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The XX Factor

Stories of prenatal depression. Photo by Tatiana Gladskikh/iStockphoto. Name: Lindsay I’ve been on a Zoloft since I was 16 and started showing signs of depression. My home life was great, I did well in school, had friends and did after school activities—there was no environmental reason for it. My mom, seeing in me what she [...]

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Adult vacation Bible school at Anderson church focuses on ‘praying in color’

With blank pages before them, a group of students at St. John’s United Methodist Church prepared to learn a new way to use their hands to pray. Dan Batson, the minister at the Anderson church, stood in front of a blank canvas of his own. “this is about praying in color, drawing a new path [...]

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Success story – SunGazette.com

JERSEY SHORE – for two years, Family Promise of Lycoming County inc. has welcomed homeless families, allowed them to stay together and helped to turn their lives around for the better. “We teach new skills,” Melissa Margargle, executive director, said. “We find services they were lacking.” For some people, that means helping the parents find [...]

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