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Whooping Cough Reported at Two Local Schools

| 4:25 PM

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Two students were diagnosed with whooping cough, also known as pertussis, a respiratory disease that can spread easily in public settings, according to the County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA).

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Older Adults Can Get Connected at Internet Fair

| 11:34 AM

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More and more older adults are getting online whether it’s to check email, surf the web or set up a profile on a social networking site. A new Pew Research Center study found for the first time ever, more than half of U.S. adults over the age of 65 are going online daily.

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VIDEO: Depression Screening Week 2012

| 3:17 PM

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Everyone has their ups and downs. Feelings of sadness and anxiety are normal with all the little stresses you encounter in daily life. But bigger issues like job loss, divorce or a death in the family can push a person toward a state of depression.