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December 22, 2021 Columns by Rick Jobus

Naughty Santa, a Rogue Reindeer, and Other Caroling Themes

“Catch a Cannonball, now, to take me down the line My bag is sinkin’ low and I do believe it’s time To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she’s the only one Who sent me here with her regards for everyone Take a load off Fanny Take a load…

November 4, 2020 Columns by Rick Jobus

We Are Family: The Case For Reciprocating Care

“Your lifelong membership is free, Keep a-giving each brother all you can. Oh, aren’t you proud to be in that fraternity, The great big brotherhood of man?” Those lines, written by Frank Loesser for the musical…

October 16, 2019 Columns by Rick Jobus

Adding MDA’s Vast Resources to My ALS Arsenal and Giving Back

About a week after my initial ALS diagnosis, the crippling fog that it had produced lifted enough for me to seek a second opinion. The appointment took place at the neurology department at the University of North Carolina…

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