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MELANIE DALLAS: Navigating change an important back-to-school skill
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (50+ words) The Rome News-Tribune Melanie Dallas is a licensed professional counselor and CEO of Highland Rivers Health, which provides treatment and recovery services for individuals with mental illness, substance use disorders, and intellectual and developmental disabilities in a 13-county region of…...
Financial Focus: 10 financial steps to take before and after your wedding day
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (462+ words) Getting married is a major decision that comes with a financial to-do list that’s arguably more important than choosing a venue or a cake. Talking openly about money can help set you and your partner up for a stronger future....
Financial Focus: How outdated beneficiary choices can derail your plans
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (395+ words) When you open a retirement account or buy a life insurance policy, you’re asked to name a beneficiary. It might seem like just another form to fill out, but this simple step can affect your family’s future. Life changes quickly....
Financial Focus: International Women’s Day -- Thriving after gray divorce
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (524+ words) March 8 is International Women’s Day, a time to celebrate everything women have achieved and to honor their strength and resilience. It’s also a chance to have honest conversations about real-life challenges many women face. One of these is the growing…...
Joe Phillips: Long-lost sisters reconnect after years apart
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (551+ words) Doreen became “Maggie.” She shucked off the trappings of her life in a cold-water three-room house. She left behind a younger sister, two frantic parents, a bony milk cow, and chickens that took to chinaberry trees at dusk. Maggie followed…...
Teresa Kindred: Observations on marriage
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (330+ words) Finally, she said, “Bill!! Sit down in that chair!! I’m fixin’ to knock you on your butt!” (That’s not the actual terminology, but I can’t say that in the newspaper). She gave him his sleeping pill and he would fall…...
Joe Phillips: Contemporary worship leaves many older believers behind
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (459+ words) Finding a new church isn’t as easy as it once was. The Kansas Woman and I grew up in Baptist churches separated by half a continent. The name “Baptist” was about all Southern and American Baptist churches had in common....
Tom Greene: Why the kids arenât getting married
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (326+ words) Tom Greene: Why the kids aren’t getting married The Rome News-Tribune In 1976, when disco was still king and leisure suits were fashionable, 65 percent of American 12th-grade girls wanted to get married They wanted the big wedding, the kids, the Ford…...