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Laura Varon Brown
Fitting in fitness: Need your help!
Ok, we've procrastinated enough. Or at least I have. In this week's column I'm asking for your advice for eliminating time-eaters that get in the way of fitness time and your advice on how to restart a healthy routine. Put... Read more...
Posted on 7:21 PM on 10/27/06 |  Comments (22)

 


 

Laura Varon Brown
Join the conversation about breast cancer!
We recently published an entire issue focused on breast cancer awareness. If you have a personal story of survival, an insight that has helped you, or just a comment that might help somebody else...this is a great place to share... Read more...
Posted on 10:16 AM on 10/01/06 |  Comments (9)

 


 

Laura Varon Brown
Forum: Talk about the cancer vaccine
There is a movement to make the HPV vaccine that protects again cervical cancer mandatory for young girls in Michigan. What do you think? Talk to each other about this important topic. Read more...
Posted on 9:41 AM on 09/25/06 |  Comments (157)

 


 

Laura Varon Brown
GR8 PLATE for Breast Cancer?
For an upcoming issue marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Twist is looking for vanity plates that say, "I survived!" If you have a vanity plate touting survival or know someone who does, please send a description and photo to: twistdetroit@freepress.com.... Read more...
Posted on 2:02 PM on 09/14/06 |  Comments (3)

 


 

Laura Varon Brown
Too young, too old
My busiest days for email traffic is over the weekend as readers pick up Twist in the Sunday Detroit Free Press. This week I got conflicting emails and phone messages. One caller said we should do more stories about single... Read more...
Posted on 12:14 PM on 09/11/06 |  Comments (4)

 


 

Laura Varon Brown
Spaaaah!
No laboring this Labor Day weekend! Come to Pontiac on Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday and stop by the Twist Life Time Fitness LifeSpa at Arts, Beats & Eats. We'll be in the only air conditioned tent and a great... Read more...
Posted on 9:11 PM on 08/31/06 |  Comments (2)

 


 

Laura Varon Brown
Back to school musings
We have a really fun issue this weekend on getting the house, the kids, your mind in back to school mode. But for me, it's a reminder that in one year from now, my oldest will be heading to college.... Read more...
Posted on 10:34 AM on 08/18/06 |  Comments (1)

 


 

Laura Varon Brown
Submit a Pulse poll question!
The Pulse poll results are always fun to watch as they come in each week. And the results are fun to share in the print edition. Twist is always looking for fun, creative questions to put online. If you have... Read more...
Posted on 12:20 PM on 08/02/06 |  Comments (8)

 


 

Laura Varon Brown
Chore wars on the homefront
This weekend's Twist has a great cover and story on working as a team at home on the chores and dreaded clutter. It's provoked quite a debate at work and home. Our poll question had pretty predictable results -- the... Read more...
Posted on 10:12 AM on 07/28/06 |  Comments (2)

 


 

Marsha Low
Tiny Little Heartbreaks
The pangs in my chest started months ago, each one wrapped in both sadness and joy. They came when my baby girl first lifted her head. Again when she first rolled over, crawled, said ma-ma and then da-da, when her... Read more...
Posted on 11:30 PM on 07/09/06 |  Comments (1)