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A Final Thought: Your grandchildren are listening
My wife traveled to Georgia for a long Mother’s Day weekend to visit her parents and attend an annual family reunion, so last Friday night I had dinner alone at one of my favorite Akron restaurants. Seated next to me at the bar were three young men. By “young,” I mean early forties. They talked about what young men talk about—wine,...
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More and more Ohioans are finding relief from pain and other symptoms with the help of medical marijuana
Back in 2014, while Dr. Dvora Nelson, of Nelson Vein Clinic, was training a group of doctors about new procedures for treating vein conditions, she overheard one of the physicians commenting about the remarkable benefits of medical marijuana. She scoffed at him. Yet he insisted the clinical research surrounding the substance and its positive...
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The Gutter Boys' mission is to end gutter cleaning in Northeast Ohio
If you missed my sermon in Mimi’s March issue regarding homeowners who risk their long-term health (and their lives) by climbing a ladder to clean their gutters, don’t worry. I won’t repeat it here. Suffice it to say that cleaning gutters is a fool’s errand. You need to cover them. Today’s high-tech gutter covers allow for plenty of...
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World-class roofing from Roofsmith Restoration
When you speak with Roofsmith Restoration founder Mike Farist about the dignity of work, he sounds a lot like Mike Rowe from the hit television series “Dirty Jobs.” He’s passionate, professional and determined. “A lot of kids head off to college because they think that’s what they’re supposed to do,” he says. “Then they...
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Pristine Clean employs a team of highly-trained, uniformed professionals who perform a thorough cleaning while being respectful of you, your family and your property
One of my favorite quotes is: “How you do one thing is how you do everything.” That means if you regularly have the oil changed in your car, then you probably also change the filter in your furnace on time. And if you take your vehicle through the car wash when it’s dirty, then you probably have your home power washed, too. And...
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