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Jo Stanley: "When we decided it was time for a sibling for Willow, I went straight for the pond scum." Photo: Mike Baker

I have had some surreal moments in my career as a minor player in the media world. Moments where I've found myself thinking, "Huh, never would have predicted that."

Like the time I stumbled across Justin Bieber's then girlfriend, Selena Gomez, crouching next to my dirty family wagon in our work car park, hiding from some fans who had made it past security. Or maybe she was hiding from Bieber. That would be more understandable.

Or when Dr Andrew Rochford, the hot doctor on The Project, challenged my belief in alternative medicine live on national television. He was doing his job and I was doing mine. Healthy debate is the backbone of shows like that. But so is pace, which meant I got all flustered and my argument sounded neither convincing nor informed, especially in the shadow of the good doctor's impressive scientific knowledge. He quoted stats and studies, I quoted him that "Magic Happens" bumper sticker.

My problem was that, in all honesty, I had no proof for my belief in the alternative medicine I was defending.

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I have regularly attended a traditional Chinese medicine clinic for many years. I see a lovely man who takes my pulse on both wrists, asks to see my tongue, questions me on things I wouldn't share with my husband and then sends me away with neatly wrapped brown paper packages of what I can only describe as twigs, bark, seeds and dirt, to brew up into a foul-tasting tea that could, in fact, be pond scum.

Don't ask me how any of it works. Generally I just nod politely through any talk of liver qi or strengthening my wei qi, and then I start daydreaming about yum cha. After my last appointment I came away with only the knowledge that if I had a band I'd call it Kidney Yin Deficiency.

But I first took the leap of faith because I couldn't get pregnant. It was on the recommendation of a woman who seemed to have a new baby every time I saw her. (I began to wonder if she was hiring them just to irritate me).

Admittedly, in the gullibility stakes, I was ripe for the picking. After three years of infertility, I would have tried anything. If someone had said to me they'd stood on their head naked on the steps of the Opera House and that seemed to work, I'd have booked my ticket to Sydney that very day.

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Clinton Stevenson USMLE Step 1=57 GPA=3.50, AUA medical school, Trinity Health – Video

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I was a medical student assigned to Trinity Health, St Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, Pontiac Michigan, for clinical rotations. I was a student from the Amer...

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Reunions – Sat, 24 May 2014 PST

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Medical Lake High School Class of 1964 - June 20. Information on classmates is requested. Contact Ilse Box Long at omalong1900@gmail.com.

Lewis and Clark High School Class of 1964 - Sept. 5-7. Activities include: grade school get-togethers on Friday; a tour of the high school and reunion dinner at the Davenport Hotel on Saturday; and golf and picnic at Manito Park on Sunday. Visit http://www.lewisandclark64.com or call (509) 448-1838 for moreinformation.

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Medical Lake High School Class of 1964 - June 20. Information on classmates is requested. Contact Ilse Box Long at omalong1900@gmail.com.

Lewis and Clark High School Class of 1964 - Sept. 5-7. Activities include: grade school get-togethers on Friday; a tour of the high school and reunion dinner at the Davenport Hotel on Saturday; and golf and picnic at Manito Park on Sunday. Visit http://www.lewisandclark64.com or call (509) 448-1838 for moreinformation.

USS Mount McKinley Association 26th Annual Reunion - Sept. 17-21. A reunion for those who served on the Amphibious Force Flagship, USS Mount McKinley AGC/LCC-7 (1944-1970) and other members of the Flagship Alliance group will be held in Colorado Springs, Colo. For more information, contact Dwight Janzen at djanzen4@msn.com or call (509) 534-3649 on evenings orweekends.

Ernst Home Center Former Employees - A potluck will be held at the gazebo in Manito Park on Aug. 2, 1-5 p.m. Call Rita at (509) 599-6635 for moreinformation.

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ECU notes: Program gets funds

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East Carolina Universitys Project STEPP program, which supports students with learning disabilities who aspire to achieve a college education, has received a nearly $950,000 donation from Walter and Marie Williams of Greenville.

The ECU Board of Trustees acknowledged the gift at its meeting on April 25 and voted to rename the program the Walter and Marie Williams STEPP Program. The Williamses were early supporters of this innovative program, which began full-time operation in 2007.

Their total personal and extended support for the STEPP Program (including family and company gifts) is now at $1,124,943, according to Board of Trustees documents.

Sarah Williams, Project STEPP director, said the gift is a fantastic start toward building a $4 million endowment to ensure the program is sustainable.

STEPP administrators offer academic, social and life skills support to a select number of students with ADHD or learning disabilities in reading, writing or math. By partnering with these students, their families, and a variety of educational communities, Project STEPP fosters a network of opportunities and resources to empower and support students from admission to graduation.

So many of the students in our program had been told they would never go to college and now many of them are excelling, Sarah Williams said.

Educators still have much to do in the way of helping bridge the transition for students with learning disabilities to the college setting, she said. The STEPP program is unique in the nation. While there are programs available to support students who have learning disabilities on some other campuses, many are very expensive. Walter and Marie Williams made it possible for students in our program to have access to college as well as the support they need to be successful without additional costs to the student.

Walter Williams, president of the Trade-Wilco chain of convenience stores, received a bachelors degree in 1951 and a masters degree in 1955, both from East Carolina. Marie Williams graduated from East Carolina in 1953.

Project STEPP also receives support from the Oak Foundation of Geneva, Switzerland, and from the Harold H. Bate Foundation and the Peter J. Frenkel Foundation.

An incoming student at the Brody School of Medicine has earned a substantial scholarship that will help pay for medical school.

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Christian Liberty repeats regional title feat

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Winning regional titles is beginning to get habit-forming for Christian Liberty Academy.

For the second straight year, the Chargers are Class A regional champions after hanging on for a 3-2 victory over Kirkland Hiawatha at Hinckley-Big Rock on Saturday.

Christian Liberty scored 1 run in the first inning on doubles from seniors Aaron Cunningham and Aaron Karr.

The Chargers added to the lead with 2 more runs in the third on a triple by senior Dylan Antonides and a double by freshman Aiden Miller.

Winning pitcher Tom Keplar delivered a strong start, and Antonides closed out the game, which ended as Christian Liberty's catcher, Miller, threw out a Hiawatha runner at second base.

Christian Liberty coach Jed Bennett said two keys for his team were its recent knack for solit hitting combined with good fielding.

Against both Hiawatha and Alden-Hebron (in a 7-4 regional semifinal win on Wednesday), the Chargers played error-free ball.

"I think this might even be a bigger win than last year," said Christian Liberty coach Jed Bennett. "Last year we were the No. 1 seed in our regional, and this year we were the No. 3."

Next up for Christian Liberty is an appearance in the Lena-Winslow sectional semifinals. They'll meet Freeport Aquin at about 6:45 p.m. in the second of two semifinal games Wednesday, following the first semi featuring Shabbona Indian Creek and Lena Winslow (4 p.m. start).

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