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Jerilyn Dufresne is a licensed clinical social worker and provides therapy at a mental health center. Her past work has been with crises and disasters. She’s also been a stand-up comic. Reach her at jerilynexaminer@ameritech.net.

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Shaniya Davis found: Searchers find body of five year old girl in North Carolina

Monday, November 16th, 2009 · 14 comments

MSNBC and CNN both report the body of Shaniya Davis, aged 5, has been found off a road southeast of Sanford, NC in the central part of the state....
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Searchers find body of five-year-old girl in North Carolina

Monday, November 16th, 2009 · 5 comments

Breaking news from MSNBC said the body of Shaniya Davis (5) has been found. Her mother faces human trafficking and other charges. It is thought...
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Fort Hood Texas Army Base mass shooting: Allahu akbar--the cry of a mentally ill man or a terrorist?

Friday, November 6th, 2009 · 3 comments

Witnesses described the mass shooter as yelling, "Allahu akbar" as he fired. Was that the cry of a mentally ill individual or the cry of a...
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Fort Hood Texas Army Base mass shooting: What made Major Malik Nadal Hasan shoot?

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Twelve people are dead, but the alleged gunman Major Nadal Hasan is alive, after a mass shooting at the Fort Hood Texas Army Base. Thirty one are...
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Is technology messing up our memories?

CNN asks, Do digital diaries mess up your brain? An interesting question. In the past folks had to rely on their memories, fading photographs, or...
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Balloon boy controversy: Would you ask your kids to lie?

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(AP Photo/KMGH-TV ) If the "balloon boy" controversy turns out to be true--that the whole thing was a...
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Was six-year-old boy in a balloon at 7,000 feet?

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As this was being written, many computers and televisions were tuned to news stations, watching in horror as a six-year-old boy was thought to be in a...
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Women dish on their guys

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What do women really think about their man? CNN.com asked a bunch of women what pet peeves they had about their...
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Mental Health 101: Five communication recommendations

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"All she does is nag." "He never talks to me." "When she rolls her eyes, it makes me...
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A hearty laugh can make your day

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Want to lower your blood pressure? Want to improve your mental health? Want to just feel better? Laughter can do all those things. Dr. Martin...
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