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 By Middle Tennessee Now staff 
Say the words ‘health insurance’ to someone today and chancesare that you will get a reply that is not very positive.
Two-thirds of those surveyed say health benets are either a
primary reason for taking a job or a primary reason for remainingwith a job, according to an Insure.com survey. Rising premiumshave been a topic for several decades now with a variety of possible solutions never quite making it past the chopping block.According to the CDC website, in 2007 there were 43 million
Health Insurance: Reasonableoptions are available
 Health Markets provides a variety of  options for individuals & small businesses
Exchange Club, areavolunteers clean up Bellevue
 Long-time member, Don Johnson passes away; helped Bellevue in many ways
 Don Johnson (r) and Charlie Tygard were key in gettingvolunteers to help during Bellevue Clean Up Day
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Consumer Tips 2Bright Spots 3
Sawrie Becker, M.S.E.
Calendar of Events 4Sudoku 4Small Business 5Tech Talk 5Green 101 6Hickman Happenings 7Boomer’s 8Councilman’s Corner 10
Charlie Tygard
Help! I’m Shrinking 10
Dr. Steve Olivas
Take Your Best Shot 11
Kaye Ivanoff, RN 
COUPONS !!! 12
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 By Middle Tennessee Now staff 
On June 13th, volunteers came together with the exchange club of 
Bellevue for a morning of Bellevue beautication. Everyone pitched in
and applied some elbow grease to areas around Highway 70 and 100as well as Old Hickory Blvd and points in between. They cut, pulled,trimmed, raked, painted and picked up over 100 bags of trash, weedsand other debris.
Earlier in the week, a couple of zealous ‘Exchangites’, Dave Morris and
Carl Becker, took to the Harpeth River to clean up the shore line. They
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If you are waiting for your landlord
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lawyer.If you are adopting a child -- you mayneed a lawyer.If your business partner, or spouse,is cheating on you -- you may need alawyer.If you are lucky enough to be sellingor buying a home these days -- you mayneed a lawyer.And if “dog bites man,” it may not benews -- but you may need a lawyer.How do you know if you really needa lawyer?
Every day, Americans face situationsthat can raise signicant legal issues.
From starting a business to makinga home purchase, shopping online toadoption, from divorce to bankruptcy,it’s often helpful -- and sometimesessential -- to get legal help to resolveproblems if they arise.A newly revised reference book, “TheAmerican Bar Association Complete
Personal Legal Guide -- The EssentialReference for Every Household,”
brings together the expertise of theABA’s judges, lawyers and lawprofessors to provide the averageconsumer with guidance in a practical,easy-to-understand format.“Consumers need to know when theycan handle something on their own, andwhen they need legal counsel,” saysABA president H. Thomas
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or avoided altogether, provided peopleare aware of the basic laws, their ownrights and the rights of others.” Thisbook helps consumers sort out whetherand how to hire a lawyer for the varioussituations they might face.The Guide now has tips on buying and
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in the workplace, managing bankruptcyand creating wills, trusts, contracts andother legal documents. The updatedversion also provides a new chapteron legal matters facing the parentsof children with special needs. Usingreal-life examples, the book givesstraightforward information on theseand other legal issues.There is also a helpful glossary of terms, and a section called “The Worldat Your Fingertips,” that providesinformation on government agenciesand chapter-by-chapter resources
on relevant organizations and Web
sites. “The ABA’s Complete PersonalLegal Guide” is available online atwww.ababooks.org and is also widelyavailable in book stores and throughonline book sellers.For more information on the book,visit www.ABALawInfo.org, whichincludes the “Top 10 Legal Issues forFamilies,” a podcast and a samplechapter.Courtesy of ARAcontent
Fast Food or Fast Fruit?
Life got you busy? With less and lesstime we are relying on convenience toget us through each day so that at the end
of the day, we can nd some ‘extra’ time.
