Clarksville Living Magazine — October 2018
The October 2018 Clarksville Living Magazine separates breast-cancer fact from fiction, gets the Tri-Star right, and confronts the grief of child loss.
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“Breast Cancer: Fact vs. Fiction” led the Breast Cancer Awareness Month issue by cutting through the myths and misinformation that surround the disease, giving readers clear, reliable information at a moment when clarity can save lives.
“Coping with Child Loss” addressed one of the hardest subjects a magazine can take on, meeting profound pain with honesty rather than platitudes. “Tri-Star Trouble” dug into a detail most Tennesseans never notice: the precise positioning of the state's three-star emblem, each star oriented with a point toward the center, and how easy it is to get wrong. For the season, a DIY fall-décor feature helped readers dress up their homes, and October's status as Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month got its due. The “Day of Play” feature revealed how much work goes into the beloved event: planning begins almost immediately after the previous year's ends, a full twelve months apparent in every detail by the time the first family walks through the doors of the Wilma Rudolph Event Center.
The recurring departments round out an October number that holds weighty subjects and seasonal fun side by side — unafraid to meet real pain with honesty while still making room for a pumpkin-patch afternoon and a shelter dog waiting for a home.
“Breast Cancer: Fact vs. Fiction” set out to clear the air during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Myths about the disease abound, the feature noted — especially about what does and doesn't cause it — and their proliferation can leave a reader genuinely unsure what to believe. Information is powerful, it argued, but only if it's accurate, and it walked through a series of common misconceptions to replace rumor with the truth about a key threat to women's health.
Table of Contents
- Breast Cancer: Fact vs Fiction (p. 6)
- Tristar Trouble (p. 8)
- DIY Fall Decor (p. 16)
- The Day After: Day of Play (p. 22)
- Run the World (p. 26)
- Adoptt-a-Shelter Dog Month (p. 28)
- Coping with Child Loss (p. 32)
Regular Departments
- Petpix (p. 34)
