Two Zoos With Civil War Connections
April 26, 2019
By Tom Poland I’ve only been to two zoos, Riverbanks, here in Columbia and the one in Atlanta. I barely remember Zoo Atlanta, but I recall the Cyclorama and…
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Top Grossing Movies – April 22, 2019
April 23, 2019
Week of 04/19/2019 to 04/25/2019 Rank Title Rating Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Curse Of La Llorona R 1 3,372 $26,347,631 $26,347,631 2 Shazam! PG13 3 4,183…
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Traditional southern foods modified
April 18, 2019By Kay MacInnis, Registered Dietitian with Providence Health It is a good time to include some options to decrease risk of heart disease and stroke. It is our southern…
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The Augusta National Golf Club an experience like no other
April 18, 2019
By Tammy Davis It’s always exciting to be a part of a history. It’s even better if the historic event is in one of the most beautiful places in…
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Poor Planning Could Lead To 5 Big Retirement Problems
April 18, 2019By Chris Hobart Ideally, retirement is a time someone anticipates eagerly – a reward for a lifetime of hard work and solid financial planning. But nearly half of workers…
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Across The Savannah
April 18, 2019
By Tom Poland After The Funeral Family funerals are different from other funerals. A family funeral makes me drift. I look at the flowers and listen to the ministers…
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Top Grossing Movies – April 15, 2019
April 15, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 04/12/2019 to 04/18/2019 Rank Title Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Shazam! Warner Bros. 2 4,306 $24,453,514 $94,226,527 2 Little Universal…
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Let’s Start at the Very Beginning …
April 11, 2019
By Reba Hull Campbell The words to an old favorite song from the Sound of Music kept rattling around in my head as I was listing to a podcast…
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Breaking Bread Together
April 11, 2019
By Tammy Davis Rosh Hasahana was approaching, and I had a Jewish student was my student of the week. I told him to bring something that represented his holiday,…
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From Rose Hill To Brattonsville, Part II
April 11, 2019
By Tom Poland Journey Through Time and Space In Part I Park Manager Nate Johnson led us through Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site. In Part II,…
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Put a Little Spring in your Step with Less Prep
April 11, 2019
By Kay MacInnis, Registered Dietitian with Providence Health Don’t you just love the longer days?! They provide a great chance to get out and exercise, work in the yard…
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Top Grossing Movies – April 8, 2019
April 8, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 04/05/2019 to 04/11/2019 Rank Title Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Shazam! Warner Bros. 1 4,217 $53,505,326.0 $56,830,326.0 2 Pet Sematary…
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Shrimp and Cholesterol: the Updated Story – Plus a Recipe for Zesty Shrimp Saute
April 7, 2019By Kay MacInnis, Registered Dietitian with Providence Health What is the story on shrimp? We have been told for many years that it is not something we should include…
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Puddin’, Butter Bean, Biscuit, and More
April 5, 2019
By Tammy Davis Nicknames Are Better in The South That’s Mr. Butter Bean To You As a child, I grew up with a Butter Bean, a Chubby, a Biscuit, and…
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From Rose Hill To Brattonsville, Part I
April 5, 2019
By Tom Poland Journey Through Time and Space Faulkner was right. The past is not past. It’s hiding. Travel some backroads, and if you know where to look, you…
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Pursuing Excellence: When Did You Learn To Practice?
April 3, 2019
By Connie Cleveland My aunt came to visit me soon after I opened the Dog Trainers Workshop. She was trying to be supportive of her niece who had “gone…
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Top Grossing Movies – April 1, 2019
April 1, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Rank Title Rating Distributor Wk Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Dumbo PG Disney 1 4,259 $45,990,748 $45,990,748 2 Us R Universal 2 3,743 $33,229,640…
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The Tidying Tide: Hold It, Thank It, and Take it to Goodwill
March 29, 2019
By Tammy Davis Don’t tell Marie Kondo, but I had 57 sweaters in my closet. If you have read Kondo’s book or seen her new Netflix series, Tidying Up,…
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Getting into a Frugal State of Mind… How to Save Money on Your Groceries and Still Eat Healthy
March 29, 2019By Kay MacInnis, Registered Dietitian with Providence Health Plus a healthy recipe for Black Bean Quesadillas It seems like I spend more on my groceries than I used to…
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Junkyards
March 29, 2019
By Tom Poland Note: This story comes from The Last Sunday Drive—Vanishing Southland, due out fall 2019. Sunday drives carried us past junkyards, past James Dickey’s “parking lot…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 25, 2019
March 25, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 03/22/2019 to 03/28/2019 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Us R Universal 1 3,741 $71,117,625 $71,117,625 2 Captain…
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Watkins Miraculous Vanilla Extract Flavoring
March 20, 2019
By Tom Poland Springs creaking, Granddad’s maroon Ford jounces down Mom and Dad’s long dirt driveway. Its washouts make for a rough ride but that doesn’t stop Granddad. Here…
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You Might Have Been a Baptist If….
