Capital Region’s Best DoctorsDr. Jill Braverman-Panza, MDInternal MedicineBraverman-Panza Medical Group, Washington Avenue, AlbanyUndergraduate School: Skidmore College, biology major, music minorMedical School: Albany Medical CenterResidency: Albany Medical Center, 3 years of internal medicineFellowship: Albany Medical Center, 1 year as chief resident...

Not child’s play:Living with juvenile arthritisBy Mary Beth Galarneau Racing around her Cohoes home with her little brother in tow, Kolby Doemel is an active, energetic, six-year-old girl with big blue eyes enhanced by the kind of long, dark eyelashes...

Gardening Q&ABy Larry SombkeQ: I want to create a visual barrier along the edge of my property. I don’t want to put up a fence. Are there any shrubs that make a good fence?Answer: There is an old adage that...

Although I haven’t been involved in “back-to-school” season for over 25 years, September always feels like the beginning of a new year. Time to settle in and get some reading done!American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld, is the author’s third novel....

Interrogating crabgassBy Ed. LangeImportant author’s note: Normally, “Guy Stuff” leaves current events and controversial issues to other media. However, the full transcript of the six-hour interrogation of Mr. Virgil Crabgrass by local police detectives was delivered anonymously in a plain...

Knowing when it is time to “move on”By Dan MoranMaking the decision to move on to a new job is a very difficult and often emotional undertaking. But there are defining moments in any job—a situation, a change or a...

So you want to tri?By Judith TorelOne of the biggest growing sports in America today is the triathlon. When most of us think triathlon we think of the grueling, ultra-distance Ironman event held every year in Hawaii. But, triathlon also...

Sun Sign ForecastFor September 2008Best Days for September 2008: 10th, 13th, 21st and 26th. To lose those extra pounds, begin a diet on the 15th. Aries: (March 21 to April 20) Work situations and relationships are highlighted this month. After...