week: 1. Man falls on the Metro tracks in Bethesda. (VIDEO) 2. A tribute to Richard Jaeggi at the Gandhi Brigade Youth Media Festival. (VIDEO) 3. Pools open in Montgomery County and recreation staffers prepare for the rush. […]

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