Longtime Palm Bay Resident, Minister and Public Servant Says Bringing People Together is Key to Our City PALM BAY, FL – Rob Medina, a longtime Palm Bay resident, minister and public servant, is announcing his candidacy for the Office of Mayor of the City of Palm Bay, Florida. Medina, who has served for the past 9 years as Director of Community and Military Relations for U.S. Congressman Bill Posey, and for eight years prior to

by Sara Paulson, HF Health First Nurse’s Care, Compassion and Advice Inspired Colon Cancer Patient  to Stay Focused on Overcoming Her Disease – and She Did After undergoing chemotherapy for colon cancer, Shellie admits there were moments she’d wonder if she had it in her to fight. “I didn’t know how I was going to get through the next month,” Shellie recalls. “There were times that I was ready to say, ‘Maybe no more.’ ”

Gluten is not for everyone. In fact, people who have celiac disease shouldn’t eat gluten at all. Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition that affects the digestive process of the small intestine by launching an immune system attack against gluten, mistakenly damaging healthy cells lining the small intestine. Even people who do not have celiac disease may find that consumption of gluten results in similar symptoms. These individuals may want to avoid gluten as well.

by Alan Bernstein, SHRM-SCP In previous articles I shared how to write a compelling resume and how to get that resume in front of employers. Now I want to give you tools for the next phase of the job search process – the initial phone screen.   Many interview processes include an initial phone screen. Employers do this primarily to validate a job seeker’s qualifications and also to confirm interest in the position. There are a

by Debbie Worzalla / CCM, Together, doing life Right! Living in Florida, most of us are familiar with hurricane preparations. We know when a storm is coming so we prepare by stocking up on water, canned food, candles, and other necessities. We fill our cars with gas, install hurricane shutters, then we hunker down and wait for the storm to pass. Life is filled with preparations. We prepare for job interviews, exams in school, for