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Tag: safety

  • Ask Jean
On January 20, 2016
Jean Mueller

Home modifications necessary for safety

Q We lost my mom a few months ago and although my dad has been managing better than I expected on his own, I wonder if there are any home improvement tips or modifications that would make living alone easier for him?

The home is a small two-story and he stays on the first floor which has all the essential living spaces: kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and living room.

Since I am an only child and live over two hours away from him, I don’t want to overlook anything that might help him stay independent. He has low vision and has had one hip replaced but other than that is in good health.

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  • Editorial
On August 25, 2011February 15, 2022
Mary C. Uhler

Safety first: Review behavior as students head back to school

Editor's View by Mary C. Uhler

Soon millions of students from pre-school through college will be heading  back to school. Many of them will be walking, riding their bikes, or taking the bus to and from school.

I can still remember walking about eight blocks to Blessed Sacrament School in La Crosse (we did get car rides in bad weather) when I was in grade school. When I was older, I was able to ride my bicycle.

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  • Guest column
On December 7, 2010
Edith Breburda

Human experiments being held with potentially dangerous human embryonic stem cells

Guest Column

On October 11, 2010, the day the U.S. celebrates Columbus Day, the Shepherd Center, a 132-bed spinal cord and brain injury rehabilitation hospital and clinical research center in Atlanta, Ga., participated in an experiment for restoring sensation to people with spinal cord injuries.

They cooperated with Geron Corporation, a California based firm

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