Unfortunately, by the end of the day, weare so tired, it doesn’t matter as we crashon the sofa, easy chair or fall into bedexhausted.Our health is harder to take care of, inpart, because of our fast lifestyle wherewe just don’t have 24 hours anymore. Thedrive-thru window has made life easier forthose grabbing lunch because they got uplate and had to rush to work, and also forthe family with a two-earner income.Do we really know what is in our fastfood? We educate ourselves in front of theTV and along with that, see advertisingthat markets where we will get dinnertomorrow after work or where we takethe kids on Saturday after the ballgame.According to www.foodfacts.info, hereare some quick facts to think about whenyou are placing your next order of fastfood:
• each can of soft drink (12 oz ) contains
about 10 teaspoons of sugar
• a medium fry has 22 grams of fat (fromone of the famous burger houses)• throw in a small cheeseburger and you
have another 14 grams of fat
• top it off with a hot fudge sundae and
yet another 12 grams of fatWhen you add it all up, you have eatenalmost a day’s worth of fat and sodium - just at lunch! Doesn’t leave much room fordinner, now does it? And don’t even think about upgrading to a large!Where does proper nutrition come intoplay? In order for our body to functionproperly, it must take in enough of theright nutrients or there will be a shortage.Disease is what happens when thereis a continual shortage of nutrients,disallowing the body to fight the freeradicals that bombard it every minute of every day.Getting your complete daily requirementsof fruits and vegetables have become
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Welcome to “Yes”!
By Sawrie Becker, M.S.E.Personal Life CoachSBB Life Coachin
gRecently I watched the movie “Yes
Man” with Jim Carrey. It was a fun
story about a man who had decidedgood things were not possible for himso he would say “no” to everythingand everyone in his life which madehim a miserable person to be aroundand ultimately perpetuated his belief that he was undeserving of a fulfillinglife. When Jim Carrey’s character hasa dramatic encounter with a personaldevelopment guru, he promises to say“yes” to every request and opportunitythat comes his way resulting in somehilarious consequences and of courseconcludes with a happy ending.Watching this movie made me feelgood and it reminded me of how goodit feels to say “yes” to life. It alsoreminded me of an advertisement fora homebuilder I had noticed earlierthis year that used the statement“Welcome to Yes!” to get the reader’sattention. It certainly caught myattention and I even cut the wordsout because I liked the way the wordsmade me feel when I saw them. Inthe midst of the economic downturnand frequent bad news, seeing thesewords actually made me feel better!It’s kind of funny how one littleword, “yes”, can impact your emotionsand make your life better. Thepositive energy this little word carriesis so powerful and life transforming;yet we don’t use it as much as wecould. Our ability to say “yes” topeople, opportunities and life appearsto be hindered by all of the reasons weshould say “no”. We don’t believe wehave enough money or enough time,perhaps we believe we may get hurteither physically or emotionally orwe perhaps we are afraid we may nothave the ability or know how to dosomething we say “yes” to. Wheredoes this come from? I guess youcould say it starts at a very early age.When we are young it is our parents’responsibility to protect us so as achild we hear the word “no” a lot.At that time it seems to be in our bestinterest mostly to keep us safe fromharm. We hear things like – “No,don’t touch that”; “No, don’t run”;“No, you can’t have dessert”; “No,you can’t go to that party” or “No,you don’t have permission to dateyet”. We get somewhat conditionedto hear “No” and consequently webegin to say “No’ a lot to ourselvesand others. It seems only natural.Yet, we miss out on the power thatcomes with “yes”.Pay attention to yourself this week and do a “Yes Check”. See if youcan catch yourself saying “yes”.Take note of how often you are using“no” and see if you can find a way toreframe the “no” into a “yes”. Forexample, what if your child ask youfor a new toy – instead of saying “noyou don’t need one”, reframe it bysaying “yes you can as soon as yousave enough allowance”. Anotherexample would be if a friend asks youto go out for a dinner that you can’tafford – you could say “Yes, I wouldlove to spend time with you – howabout we take a walk and then go forice cream”. There are a lot of waysto reframe “no” into “yes” – considerit a fun challenge, get creative anddiscover how much more fulfilling.Remember, the more you say “yes”,the more you get “yes” back!Be “Welcome to Yes!” - become a
“Yes Man (or person)” and embrace the
possibilitieslife has instore foryou.
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If youwould liketo learnmore aboutwhat lifecoachingcan bringto yourlife, contact Sawrie at 352-0978, emailat Sawrie@sbblifecoaching.net or visitwww.sbblifecoaching.net.
 A Place to Find Informational and Inspiration For Your Life
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