Cleveland Connection returns next week, December 31st, with a look back at some of the newsmakers interviewed during 2006. Enjoy continuous Christmas music through the holy day
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Cleveland Connection
Sunday, 12.17.06

The YMCA Get Fit Challenge takes place December 29th at Tower City Center. Daniel Steffancin, Health and Fitness Coordinator at the West Park/Fairview YMCA and Anita Cunningham, an ambassador and leader for Weight Watchers describe the program.
http://www.clevelandymca.org/ http://www.weightwatchers.com/ 1-800-651-6000

Dr. Stan Gerson, the Director of the Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals discusses stem cells, and how they are currently used in therapy.
http://www.uhhospitals.org/Default.aspx?alias=www.uhhospitals.org/irelandcancer

Local author Carlo Wolfe has written “Cleveland Rock and Roll Memories; True and Tall Tales of the Glory Days, Told by Musicians, DJs, Promoters, and Fans Who Made the Scene in the '60s, '70s, and '80s.”
http://www.grayco.com/cleveland/books/2899X/index.shtml

“Who’s the Boss? Moving Families from Conflict to Collaboration,” is a parent’s guide to raising children and staying sane, according to its authors, Dr. Arthur Lavin, a Beachwood pediatrician, and Susan Glaser, M.A.
http://www.advanced-pediatrics.yourmd.com/

Cleveland Connection
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Guests:

Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, Medical Director of the Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers.
www.fibroandfatigue.com www.endfatigue.com

Brenda Bals (pronounces Bales,) founder of Cleveland Canine, a publication for people with a passion for pups.

Anthony DiCicco, Director of DiCicco and Sons, DiCicco Berry, and Corrigan DiCicco funeral homes.
www.diciccoandsonsfh.com

Dr. Joseph Calabrese, Psychiatrist at University Hospitals and Director of the Mood Disorders Program, on a new study of Iraq War veterans and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Ohio National Guard 800-761-0868 VA Tel-Nurse 888-838-6446

Robert Porco, Director of Choruses and the Christmas concerts for the Cleveland Orchestra.www.clevelandorch.com 216-241-1111

Cleveland Connection
Sunday, December 3, 2006

The Employer’s Resource Council (ERC) helps hundreds of workplaces in Northeast Ohio in a variety of ways, and has been for the better part of a century. Pat Perry is President of ERC.
http://www.ercnet.org/ http://www.northcoast99.com/

“The Modern Jewish Girl’s Guilt to Guilt” was edited by Ruth Andrew Ellenson. She was a recent guest at the Mandel Jewish Community Center’s Books and Authors series. Her book is a collection of essays on the conflict between personal desires and societal expectations.
http://www.guiltguide.com/

Dillards is doing something different this year, to raise fund for Ronald McDonald House. Instead of selling a special Christmas CD, the department store chain is offering a gift package at each of its stores. Regina Ritz, Manager of the Dillards at Great Northern, and Lisa Dellafiora of the Ronald McDonald House in Cleveland discuss the benefits of the annual campaign.
http://www.dillards.com/ http://www.rmhcleveland.org// 216-229-5757

Steve Wozniak is one of the architects of the modern computer age. His new book tells the story of Apple Computer, and that of Wozniak’s personal journey.
http://www.woz.org/