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Karen Latimer

Karen is a Family Doctor, mom of five and founder of Tips From Town.

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POP: President Obama Takes a Shot at Kardashian and West

In a recent interview, President Obama commented on the corruption of the American Dream, saying what used to be enough, can’t even come close to what kids see on media. He specifically cited one of the most visible couples in entertainment, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. Huffington Post reports.

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NATIONAL: Washington Post Sold for $250 million

In a deal that is shocking the journalism industry, the president of Amazon, Jeffrey P. Bezos is buying the Washington Post for $250 million. The chairman, Donald E. Graham, expressed sadness, but explained he and the board members think a change will be good for the paper. The Graham family has run the paper for […]

WORLD: U.S. State Department Continues to Prepare for Possible al Qaeda Attack

Chatter from the Arabian Peninsula about an upcoming attack on a U.S. embassy increased in the past few days, prompting a travel warning and the closure of 22 U.S. embassies. While the target of the attack has not been discovered, officials are most concerned about an attack on the embassy in Yemen. CNN is closely […]

POP: The Top 20 Party Schools

The Princeton Review released its “Best Colleges” Book yesterday. One of the many lists included Top 20 Party schools. Check it out to see if your alma mater made it, or were you the more studious type? They also did a Top 20 Sober Schools (on the SATs, is the opposite of “party”, “sober”?) Yahoo […]

NATIONAL: Police Arrest Man for Driving into Crowd – 1 Dead, 11 injured

In L.A., 38 year old Nathan Campbell is in prison on $1 million bail for suspicion of intentionally driving into a crowd of people on a boardwalk. One woman was killed and 11 people were injured. Witnesses report Campbell was driving straight into the crowd at 60mph. Fox News has more.

WORLD: Al Qaeda Threat Remains a Serious Possiblity

According to Mike Rogers, the chairman of the U.S. intelligence committee, “The threats against American interests are real and serious and we must not let our guard down.” At least 22 embassies and consulates closed their doors for the weekend because of the threat. NBC News reports.

Karen Takes on Italy … and wins!

Taking kids to a foreign country can be overwhelming. But, I learned there are ways to do it right.

Sightseeing … from a kid’s perspective

A kid's take on a trip to Rome ... not exactly what I was hoping for!

NATIONAL: 73 Year Old Woman Confesses to Killing her Granddaughter

Wait, it gets better. She also dismembered her. 14 year old Coral Hall disappeared in 1998, and her body was never found. Before she went missing, she told a friend she was fighting with her grandmother. According to FoxNews, Lois Janish admitted she and her boyfriend beat Hall with a hammer, then dismembered her and […]

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