HEALTH & WELLNESS: INHERITANCE

 A LOOK AT GENETIC DISEASE & PREVENTION   Have you ever noticed that visits to the doctor, dentist and hospital usually include a battery of questions about your family’s health history?  Knowing your family’s medical history is important because it may expose the potential for genetic conditions and disorders that may develop in the future.  […]

THE GREATEST FEMALE WORLD LEADER OF ALL TIME?

By Marc Alexander Have you ever imagined how tough it must be to be the female leader of a country?  How much you have to overcome? How focused you must be on your goal? How oblivious to the naysayers and the sexism you must be to even get into office? Beginning in 1960 with Sirimavo […]

Downtime: SENECA FALLS

By Francesca Merced It’s a wonderful life in Seneca Falls.  At least, rumor has it that it was the inspiration for Frank Capra’s holiday film “It’s A Wonderful Life.”  While movie buffs may delight in that little trivia tidbit, the factual legacy of Seneca Falls as the sight for the historic Women’s Right Convention (Seneca […]

COVER STORY: SHEILA E.

  By Teryl Warren     It’s natural to assume that Sheila E. has led, well, a glamorous life.  Her illustrious career has spanned three media (music, television and film), more than three decades, and has included performances with some of the music industry’s most legendary performers. It’s also difficult to believe that a life […]

WHAT HE WANTS

Why He’s Not Married By Drew Allen I recently read an article featured in the Huffington Post that explored the reasons why so many women aren’t married!  As the writer, having been married three times herself, proclaimed the real reason these eager-to-be brides are still waiting to jump the broom, it got me to thinking […]

Purse Strings: PeaceKeeper Cause-metics

  PeaceKeeper Cause-metics founder Jody Weiss was born in an era when principles like fair treatment and fair trade took precedence over profit margins… or, at least we’d like to think they did. Heavily influenced by her mother’s peace efforts during the Vietnam War era, Jody left a lucrative career as a sports agent to […]

Wiles Tunes: “IN THE MOOD” MUSIC

  What sort of music gets you in the mood for romance?  Is it the prospect of a passion that just won’t quit, or the promise of a love that will never die?  Whatever it takes to get you going, we guarantee, you’ll find a love song on this list that will set your heart […]

Health & Wellness: Ready for Romance?

February 14th is a date on our calendar that tells us we’re ready for romance – or, that at least we should be. But how do we know for sure that, emotionally, we’ve healed from past relational disappointments to the point that we can truly love again? And what are some of the red flags […]

The Greatest Celebrity Romance?

By Marc Alexander   February is the month of Valentine’s Day – the holiday spilling over with love and romance. In today’s technology intensified Facebook and Twitter-soaked world, love and romance are very fluid and relative concepts.  Romance can start on-line in minutes, and be sustained from afar through hours of instant messages. Courtship now […]

Celebrity Stylist: Rochelle Mosley

By Stacy Gardner When it comes to doing your hair, you can’t have just anybody taking to your lovely tresses. You need a hair stylist you can trust that will leave you feeling beautiful and confident once you leave the chair every time.  Meet celebrity hairstylist, Rochelle Mosley.  A veteran in the business, Rochelle is […]