July 2022

Finding joy in a short video

We live in a world full of short videos. From reels to stories to snaps to TikToks, there are billions of short videos giving advice on health, technology, cooking, traveling and so much more. Some of those videos are funny and others are very serious.

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Grayson County issues a burn ban

When Grayson County Fire Marshall John Weda told county commissioners Tuesday that the county was in need of a burn ban, the group agreed and issued one that will be in place for the next seven days. Generally, the county commissioners consider the burn ban issue once a week after it has been issued.

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

LONDON (AP) — Olympic great Mo Farah -- the winner of four gold medals and one of Britain’s greatest and best-loved athletes -- has been carrying a secret burden all these years: He was illegally brought to the U.K. as a youth and forced to care for other children before he escaped a life of servitude through running.

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Virus damages heart muscle, causing congestive heart failure

Dear Dr. Roach: I read your recent column on longhaul effects in COVID compared to the flu. About 14 years ago, a young neighbor caught some kind of virus. His wife said he was never the same after that. He was in his mid-40s. There were several fundraisers in the area to try to raise money for the young family. He needed a heart transplant and was put on a waiting list. His cardiologist wrote an article for the local paper explaining that many people suffer heart damage from the flu and other viruses. The doctor was trying to explain that not everyone with heart disease made poor health decisions such as smoking.

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