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Making Wheelchairs Obsolete
Making Wheelchairs Obsolete
Making Wheelchairs Obsolete
We live in truly amazing times! Medical advances seem to happen almost every week, especially for those who have suffered an injury to their spinal cord. I have a "bonus" son (my preferred term for "stepson") who has a spinal cord injury. While he is not a complete paraplegic, he has to use a bulky leg brace to stand upright, and a cane to walk. This TekRMD® Robotic Mobilizatio
National Blood Donors Month is January
National Blood Donors Month is January
National Blood Donors Month is January
A need for blood is always present, no matter the time of year. We just finished the year-end "Townsquare Media Blood Drive" and it was very successful... but this is an ongoing need.
Goodbye, North Star Drive Ball Field!
Goodbye, North Star Drive Ball Field!
Goodbye, North Star Drive Ball Field!
If you haven't driven up North Star Drive in Victoria recently (that's the street where the KIXS 108/Townsquare Media studios and offices are), then you may not have seen the flurry of earth-moving activity happening on the piece of land in the middle of the two sections of the street. This area of grassy field had been, for many years, a place where aspiring Major League players would learn and p
Earl Pitts 11/19/13: Fast Cross Country
Earl Pitts 11/19/13: Fast Cross Country
Earl Pitts 11/19/13: Fast Cross Country
Earl has some thoughts on a recent cross-country driving record. Would Earl and his buddies at the Duck Inn attempt such foolishness? Oh, they might consider it...for a few minutes. But Earl offers up some pretty good reasons why they probably wouldn't succeed. Hear them for yourself!
Earl Pitts 10/30/13: Healthcare Website
Earl Pitts 10/30/13: Healthcare Website
Earl Pitts 10/30/13: Healthcare Website
Capitol Hill testimony...fingers of blame pointing in all directions...and the government's health care website still doesn't function correctly! Today, Earl examines how the country that gave the world the light bulb, movies, and, yes...computers, can't come up with a fully-functioning website to sell ObamaCare! In case you missed it this morning, we have it for you here!
Cirque du Cure Tonight
Cirque du Cure Tonight
Cirque du Cure Tonight
The 4th Annual Pink Ribbon Cancer Awareness Event: Cirque du Cure is this evening at the Spring Creek Place Event Center, 12116 Nursery Drive, from 6:30pm to 9 p.m.
Almost Impossible Trivia for 9/27/13
Almost Impossible Trivia for 9/27/13
Almost Impossible Trivia for 9/27/13
Congratulations to Kristi Pittman of Ganado! She knew the answer to today’s Almost Impossible Trivia Question, and won a couple of yummy Jack In The Box Tacos! Q:  In the workplace, the handle of THIS often has more harmful bacteria on it than ANY of the handles in the restroom! What is it?
VC to Host Wellness Presentation
VC to Host Wellness Presentation
VC to Host Wellness Presentation
The first-ever Victoria College Counselor's Student and Faculty Wellness Presentation will be offered in two sessions this month. The presentation will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday on VC's main campus in the Health Sciences Center, Room 130, and again at noon Sept. 25 in the Johnson Symposium.
S.T.A.R.S.
S.T.A.R.S.
S.T.A.R.S.
What is S.T.A.R.S.?  STARS Clinic is changing the lives of families of children with special needs right here in Victoria.  For over 45 years, the STARS clinic has served families of children with special health care needs through neuro-developmental evaluations, assessments and referrals for children from birth to age 21...

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