Posts by Ashley Thornton
Don’t Let Arthritis Keep You Down
By Crystal Hernandez Arthritis pain can be excruciating – it doesn’t have to be. We can help through EnhanceFitness®. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, physical activity can reduce pain; improve function and emotional well-being in those suffering from arthritis. Programs, such as EnhanceFitness, have been approved by the CDC to help…
Read MoreGame Plan for Super Bowl 50: Are You Drinking or Are You Driving? This is NOT the time for an option play!
By Meilana Charles The Super Bowl is America’s most watched national sporting event. On Super Bowl 50 Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, there will be lots of game day socializing that may include drinking. That’s why the Cooperative Extension Program of Prairie View A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service “Watch UR BAC” program is…
Read MoreThe Cove, A Safe Haven for Homeless Youth
By Amy Jimenez His smile was unlike other smiles teenagers wear. It screamed bravery and courage, masking the pain and loneliness I could clearly hear behind his words. That day, he showed up to school. We celebrated his step forward. One step toward his goal of graduating was worth celebrating. The dream of graduation is…
Read MoreHow to Start the Semester off Right
By Diego Loredo It’s a new year and for college students a new semester! That means it’s time for relentless classes, long nights of studying, and who knows what else. For me, this is my fourth semester at UNT and I’m preparing myself for another long semester. My spring semester is looking pretty good so…
Read MorePart 5: Community Loan Center working to provide an alternative to Pay Day loans
(Note: This is Part 5 in a series on Pay Day lending and its effect on our Waco community. For the rest of the series, click here: Pay Day Lending in Waco. — ABT) By Shannon Kendrick-Wittmer, To many people, Goodwill is synonymous with thrift store, a place to find discounted clothing, furniture, or other…
Read MoreParticipate in “Groundhog Job Shadow Day” and Help Give a Kid a Chance to Learn about the World of Work
By Christine Holecek Groundhog Job Shadow Day is a unique initiative dedicated to giving kids job shadowing experiences. Groundhog Job Shadow kick-off day for 2016 will be February 2. On that day we will officially get going started on what we hope will be a spring blooming with job-shadowing opportunities in the Heart of Texas.…
Read MoreFaith Community Health: Empowering Faith Communities with Sound Health Care Concepts
By Donna Stauber Waco is witness to a new era in health care. A new ministry called Faith Community Health at Baylor Scott and White-Hillcrest is helping shift the paradigm of health care by combining the caring strengths of faith communities with the clinical expertise of health care providers to improve the health of our…
Read MoreHolding a Story is Sacred…”Dixie Fund” helps Women Leave the Sex Industry
by Emily Mills The weight of holding a story is a sacred one. Holding your own narrative, really owning your story is powerful. I learned how to own my story through an unlikely source. Commercial sex exploits, women working in the sex industry, invited me into the journey of self-discovery. Over a decade ago, I…
Read MoreResolutions, Intentions, and Creating Wellness in 2016
by Jenuine Poetess We’re almost two weeks into the New Year and for some, just hearing the word “resolutions” can cause eyes to roll and groans to emit. I know. It has become rather cliché. Even so, there is value in a ritual of reflection—gazing back on what we’ve accomplished and how far we’ve come,…
Read MoreWhat excites me about Waco
By Saul Cornejo Bravo “I can’t wait to get out of Waco!” Throughout my high school years, I expressed this thought often. I have been living in Waco since I was eight years old, when my family moved here from Phoenix, Arizona. Since then, more often than not, I have viewed Waco as a boring…
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