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Bipolar 'American Idol' Contestant Shelby Tweten Inhabits Carrie Underwood's 'Temporary Home'

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:44:41 +0000

It’s been a Carrie Underwood-centric day in the country community. Fresh off today’s announcement that her new single ‘Good Girl‘ is due to drop at radio next month, one of Underwood’s songs was performed on her former stomping grounds of ‘American Idol.’

Teenage singer Shelby Tweten, who hails from Mankato, Minn., inhabited Underwood’s ‘Temporary Home’ during her audition in Aspen, Colo. for Season 11 of ‘Idol.’

Can You Do Nothing for Two Minutes?

Paul Drake — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:38:10 +0000

Can you do nothing and just relax for two minutes? Apparently, I can’t! When I ran across this test I thought…anyone can do nothing for two minutes…right? I was amazed how impatient I became – counting down the seconds. Just proves that I need to spend more time doing nothing – especially this time of year. Take [...]

Can Living in a City Make You Crazy?

Faith Martin — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:23:31 +0000

While it has been long assumed that the more time you spend in a rural setting the better your mental health, a new study has shed light on why this is. A team of scientists based in Germany scanned the brains of 32 volunteers from rural and urban areas while they tried to complete puzzles [...]

Police Find Candy Is Dandy

Chuck Hall — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:29:00 +0000

Sometimes kindness goes allot further than a taser. Thank goodness a police officer in Macon, GA, had a stash of lollipops in his car last week. The tasty treats came in handy after an agitated, 6’4,” 350-lb. mentally ill man began threatening health care workers with a broom and razor. <!–more–>Police were called to the [...]