Are they worth the investment, and do they really reduce energy and water usage and save money?
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3 Ways That Bartering Is Coming Back
Experts are saying that barter is quickly coming back into fashion in response to high prices in stores, so it's about time you benefited from its return.
Read More »The Wizard of A-Rod – Continues His Sham Even When The Curtain is Parted
Children are not into details and, even if A-Rod is suspended later on, it will seem to the kids like the wizard was spared the rod.
Read More »Test Scores for Dummies – And, No, the Kids Are Not the Dumb Ones
Unfortunately, on the way to the party dummies Bloomberg and Cuomo forgot the people who matter most – the kids!
Read More »Frog Watching: Into the Woods
I heard every species of Western New York frog during my FrogWatch duty, but, just as important, I got in touch with nature.
Read More »Riley Cooper’s Racist Slur Is Not Just An NFL Problem – It’s America’s
Cooper can make his apologies and seek his counseling, and perhaps he comes back from this, but we cannot let the teachable moment pass.
Read More »Summer Vacation Requires Kids To Prepare For Crossing The “Summer Bridge”
Parents need to remind kids that they have to have priorities and that school is always important, even when they are off for the summer.
Read More »Racist Congressional Obstructionism: History Will Be the Judge
The Republicans of today will not be able to wriggle loose from the judgments of history.
Read More »A-Rod, Braun, Bonds and Company – Nothing But The Hall of Infamy Awaits Them
A-Rod and all the stars who dared to take a syringe to their buttocks in name of performance cared little about the kids who love the game. They cared nothing about setting an example, about playing clean for the love of the game because they don’t love the game.
Read More »Pope Francis’s Trip to Brazil – In Its Aftermath a New and Amazing Openness
Despite the great opportunity and spectacle of the pope’s visit to Brazil, the even greater sound bites were to be found on Monday during the flight back to Rome.
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