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Here Come the Gorgeous Winter Sunsets

Local voices making noise on the Patch blogs this week.

Snapshot of the Week: National Boulevard Sunset in Long Beach

The vivid wintertime sunsets are coming and readers are snapping beautiful photos of them. Check this one out from Long Beach, uploaded by Ocean Gypsy. Click here for the full post.

Take the time to enjoy the lights and decor of the holiday season with your family

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I absolutely love this time of the year! It's so much fun to drive around and look at decorated homes and store fronts in the area where you live.

The picture in this post is near my home and I wait with anticipation every year to see it. It makes me laugh and smile with a childlike giddiness! Click here to read the full post.

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How the RNS Stimulator Can Help Epilepsy Patients

The RNS stimulator gives new hope to epilepsy patients with medication-resistant epilepsy. Recently approved by the FDA, the system may help reduce the frequency of seizures. This is a big leap forward because it gives another treatment option to patients who don’t respond well to epilepsy medication. Many of these patients can’t undergo surgical treatment either, because their epilepsy also affects areas in the brain that perform important functions. Click here to read the full post.

Things of Which I am Thankful for

I don’t want to get goofy or sappy here…but seriously, I am very thankful for a lot of reasons.  I am thankful for my family, of course, but this is about me as a Board Member so I will leave out that stuff and say that I am thankful to the Community for electing me a year and a half ago. Click here for the full post.

Enjoy Thanksgiving Leftovers Safely

Leftovers can be the best part of a big holiday. To get the most enjoyment from the remnants of Thanksgiving dinner, a few steps will help to avoid food poisoning. Click here for the full post.

Black Friday Workout | Stretch Before You Shop!

It seems like every year the Holiday Shopping season comes sooner and sooner.  The majority of us however are waiting for Black Friday to start tackling that holiday shopping list.  You might not have time for a Black Friday Workout – but you can at least give your body a little TLC before you head out.  After a days of traveling, eating, drinking and lack of sleep, you’re going to need to regroup before heading out with the swarms of shoppers.  Here are four tips to keep you at peak form even if you can’t hit the gym! Click here for the full post.


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