There still are 22 shopping days until Christmas, but that�s little comfort to Barbara Myers.
Out of work until recently, she hasn�t done much shopping, and wonders how she�ll afford gifts for her family this year.
�Everybody�s going shopping,� Myers said. �I don�t know if it�s a gift or a curse, but there isn�t any money for [...]

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In search of a method to treat her clients’ depression, Elizabeth Hale-Rose has reached back some 2,500 years.
Sitting in a circle with five of her clients, the licensed clinical social worker takes a page from the teachings of the Buddha.
“Close your eyes,” she says softly. “Place your hands in your lap or on your [...]

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