Mental Health Mondays: Now for sale: Data on your mental health

by Drew Harwell Capitalizing on the pandemic explosion in telehealth and therapy apps that collect details of your mental health needs, data brokers are packaging that information for resale, a new study finds. There’s no law stopping them. One company advertised the names and home addresses of people with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress or bipolarContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: Now for sale: Data on your mental health”

True Crime Sundays: Bryan Kohberger Visited Idaho Student Union Before Murders — and Was ‘the Type to Stare’: Witnesses.

by Steve Hilling As police have investigated the November stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, they have attempted to recreate the daily whereabouts of the man suspected of killing them. In December, authorities arrested Bryan Kohberger and charged him with four counts of murder. But Kohberger didn’t attend the University of Idaho; he was a graduateContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Bryan Kohberger Visited Idaho Student Union Before Murders — and Was ‘the Type to Stare’: Witnesses.”

10 Attributes Of Irresistible People

by James Michael Sama The people that everyone wants to be around. Jene sais quoi: “A quality that cannot be described or named easily.” We’ve all met people who have it — that…thing that draws us to them, but we just cannot put our finger on what it is. It’s a pull, a magnetism that makes you wantContinue reading “10 Attributes Of Irresistible People”

Opioid Crisis Friday: Teen sentenced for selling fentanyl to Post Falls HS student who later overdosed.

by Erin Robinson KOOTENAI CO., Idaho. — A local teenager could spend up to 10 years in prison for selling fentanyl to a Post Falls student who then overdosed. Randy Ter Maaten, 17, was convicted of delivering a controlled substance on school grounds. The student he sold the drugs to then overdosed at Post FallsContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: Teen sentenced for selling fentanyl to Post Falls HS student who later overdosed.”

19 ways to infuse FUN into your writing process (and have fun consistently)

by Alex Mathers A guy I follow on Twitter asked his followers: ‘What’s ONE challenge people face when trying to grow on Twitter?’ I tweet responded: ‘Losing the enjoyment to create and write. You need to find a way to have fun here or you’ll give up.’ He inspired me to write a post onContinue reading “19 ways to infuse FUN into your writing process (and have fun consistently)”

5 Daily 2-Minute Habits to Radically Boost Your All-Round Fitness

Fitness is stupidly simple, don’t complicate it by Neeramitra Reddy itness is absurdly simple. But TikTok influencers and supplement companies peddle B.S. pseudoscience and lies. Metabolism-boosting Nigerian berries. Banded bicep curls balancing single-legged on a Bosu ball. Fat-burning Garcinia Cambogia pills that burn your wallet. Ignore such snake oil B.S. Instead, focus on the time-tested fundamentals —Continue reading “5 Daily 2-Minute Habits to Radically Boost Your All-Round Fitness”

Mental Health Mondays: You Deserve Better Than These 13 Behaviors (Stop Accepting Them).

You can’t control how people act, but you can control what you tolerate. by James Michael Sama ermites are small, barely visible little creatures. By themselves, they’re relatively harmless and wouldn’t be much of a concern if you found one around the house. But, they’re not singular pests, and we all know that when theyContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: You Deserve Better Than These 13 Behaviors (Stop Accepting Them).”

True Crime Sundays: Green Bay Man Wanted in Double Homicide Captured in Arkansas.

by Associated Press Authorities have captured a Green Bay man wanted in a double homicide in Arkansas. GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have captured a Green Bay man wanted in a double homicide in Arkansas. WLUK-TV reported Wednesday that 48-year-old Richard Sotka was arrested Sunday and charged in Brown County, Wisconsin, with two counts of first-degree intentionalContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Green Bay Man Wanted in Double Homicide Captured in Arkansas.”

17 Life-Changing Micro Habits That Require Only 5 Minutes (or Less)

Breakthroughs don’t change your life; micro-habits do by Darshak Rana New Year’s resolutions. We all make them, myself included. Drink more water, hit the gym, cut back on social media, be more present, get more sleep, save money… the list goes on. But by midyear, I could barely remember what I resolved to do. WhyContinue reading “17 Life-Changing Micro Habits That Require Only 5 Minutes (or Less)”

Opioid Crisis Fridays: 35 fentanyl-related overdose deaths in King County in less than a month

by Natalie Swaby King County Prosecutors say they are working to hold drug dealers accountable. In the last five months of 2022, 67 fentanyl dealing charges were filed. SEATTLE — Since the start of 2023, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office says 35 people have died from fentanyl-related overdoses. Prosecutors say they are working to hold drugContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: 35 fentanyl-related overdose deaths in King County in less than a month”