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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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Sex has been mysterious for most of recorded history. Freud had people believeing that phallic symbols abounded and women were plagued with penis...
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CNN reports on two separate studies and a court decision that say autism isn't caused by the MMR vaccine. It also states that the original 1998...
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City Secrets: Qtown embraces the soul of Quincy

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Travis Hoffman is a young man with a vision. Born and raised in Quincy, Illinois, he didn't really appreciate the unique qualities of his hometown...
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Some people might describe themselves as bashful or shy, but they are able to push through those feelings and meet new people, go to parties, get in a...
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Everything I know about gas caps I learned from Vanna White

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Confession: There’s no excuse, but I did not check Snopes.com on this. I figured that Wheel of Fortune would have checked before allowing Vanna...
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