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In Caroline Van Slyke’s lush backyard, in the heart of Phoenix’s perennially hip Arcadia district, the chickens roam like celebrities, basking in the flash of camera phones and briskly deflecting the pats of adoring children.

“This part of the yard is for the kids, dogs, soccer balls and chickens,” says the photogenic Van Slyke, welcoming the latest group of sightseers on the third annual Tour de Coops, a self-guided tour of Phoenix-area homes where homeowners show off their backyard chickens and, of course, their coops, the new black in enviro-chic.

“Back there,” she says, waving over the low fence at the 1950s ranch-style home’s patio — a parent’s dream oasis of cushioned deck chairs, a homemade jam bar and even a spiral staircase leading up to a rooftop hideaway — “is for the adults.” Read Full Story...


The pain was so severe Ginger Harvey wanted to die.

Hundreds of fatty tumors — known as lipomas — riddled her entire body, pressing on her nerves, causing searing, excruciating pain.

Harvey’s doctors were baffled — the cause of the painful growths was a mystery. The only prescribed treatment was twice-monthly surgeries to remove the lumps from her arms, legs and torso. But the lipomas, which ranged in size from a pea to a golf ball, rapidly returned. As they grew, they ripped and tore at her nerves like a hot, jagged knife cutting her from the inside.

After years of suffering, in constant pain without a definitive diagnosis, Harvey was in despair.

Her surgeon, Dr. Dan Wesche, injected her with a local anesthesia for a two-hour routine removal of some of the growths. But after numerous operations her body had become accustomed to the numbing drugs and they wore off within minutes. She says the scalpel became like a dagger as the surgeon removed the tumors.
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Berth Rights - December 2011
Roach Coach Evolution - December 2011
Expanding Hope - November 2011
The Power of Feedback - November 2011
Designer Danger - October 2011
Tales From The Gate - October 2011
Troubled Bubble - September 2011
Oil You Can Eat - September 2011
Psychic Sleuths - August 2011
6 Sensational Summer Salads - August 2011
Elephants In The Livingroom - July 2011
Dave's Great Adventure - July 2011
Cold Case Files - June 2011
Coming Home - June 2011
Mother of Ivention - May 2011
Camp Revamped - May 2011
Raising Bajqa - April 2011
Trauma - April 2011
Gold Rush - March 2011
Whiz Kids - March 2011
World Affairs - Februuary 2011
A Sure Thing - February 2011
Back From Reality - January 2011
The App Craze - January 2011



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