In a typical nine to five society, most of us are immune to our daily work schedules. We become the repetitious and at times the dull routine to our every day jobs. We fit right in with the rest of the world; investing years of our lives into jobs almost making us feel as if we are more ordinary than original. This necessary way of living can distract us from our individual characteristics and talents that make us who we are. Click here for the whole story
Prostate Cancer: The Male Nemesis
By Emil Marino
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About two months ago I had my yearly physical exam, and was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. What is the Prostate Gland? It is one of the male sex glands. My doctor, an internist, found that my PSA scoring (by blood test) had been increasing from the "normal" 4.0, to 5.4 in 2005, to a 6.7 this year. PSA (prostate-specific antigen) is like a small red flag that "pops up"when signaling the person that further scrutiny is required. Basically like the red engine light going on in your car. Click here for the whole story
Jerry's Dari-Pride a Wickliffe landmark for 57 years and still going
BY MICHAEL CREDICO
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On warm spring Saturday, Dan Schuren and his family prepare to venture out to Jerry’s Dari Pride in Wickliffe for some refreshing treats and dessert.
“It’s very nostalgic,” says Schuren, 21, of the cozy ice cream shop that has become a sort of Wickliffe landmark over the years. The lifelong Willowick resident became a dedicated customer at the tender age of two when his father, Earl, began taking the family of four to Jerry’s for some cool treats and locally famous ice cream.
“Really good milkshakes,” he says, smiling, “My mom will usually get a peanut buster parfait, my dad will get a lemon-ice, my sister will get a hot fudge sundae, and I usually get a chocolate milkshake.” Click here for the whole story
Supreme Court awards Minnesota senate seat to Al Franken
BY ANDRES PEREZ-CHARNECO
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The Minnesota Supreme Court ended today a near nine month election debate with a unanimous 5 to 0 decision in favor of Democrat Al Franken. Franken and incumbent Minnesota Republican Senator Norm Coleman engaged in a lengthy legal battle over the results of their November 2008 election. Coleman was the early winner, but the thin margins prompted a legally mandated recall which went in Franken’s favor by 225 votes. The Court’s latest decision finalized the results with Franken winning out by just 312 votes. The 32-page long decision upheld a lower court decision in April that also found Franken the winner. Click here for the whole story
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Kevin Rhomberg teaches life skills at baseball school
BY MICHAEL CREDICO
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Ten year old Michael Abate, III holds his aluminum bat behind his head. He looks hard at the little orange ball that is placed upon a tee and takes a mighty swing. The ball hits the net of the batting cage sending ripples in every direction.
“Very good,” says Kevin Rhomberg, owner and instructor at Painesville’s Super Joe’s Baseball and Softball Academy, quick to reiterate the importance of extending the arms when swinging at a baseball. Michael’s father nods in half agreement and half pride.
Kevin Rhomberg has seen a lot of baseball, and a lot of other things for that matter.
Growing up in Dubuque, Iowa in the 1960’s and 1970’s far away from any Major League Baseball team, Rhomberg and friends were able to catch Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Braves games over the radio, listening to greats like Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews and many others. His roots were modest, sneaking peaks of the ballgames broadcasted over cable television at friends’ houses, a luxury his family could not afford.
“We were glued more to the radio. We listened to all the games,” he says sitting at his computer in the lobby area of Super Joe’s, located at 1721 Mentor Avenue.
Several years later, Rhomberg would find himself playing in the major leagues as a Cleveland Indian. He would hit his first major league home run against the Boston Red Sox in September of 1982. Click here for the whole story
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