Jasmine Jones
otherDecember 23, 2023
Community Cookbook: Fruitcake Recipe, by Sue Jones from JacksonSue Jones spent her childhood on a farm located off of Highway 72 in the Fruitland/Jackson area. Those years on the farm were full of wholesome adventures: Jones rode horses, gathered persimmons from the fruit tree next to the driveway and heated up water for baths...
FeaturesDecember 22, 2023
Sleep: A vital piece of wellnessEven if you eat nutritious meals and exercise every day, you might be missing out on an equally-important function of health: sleep. Sleep gives us superpowers. With quality sleep, our cognitive function and memory improve, hormones are better regulated and the ris...
otherNovember 12, 2023
Community Cookbook: Butter Chicken Masala by Uzma Aziz from Islamabad, PakistanRecipes tell the stories of communities and the people who shape them. Each recipe is more than a list of ingredients and steps; it is a written legacy of the individual who created the dish, their family and history. This monthly series highlights one of these leg...
otherNovember 11, 2023
Faces of Southeast Missouri: Dr. Sheila Long“Think outside the box.” It’s a phrase Dr. Sheila Long says she tells her students constantly, a phrase that embodies her own teaching methods and daily life. Long is an instructor in the Department of Child and Family Studies at Southeast Missouri State University...
BusinessNovember 8, 2023
New faces in health care leadershipNurses, doctors and clinicians are on the ground floor, caring for patients’ health and helping their families navigate the process. Their expertise and dedication are the foundation of our regional hospitals. But without leadership, there would be no system for th...
BusinessNovember 6, 2023
Cape Girardeau: The ideal city for health care professionalsCape Girardeau was not on Dr. Steven Finstad’s radar. As a native to Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, he says he only heard of the city “maybe once” from a friend who enjoyed catfishing. Finstad and his wife were looking to make a career change, so he was intervie...
BusinessOctober 30, 2023
How gardens and farms can transform the health of communities in Southeast MissouriAlong the interstates, highways and backroads of Southeast Missouri, there are countless fields of grain crops. Corn, soybeans, wheat and rice abound. According to the Missouri Department of Agriculture, the state ranks fourth in rice production for the country — w...
FeaturesOctober 18, 2023
Finding Power Over an Eating Disorder: Laura EmmonsLaura Emmons did not expect her physical exam before high school to change her life. But it did. During that exam, Emmons was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder categorized by restricting one’s calorie intake to the point of malnutrition, coupled w...
FeaturesOctober 16, 2023
Finding Renewal After Decades of Substance Abuse, Prison Time: Courtney TrankleCourtney Trankle says she always felt different from her family. When her father, a combat veteran, retired and moved their family from Fort Huachuca, Ariz., to the small town of Marble Hill, Mo., Trankle felt even more uncomfortable and alienated. To cope with her...
otherOctober 9, 2023
Community Cookbook: Cooked Cheese, by Rosemary Berry from FruitlandRecipes tell the stories of communities and the people who shape them. Each recipe is more than a list of ingredients and steps; it is a written legacy of the individual who created the dish, their family and history. This monthly series highlights one of these leg...Advertisement
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