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Giving Badminton the respect it deserves
Recently, I read a piece in TIME on resistance-stretching exercises. Forty-one year old Dara Torres, the silver medalist who made history at the 2008 Beijing Olympics as the oldest swimmer to compete, power-stretches three times a week. Resistance stretching, the article claims, focuses on flexing your muscles as you stretch them which increases strength and flexibility. "Contract your muscles while stretching them and get a workout worthy of an Olympian." Translated locally, Kit pulls my fist away from me as I try to pull it in during a bicep curl.

Alpha course for all who want to learn religion basics
The essence of Christianity, not the ceremonial or even the denominational beliefs of a specific church is the focus of The Alpha Course, a 10-week course offered at the Ashland United Methodist Church. The class, for adults, begins with a Sept. 10 barbecue cookout at 6:30 p.m. on the Methodist Church property south of Ashland on Old Highway 63.

Salter pens book
"There is a geography to baking bread." - Cathy Salter