| Rockford Doctors say Some Teens Need Meds for Depression
ROCKFORD - Despite an FDA warning for teens taking anti-depressants, they're still committing suicide. A Rockford high school counselor says medication helps some of her students lead normal lives. The Food and Drug Administration put out the warning because some teenagers on anti-depressants were having suicidal thoughts. But other studies show teens still commit suicide. Local doctors we talked to think some teenagers need to be on meds. Jefferson High School lead counselor Dr. Judy Cunningham says after she talks to students struggling with depression she contacts their parents to suggest treatment. In her experience, medication helps them recover. "It's interesting because just last week, one of her comments to me is that she feels better than she has felt for years. She is coming to school every day and she is now talking about going to college.
Beautiful Miss Idaho in LCHS Parade
Below, Family Phil's shot of historic downtown Wallace. BTW, Phil has a Little-Ears-Have-Big-Windows post here. *HBO's still trying to figure out what Stebbijo/Your Choice means by done-r here. *CDADave/Thin Air is trying out a new look as he prepares to return to the HBO blogosphere in a big way on Monday. He's asking folks what they think here. *Amy Crooks/That's Life. Life Goes On sounds as though she's been working hard for her money and not blogging too much here. *Marianne Love/Slight Detour has some fascinating historical info about Bonner County, including how Hoodoo Creek was formed and how Sagle got its name after losing out to Eagle in southern Idaho here. Also: Herb Huseland/Bay Views puts in his 2 cents about the inheritance tax here, Digital Fog has another fine parody here, ErinG/Idaho Native is getting nervous about the birth process here and Cis Gors/From A Simple Mind analyzes an online quiz she took here.
2007: What
A Year!
Looking Back (to back to back)
This past year will long be remembered as the one that put Boone on the national map after the Appalachian State Mountaineers pulled what has been hailed as the college football upset of the century — defeating Michigan 34-32 on Sept. 1 in Ann Arbor. The implausible win was a prelude to the Mountaineers’ third consecutive national championship. For a look back on the year that was, please read on. January
• RedTail Mountain, a gated residential community situated 20 miles northwest of Boone, unveils its plans to the public. The community occupies land formerly known as Roan Valley Country Club Estates. The property features an 18-hole golf course and a private lake house and dock on Watauga Lake.
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