by Don Ingwerson Article first published on Blogcritics When CBS’s 60 Minutes did a story about placebos being as effective as antidepressants, I thought viewers probably raised an eyebrow and listened a little more attentively, because this wasn’t someone’s personal opinion but mainstream media sharing cutting-edge research information from Irving Kirsch, an Associate Director of the Program in Placebo Studies
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Why is this video on my blog today? Partway through the video you’ll find Christian Science had helped in the successful start of the first franchise, over a century ago. I hope you enjoy the message! We can thank Tim Myers for sharing it.
by Don Ingwerson Article first published in Blogcritics Recently my wife and I ended a Disneyland visit without our usual family around us – and I can’t remember that ever happening before. Because we weren’t preoccupied with entertaining the kids, we could relax and observe everyone. Even though there were crushing shoulder-to-shoulder crowds, I noticed something interesting. There was no
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by Don Ingwerson While serving as a public school administrator, I dealt directly with district leadership who would often direct teachers to take care of all educational instruction. Homework was generally discouraged because it was thought that parents might confuse students, since new methods were unfamiliar to parents. Remember modern math versus traditional math, look-and-say reading programs, whole language instruction,
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by Don Ingwerson On Friday, March 16th, our La Canada Assistant Committee, Rahla Lindsey, was able to make an appointment for the two of us to meet with Congressman Adam Schiff in his Pasadena office. We asked him to consider being a co-sponsor of a proposed bill by Congresswoman Judy Biggert and Congressman Dan Boren. Basically, this bill would amend
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by Don Ingwerson Article first published on Blogcritics. Our family enjoys coming together at least once a year to share past experiences and hopes for the future. Occasionally, the discussion veers into politics, opinions on public personalities, or health. Good intentions at the beginning of discussions don’t always end with good results, though. H. Gilbert Welch expressed a similar parallel
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by Don Ingwerson March is Women’s History Month! To celebrate this month, TMC Youth is tweeting a fact on Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science, every day this month. Here are their tweets on this pioneer who wrote extensively about the mind-health connection: Today’s fact is a quote by Clara Barton: “Love permeates all the teachings of this
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by Don Ingwerson First published in the Redlands Daily Facts. I’ve noticed more discussion lately on who should be in charge of decisions regarding patient care – the patient or the physician – and whether a patient’s religious beliefs affect that care. Along those lines, I recently had the opportunity to join representatives of other faiths at Loma Linda University
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by Don Ingwerson Article first published on Blogcritics. Most of the world knows what’s going on in Hollywood because that’s what Hollywood does best – show the world how artistic and creative the entertainment capital of the world is. Since I’m really a transplanted Midwesterner, I developed my insights about Hollywood and its workings through my wife when she was
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by Don Ingwerson On Monday, February 13th and Tuesday, 14th, Eric Nelson, Committee on Publication for Northern California, and I, along with attorney Ken Bemis, met with legislative staff members and the director for California Association of Health Plans to discuss the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). We are interested in maintaining regular contact with those who are
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