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At my age death of contemporary friends is not an surprising occurrence. But with some it is a shot deep to the Soul. Sharon was an incredibly beautiful woman. She looked 20-30 years younger than her mid 70s. A powerful Christian warrior who never mentioned the Christian ministries she provided to many. She was a talented artist. Various media but oils were throughout her gorgeous home. She and her husband Mike Marsalis had a fascinating life including living in Paris where they both went to culinary school and studied under Julia Child . I met them via politics: GOP/Free Republic/theRight...

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. -— A psychologist who has spoken out on eating disorders and other issues was arrested after she collapsed in a supermarket, allegedly after inhaling propellant from whipped cream cans. Lisa G. Berzins, who has been interviewed on television and in newspapers and successfully lobbied for a state law regulating claims by weight loss businesses, was arrested on a warrant Friday charging her in the May 29 incident. Berzins, 49, has written and lectured on eating disorders, female development, sex roles and self-esteem, according a speaker's biography from the American Psychological Association. She has visited schools in a...

BOCA RATON - The parents of a suburban Boca Raton woman critically injured in a car collision this summer are suing a video store for allegedly selling their daughter and her friend nitrous oxide cartridges that they used to get high moments before the crash. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Palm Beach County Circuit Court, alleges that Gold Coast Video on Route 441 has sold "whippets" to teenagers and adults knowing the products would be used illegally to get high.Michael and Gina Cook say their 19-year-old daughter, Jamie Cook, bought whippets at the store, just north of Oriole Country Road...