October 2010
October 19th, 2010
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in National Collegiate Dialogue with 29 Comments
It would be easy to say that the continual display of disrespect for President Barack Obama is the ultimate example that racism in this country is alive and well. No doubt, a case could be made that indeed the perpetrators and those who condone such acts are indeed racists.What else can we conclude about the recent billboard in western Colorado that depicts President Barack Obama, in living color...
October 19th, 2010
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Cause and Civility with 1 Comment
It would be easy to say that the continual display of disrespect for President Barack Obama is the ultimate example that racism in this country is alive and well. No doubt, a case could be made that indeed the perpetrators and those who condone such acts are indeed racists.What else can we conclude about the recent billboard in western Colorado that depicts President Barack Obama, in living color...
October 19th, 2010
Written by Randi McCreary in Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
If there are candy apples in your kitchen, and small orange faces seem to be staring back at you everywhere you go, it’s getting close to Halloween. Children, more than anyone, look forward to this time of year. The fancy of dressing up in costumes that represent their favorite story characters and superheroes is overwhelming. The mere idea that they can walk from door to door and accept an...
October 18th, 2010
Written by Jamie Greco in All About Family with 0 Comments
Dinner can be a stressful time with preschool-aged children. Balancing a parent’s need to provide a healthy diet for their offspring with the child’s need to drive their parents crazy, can make mealtime a battle of the vegetables.It can be difficult to know how much a child needs; what’s too much, what’s too little, what to require, what to allow, and how to find a compromise on both ends of the...
October 18th, 2010
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in National Collegiate Dialogue with 44 Comments
The flight to suburbia – once a one-way trip to escape crime, poor schools, and deteriorating neighborhoods – is now more and more of a roundtrip phenomenon. The landscape of America’s suburbs – once considered safe “controllable” utopias – is changing, with rapid population growth amid growing economic, housing, and educational challenges.Today, many suburban areas find themselves confronted...