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  Opioid Crisis Friday: Real Life Stories of People Affected by Opioid Usage. The Real Story of Mike Mike grew up in a typical blue-collar family, playing street hockey and pickup football in local parks. He was always a good student and excelled as a three-sport varsity athlete in high school. During his senior year in high school, Mike had surgery to repair a broken wrist due to a hockey injury. Following his surgery, he was prescribed an opioid pain medication. Shortly after this, his wisdom teeth were removed, and he was written another prescription for opioids. Mike believes his use of prescription opioids transitioned to addiction within three to six months after first taking prescription opioids. He did not realize how physically dependent upon opioids his body had become until he became very sick from withdrawal after forgetting to bring his prescription on a vacation. From then on, he continued taking prescription opioids not to treat any pain, but to avoid feeling th...
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  Travel Thursdays: Get Ready For The Sale Of The Year With The 690-Mile Yard Sale In Ohio. August 3-6, 2023 by April Dray Did you know the world’s longest yard sale goes right through the state of Ohio? It’s a yard sale of epic proportions, featuring treasures upon treasures. The 127 Yard Sale is the world’s largest yard sale, stretching across the north and south regions of Ohio and featuring 690 miles total. This is one yard sale in Ohio you don’t want to miss. Mark your calendars!  See addresses here Stretching across six states and featuring thousands and thousands of vendors, this massive yard sale is unlike anything you’ve ever seen. 127 Yard Sale – The World’s Longest Yard Sale/Facebook Pictured is Cross’s Campground in Camden, Ohio from the 2016 sale. The sale goes all the way from Addison, MI to Gadsden, AL and covers a total of 690 miles. 127 Yard Sale – The World’s Longest Yard Sale/Facebook It’s called 127 Yard Sale because much of the route follows...
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  by AP, Margarent Stafford, John Hanna Dr. John Forsyth, an Idaho native and Missouri ER doctor, went missing for over a week until his body was found in an Arkansas lake with an apparent gunshot wound. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A doctor in the Missouri Ozarks went missing for over a week until his  body was found  in an Arkansas lake. But the case remains shrouded in mystery as investigators have released few details to his family or the public. WHAT’S KNOWN SO FAR Dr. John Forsyth, 49, was last seen alive on May 21, when security cameras in the parking lot of a public pool in Cassville show him getting into a vehicle, after leaving his own car unlocked with his wallet, two phones, a laptop and other items inside. That’s according to his brother, Richard Forsyth, who said the doctor had texted his new fiancee that morning saying he would see her soon. His car was found later that day. Investigators haven’t said who was driving the other vehicle. A search began  after the ...
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  Vintage Dava What is going on? Home Main Blog Vintage Dava Contact Book Club Ryan Reynolds-backed Mint Mobile to be acquired by T-Mobile by Michael Roppolo The Ryan Reynolds-backed Mint Mobile will be bought by T-Mobile,  the company announced Wednesday . The acquisition is part of the cellphone carrier’s plan to buy Ka’ena Corporation, which includes Ultra Mobile and Plum, for up to $1.35 billion. The “Deadpool” star appeared in  a video  posted to social media with T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert, who welcomed Reynolds to the T-Mobile family — and touted Mint’s commitment to low prices. T-Mobile Announces the Un-carrier’sUn carrier's Acquisition of Mint and Ultra Mobile  by  T-Mobile  on  YouTube In true Reynolds fashion, he had a sarcastic, but humorous, reply. “And T-Mobile has assured me that our incredibly improvised, and borderline reckless, messaging strategy will also remain untouched,” he said in the video. The jokes continued in the T-...

Travel Thursdays: Destination: Phuket (Thailand)

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  Why Go To Phuket Pure white sands, aquamarine waters and limestone cliffs await travelers who visit Thailand’s southwestern island of Phuket. Surrounded by the Andaman Sea and about an hour by plane from  Bangkok , this island is a little piece of paradise, which comes with a relatively low price tag for everything from its accommodations to  spa treatments  and  boat tours . But along with its tropical appeal, Phuket beckons to travelers wanting to experience its flavorful cuisine (think: lemongrass, lime leaves, chillies) and its rich culture, heavily influenced by its reigning religion: Buddhism.  And although the island’s beaches and tourism operators have bounced back from the 2004 tsunami, which hammered its western coast and tragically claimed thousands of lives, it remembers the past with memorials and a better warning system, should the area once again come under threat.  Culture & Customs Thai is the official language of Thailand and it...