The word " concentration" has many meanings. This article is about its psychological meaning: it expresses the human ability to focus on one thing and devote one's entire attention to it. In the ideal case, one "forgets" everything else -…
NEWARK - Samantha Gillespie struggled with depression. Her home life wasn't the best, she said. The 15-year-old Newark High School sophomore felt like she was invisible and that her life didn’t mean anything to them. But she kept her grades up so her parents…
NEWARK - Tanya Walker depends on Licking County Transportation Services to get her to her doctor's appointments, if she's lucky to get a ride scheduled with them. For the last 11 years, Walker has used transportation services after her knee…
We often hear the clinical terms used by doctors and other professionals to identify the symptoms of mental illnesses but if someone hasn’t gone through it, would they recognize it? Often, clinical terms don’t do justice to what life with…
CROTON – Deb Dingus woke up at 4:15 a.m. Tuesday morning to thunder, lightening and hail. She was able to take shelter inside a church until the storm had passed, but packed up a soggy tent and wet gear — pretty much…
NEWARK- Taya Bigler took a glob of glass and turned it into a cup, all in about an hour. Bigler made the cup as part of the new FireWorks! program at The Works, which teaches high school students the art of glass design,…
NEWARK – Green businesses discover they’re not going into the red to protect the environment. Some businesses exist to help the environment, while others found going green saved money and they don’t have to choose between helping the planet and…
Stress is something we all have in our lives and it often gets a bad rap. We need stress – it’s what excites and motivates us. It’s when stress becomes overwhelming – or turns from eustress, the good variety, to…
Chad Klimack, Reporter The Newark Advocate April 15, 2016 ETNA - Deb Dingus continued her 50-day journey around Licking County on Thursday and Friday, entering the western portion of the county for the first time. Dingus, the executive director of…
NEWARK - Deb Dingus was happy to see the sun come out Tuesday. For the last few days, the executive director of United Way of Licking County has endured low temperatures, snow and rain as she made her way through Newark…
