Goode Edits

26/07/2024

Today’s annoyance: the use of “on premise” to mean “on site” or “at a place.”

That would be PREMISES.

18/07/2024

Exercise as a prescription for prostate cancer treatment? Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is investigating the effectiveness and parameters. (Writer: William Piersol)

https://www.mskcc.org/news/can-exercise-impact-prostate-cancer-first-of-its-kind-clinical-trial

Learn how exercise may affect the treatment of prostate cancer, in a first of its kind clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

18/07/2024

A really nice story here from Vibhav Nandagiri and NC Health News
about Peacehaven — a residential and empowerment program for people with disabilities. The farm has ambitious expansion plans.

Peacehaven hopes to become a national model for how to shelter & respectfully serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

17/06/2024

Pedestrian and bicyclist deaths are on the rise in North Carolina and across the country. Treating them as a public health problem could help. The latest from NC Health News:

2022 was the deadliest year for pedestrians & bicyclists in two decades. Traffic safety experts use ideas from multiple fields to improve it.

14/06/2024

Checking out the U.S. Open this week? Look at the course with an eye to environmental sustainability. Pinehurst Resort starting working years ago to use less water and chemicals on its courses. The latest from North Carolina NC Health News.

Pinehurst No.2, one of the world top-rated courses, is also one of the most sustainable and a model for other clubs.

12/06/2024

North Carolina's former DHHS leader is now heading up the CDC, and she's using lessons learned during COVID-19 to track a 10-state outbreak of avian flu. The latest from NC Health News:

Mandy Cohen, who led N.C.’s response to COVID, is facing her first major test as director of the CDC with the spread of avian influenza.

12/06/2024

If you're looking for a beach read, check out Marie Flanigan's "Exposed Fury"! (And it's Book 1 of a series.❤️)

https://www.amazon.com/Exposed-Fury-Marie-Flanigan-ebook/dp/B07F6C4SM9?

Annie Fitch, a former police detective, struggles to make ends meet as a private investigator in the sleepy town of Leesburg, Virginia. On partial disability because of gunshot injuries, she’s relegated to doing surveillance gigs and background checks. But things are looking up, since her on-agai....

11/06/2024

Though more people are seeking help from programs designed to support victims of crime, funding for those programs is shrinking. Advocates are trying to fix that. The latest from NC Health News:

North Carolina's funding from the Victims of Crime Act dropped from $42.5 million last year to $24.6 million this year.

06/06/2024

A cancer diagnosis doesn't always mean cancer treatment.

Wait, what? Learn about "active surveillance" of some forms of cancer -- and how to manage it. (From Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)

Learn how to cope with stress and anxiety you may feel if you are diagnosed with cancer and your doctor recommends active surveillance instead of treatment.

06/06/2024

Community gears up to keep influx of golf spectators safe as U.S. Open returns to Pinehurst. The latest from NC Health News:

First responders and health providers in Moore County are preparing for an influx of visitors during the golf championship.

05/06/2024

Research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is helping find the most effective cancer treatments that have the least amount of detrimental side effects.

Learn how HPV-related head and neck cancer can be treated with a sharply reduced radiation dose to prevent side effects, sometimes without surgery.

05/06/2024

The U.S. is becoming an outlier in abortion care. The latest from NC Health News.

Rollback of abortion rights post-Dobbs makes U.S. a global outlier. The trend globally has been toward liberalization of abortion laws.

04/06/2024

Physician-scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center shone at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting.

https://www.mskcc.org/news/cancer-care-at-home-msk-advances-lead-field?

Learn how new clinical trials at MSK are helping make cancer care at home a reality.

04/06/2024

I missed the launch of this book from Fitting Words! It's a great story about perseverance and self-discovery. It was an honor to participate in getting it into the world!

"Fear is our constant companion in life…understanding and embracing it can bring blessings into our lives." - Tricia Thornton Blessing From Fear will help readers discover the meaning of fear and how it has shaped them into the person they are, while providing simple strategies to move forward, .....

04/06/2024

Pediatric organ donation is the last thing families want to think about, but it's not just adults who die waiting for organ transplants. The family of a dying 8-year-old boy in North Carolina decided his best legacy would be life for others. The latest from NC Health News:

This year, 82 NC kids ages 17 or younger need an organ transplant. Only a handful of children have become pediatric organ donors this year.

03/06/2024

If at first you don't succeed: North Carolina charter school approved in second round of federal funding to buy an electric school bus. The latest from NC Health News writer Will Atwater.

North Carolina is set to receive nearly $20 million dollars to purchase EV school buses for 14 school districts in 2024.

19/03/2024

21/02/2024

Nashville authors take home awards for Patchett’s ‘Tom Lake’ and Renkl’s ‘The Comfort of Crows’

15/02/2024

This was a fun project to work on with Pete! I recommend!

His name was Garen, a hitman who chose an early retirement, in a nondescript apartment in a long forgotten ghetto, living out his days creating his art and hiding from his past. He grew up on the vast grid of Chicago, working for his father in a little butcher shop below his apartment—until one m....

05/02/2024

New book drop! Happy to see Pete Hawes' The Butcher Boy get out in the world.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTYR8376?

His name was Garen, a hitman who chose an early retirement, in a nondescript apartment in a long forgotten ghetto, living out his days creating his art and hiding from his past. He grew up on the vast grid of Chicago, working for his father in a little butcher shop below his apartment—until one m....

30/01/2024

Two days left to get this comic anthology that has my cousin's kid's work in it! (Does that make him my cousin once removed? I can never keep that straight.) $7 gets you a PDF, $15 (plus shipping) gets you a printed copy.

It looks fun! Support Jordan Moller's art!

The blood pacts we make to get through the day. The Comix Accountability Club returns with its second annual anthology, and this time, it's steeped in superstition. The rumors around the circle are that 15+ members from this online indie comics communi...

11/01/2024

The Poynter Prizes! Apply apply apply.

The Batten Medal each year recognizes exceptional journalism that makes a difference to the lives of people and their communities. It celebrates the memory of revered reporter, editor and newspaper executive James K. Batten. Jim was the chief executive officer of Knight Ridder when he died in 1995 ...