Clarksville Family Magazine — October 2008
The October 2008 issue of Clarksville Family Magazine asks what's next after being reunited, workshops dance, and reminds readers about mammograms.
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The cover feature, “Reunited: What Now?”, explores the emotional territory of reunion — a subject with special resonance in a military community where families are so often separated and brought back together — offering readers insight and perspective.
“Dance Workshop” spotlights a local opportunity for young dancers to learn and grow, celebrating the community's arts education, while “Tips on Buying a Home” offers practical real-estate guidance for readers navigating the market.
For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, “Are You Due for a Mammogram?” delivers a clear, potentially life-saving reminder about the importance of regular screening.
The recurring departments and photo pages round out an October number balancing the emotions of reunion, arts education and vital women's health as fall settles in.
The recurring departments and photo pages round out an October issue that balances the emotions of reunion, arts education and vital women's health. The tender territory of families coming back together, an opportunity for young dancers, and an important mammogram reminder all share the same pages — the heartfelt, the creative and the practical together. It is the characteristic range of a Clarksville Family number in a military town, understanding the deep emotions of reunion while still looking after every reader's health. As fall settles in and Breast Cancer Awareness Month unfolds, the issue meets both the heart and the body with equal care. In a Fort Campbell community, the “Reunited: What Now?” cover carried a resonance it might not have anywhere else, speaking to the countless local families reassembling their lives after a deployment. The magazine's willingness to explore the complicated emotions of homecoming, not just the joy, is exactly what made it feel so attuned to the community it served. Among the arts coverage, the issue spotlighted an Austin Peay State University fine-arts senior whose exhibit set out to show the reasons and the results of war — a striking, serious piece of student work given a public platform in the magazine's pages.
Table of Contents
- Reunited: What Now? (p. 6)
- Dance Workshop (p. 11)
- Tips on Buying a Home (p. 12)
- What is the Secret to Beautiful Skin? (p. 13)
- Are You Due for a Mammogram? (p. 14)
- Well-Child Visits (p. 14)
- Breast Cancer Awareness Project (p. 16)
- T & Sympathy (p. 18)
- Family Resource (p. 22)
- Marketplace (p. 31)
Regular departments
- Faith & Family (p. 9)
- Giving Back (p. 10)
- Coloring Contest (p. 15)
- The Fridge (p. 20)
- Network (p. 28)
- Parent Groups (p. 30)