By Carol Radin They are teachers, business managers, veterinary professionals, physical trainers and retirees. On weekends, though, they pack their body gear and skates and head for the ice. These are the Blades, Syracuse’s only women’s team in the...
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Inspire: Cathy Palm: Treating addiction for 30 years
At Tully Hill Chemical Dependency Treatment Center, an 8-year-old shih-tzu named Coco holds a place of honor. Walking and feeding the fluffy pup is a coveted chore for residents of the drug treatment facility, and in her travels throughout the...
Healer, heal thyself: Elaine Wolf, Life-force Sanctuary
For Elaine Wolf, life and death are inextricably linked. “Life and death, they're one,” she said. “They're yin and yang. And I think the awareness of both is a gift.” Those who are aware of both, she said, but don’t...
‘Live like you’re living:’ Remembering Ann Marie Bick
Plenty of people talk about making the world a better place. Ann Marie Bick actually did it. “Ann Marie firmly believed that everybody has the ability to do good in this world,” said her husband, Rob Bick. “If you met...
WBOC Leading Woman: Diane Rizzo
By Jamie Jenson Some might say Dianne Rizzo became a life coach by chance. But for Dianne, who had spent three decades as a registered nurse, it felt like a natural progression. “I had been coaching people through nursing —...