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Newtown, Ct. Tragedy: We, at Least, have Somewhere to Turn.

What do we do now? Anger.  Much anger.  Debate.  Much debate. In the aftermath of the Newtown tragedy I find myself reading many, many posts.  Mental illness, gun control, school safety.   What do we do now? I’m not someone who would even think of myself as a professional or an expert but it seems to […]

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Diabetesdad says His Yearly “Good-bye” to 2012 in his Own Unique Style

Enjoy my annual year-end column to 2012 by clicking the link below http://www.dlife.com/diabetes_resources/diabetes_advocacy/tom_karlya/take_on_2012

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A Community……Our Community…..Comes Together.

Community: defined as a  group sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the larger society within which it exists. As I watched the tragic events of the last few days the word ‘community’ has been stated so many times.  We all belong to various definitions of the […]

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Tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut—DO NOT GIVE the Gunman Attention…PLEASE!

I am so angry. Right before the holidays; 27 dead and 18 are children in a shooting at Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (Reports changing and ongoing)  Seems a 22 caliber rifle was used.  Grades K-4. (Right before I published this story–CNN is reporting the number of those dead is not as high as the number […]

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NBC News Star Stuns a Room about the Death of a Colleague.

He was introduced.  He is mega star in NY News.  How fortunate that he would lend his good name and time to such a worthy cause. He calls them the way he sees them.  He created his “The Debrief” as a vehicle to help accomplish telling the stories needing to be told.  He is direct.  He is […]

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In NYC for 12-12-12……But Not for a Concert……For a Cure!

12-12-12 in New York City.  At a concert?   Nope.  I found it interesting that just a few blocks away from probably the biggest concert since “We Are the World” joined together to create an album, there was a huge gathering of people together for you (if you have diabetes) and your children (if they have […]