March 20, 2019
By Tammy Davis I walked into a beautiful old church and saw something I hadn’t seen in forty years – a stack of Annie Armstrong Easter offering envelopes. I…
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How leaders can prevent sharing from becoming oversharing
March 20, 2019
By Brian Maynor Thanks to social media, our lives have become a testament to oversharing. The common thought is that everything we do needs to be shared, and if…
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National Colorectal Cancer Month: Eating for Gut Health
March 20, 2019By Kay MacInnis, Registered Dietitian with Providence Health March is National Nutrition Month, but it is also National Colorectal Cancer Month, and since food is an important factor in…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 18, 2019
March 19, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 03/15/2019 to 03/21/2019 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Captain Marvel PG13 Disney 2 4,310 $67,988,130 $264,884,063 2…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 11, 2019
March 12, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 03/08/2019 to 03/14/2019 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Captain Marvel PG13 Disney 1 4,310 $153,433,423 $153,433,423 2…
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Daffodils, Nature’s Little Pick Me Up!
March 8, 2019
By Tammy Davis Mother Nature is one smart woman, and she’s a little bit of a show off. It’s easy to focus on her major accomplishments. Majestic mountains, vast…
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RIP, Faithful Ones
March 8, 2019
By Tom Poland I had to see it. I heard it was up North Carolina way, and with the aid of my son-in-law’s Garmin GPS I found it, the…
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Tips to Reduce Your Sodium Intake, Plus a recipe for a healthy easy side dish
March 7, 2019By Kay MacInnis, Registered Dietitian with Providence Health Most of know that eating too much salt can lead to high blood pressure and heart disease. Did you know it could…
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How to be realistic optimistic
March 6, 2019
By Brian Maynor “Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.” – Dalai Lama XIV I’m proud to be an optimist. As a motivational coach it certainly helps me do…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 4, 2019
March 4, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 03/01/2019 to 03/07/2019 Rank Title Rating Dist Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World PG Universal…
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Key Points for Making and Sticking to Healthier Choices
March 1, 2019By Kay MacInnis, Registered Dietitian with Providence Health It is always a good time to make an impact on our heart health. Think about these things when you are…
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3 ways to balance our home work lives
March 1, 2019
By Brian Maynor After working long hours, most of us long for time at home to just unplug and recharge, but rarely is that the case. What normally awaits…
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Dolly’s Salon
March 1, 2019
By Tom Poland I took a deep breath and entered no man’s land, a hair salon. Dolly’s Salon, however, I would discover is not your ordinary salon. My muse,…
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Lenora’s Story – A Pain So Great
March 1, 2019
By Tammy Davis Lenora Jones* was in my Adult New Reader class. She knew her alphabet but couldn’t read. She wasn’t forced to come to school. Her attendance was…
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Top Grossing Movies – February 25, 2019
February 25, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 02/22/2019 to 02/28/2019 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World PG…
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Flowers Outlast Us
February 22, 2019
By Tom Poland Despite all those bygone years the memory remains. Having my photograph taken. That was a big deal before phones turned cameras. There I am, circa 1957,…
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Calculating our informal power, Pt. 2
February 20, 2019
By Brian Maynor Yesterday we explored informal power, namely what it is and how we calculate it. If you missed the article, you can find it here: https://midlandsbiz.whosonthemove.com/calculating-our-informal-power-at-work-pt-1 Now…
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Top Grossing Movies – February 18
February 19, 2019
Week of 02/15/2019 to 02/21/2019 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part PG Warner Bros. 2 4303 $20,804,670 $69,228,853…
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Top Grossing Movies – February 11, 2019
February 11, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 02/08/2019 to 02/14/2019 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part PG Warner…
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Yo, Lady!
February 8, 2019By Amy Coward “Yo, lady!” was probably the way the conversation began. Just a few months ago, my friend, CC, and I were texting about half marathons and decided…
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Make Your Heart Healthy With These Tips: PLUS a Recipe for Seafood Risotto
February 7, 2019By Kay MacInnis, Registered Dietitian with Providence Health February is heart healthy month and the focus is all about the heart….especially with Valentine’s Day next week. Makes us think…
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Blue Macon
February 7, 2019
By Tom Poland On its way to a confluence with that Georgia river entire, the Altamaha, the Ocmulgee River flows through a place I’ve been to five times. The…
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How to make friends as an adult
February 7, 2019
By Brian Maynor It doesn’t matter if we’ve moved to a new city or just looking to expand our social circle, adults need friends just as much as children…
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Tips for Forming Healthier Beverage Habits
February 5, 2019
By Lisa Akly Prisma Health Heart Hospital dietitian If you’re looking to improve your health or lose weight, it may be prudent to take a closer look at what…
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A Changing Rural Southland
February 1, 2019
By Tom Poland I’ve been writing about how the South is changing for a while now. That’s why I was asked to take part in Smithsonian’s traveling exhibit, “Crossroads,…
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It’s Heart Month! Give your heart the attention it deserves to stay healthy all year long
January 31, 2019By Kay MacInnis, Registered Dietitian with Providence Health With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, hearts seem to be everywhere you look this time of year. That’s why it…
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A modern professionals guide to dressing for work
January 31, 2019
By Brian Maynor The rules governing what to wear for work have changed a lot over the years, but that doesn’t mean we now have carte blanche to wear…
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Top Grossing Movies – January 28, 2019
January 28, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 01/25/2019 to 01/31/2019 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Glass PG13 Universal 2 3,844 $18,884,440 $73,425,575 2 The…
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