By Carol Devenir

Redstone Review

LYONS – When I was in college, studying genetics and psychology and all the other subjects involved in a liberal arts education, scientists were convinced that people’s personalities were largely the product of their upbringing. In the great nature-nurture controversy, they were on the side of nurture. Your early environment, parenting and role models made all the difference in determining your ways in the world.

LONGMONT – Genetically Modified Organisms, GMOs, genetic engineering, GE, and anti-GMO stories seem to be in the news nearly every day. The record would seem to indicate that concerns about GMOs are leading to anxiety and growing unease. But aren’t genetically engineered foods substantially equivalent to the foods we’ve been eating for the past 12,000 years? Haven’t we been tinkering with carrots and beans and food crops all over the world, for all sorts of reasons, for a very long time? Why worry about GMOs? The U.S. government says GMOs are substantially equivalent and therefore healthy.

LYONS – Jonathan Todd, one of the leaders in developing ecological waste water treatment systems and cutting edge water purification technology, toured Lyons on Oct. 17 and did a public presentation on his Eco-Machine technology for the public at the town board meeting.

Todd’s systems look like greenhouses. In Todd’s power point presentation, people were seen touring several of the facilities where it was obvious there was no odor and the places were lush with plants.

LYONS – From birth to death, life presents many transitions; local psychotherapist, Kelly Taylor Russell recognizes that these transitions can be difficult and complicated and she has built her career around helping her clients deal with those challenges.

LONGMONT – There are some things you can always expect practicing wildlife rehab in Colorado. The baby squirrels always arrive in early spring, followed by the barrage of baby birds and baby raccoons that hurry in after. But wildlife rehabilitation isn’t all about the cute and fuzzy; it’s also about being prepared for the unexpected.

Redstone Staff Reports
LYONS – Mark your calendars for the upcoming 9Health Fair, coming to Lyons Middle/Senior High School 100 S Second Ave., on Saturday, April 17. The fair will be held from 7 a.m. till noon and will offer several screenings and tests, including blood chemistry, colon cancer, prostrate exam, pap smear, breast exam, eye test, [...]