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Oil Shortage Oversight Joke
A lot of folks can't understand how we came to have an oil shortage here in our country.Well, there's a very simple answer...
Apr 20, 2008, 13:08 PST
Reviews
Fancy Nancy’s Favorite Fancy Words - ClassBrain NetWorthy Award
When is an ABC book more than an ABC book? When it’s Fancy Nancy’s Favorite Fancy Words from Accessories to Zany.
Apr 15, 2008, 18:18 PST
Reviews
A Home For Dixie - Review
15 year old Emma Jackson has had her first book, A Home For Dixie, published by Harper Collins, and for good reason. Emma has created a wonderful picture book that takes young readers on a learning journey that teaches them about animal shelters and the vital role they play in protecting animals that have been abandoned, neglected, or abused.
Apr 15, 2008, 17:43 PST
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I Love to Visit My Grammy - Review
A new picture book called I Love to Visit My Grammy by Mary Crowley, a former elementary school teacher, celebrates the special time spent between a grandmother and her granddaughter, Penelope.
Apr 15, 2008, 16:49 PST
Columns - Political
Old School Values
Sister Dale McDonald, Director of Public Policy and Education Research at the National Catholic Educational Association, told me that declining enrollment is a national trend. Though there is some growth in the South and the West, Catholic schools are shutting down at the rate of more than 100 per year.
Mar 31, 2008, 07:57 PST
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Mazes Around The World - Review
In the delightful children’s book, Mazes Around The World, Mary Lankford takes young readers on a journey through many parts of the world where mazes and labyrinths are part of the history, as well as part of the modern day tourism of the areas.
Mar 30, 2008, 19:13 PST
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Growing Vegetables - ClassBrain Networthy Award
One of my favorite books, and a ClassBrain Networthy Award book this season, is a gardening book, Grow Vegetables. It’s a simple compendium of information for gardeners like myself who tend to have a brown thumb for flowers and plants, but who for some reason seem to be able to make vegetables thrive
Mar 30, 2008, 18:49 PST
Columns - Political
When Travel Is Experience
Making Sense
Hillary, who even the media now admit will say or do anything to win election, is using her past as first lady to attempt to sell the American people on her expertise in foreign policy, a claim largely based on her travels during her husband's administration and the fact that she met with world leaders while junketing abroad.
Mar 29, 2008, 17:50 PST
Columns - Political
Supreme Court Review of Gun Rights
Bill Steigerwald Interview with Robert Levy
Fans of gun rights and scholarly defenders of the U.S. Constitution alike were left pleased and optimistic by what they heard U.S. Supreme Court justices say March 18 during oral arguments for a case challenging Washington, D.C.'s, sweeping, super-strict gun law.
Mar 25, 2008, 03:13 PST
Columns
Lessons from the Photo Box
Here's something you should do if you haven't done so in a while: visit your mother and father and get out the old photo box.
Mar 25, 2008, 02:29 PST
Reviews
Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated The World - Review
Knut (pronounced K-noot) is a baby polar bear that was born in the Zoo Berlin on December 5, 2006. The story of Knut was written by Craig Hatkoff and his two children Juliana and Isabella, in conjunction with Dr. Gerald R. Uhlich.
Mar 18, 2008, 17:52 PST
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Please Stop Laughing At Us - Review
Please Stop Laughing At Us by Jodee Blanco is a book that every school counselor, teacher and parent should read. A look at schoolyard bullying from the victims point of view, this book is a dash of cold water on the face of those who would write off the problem as something that’s “just kid stuff.”
Mar 18, 2008, 17:06 PST
Reviews
Charlie Hits It Big - Review
Charlie Hits it Big is a new children’s book by Deborah Blumenthal about cute little guinea pig that journeys to Hollywood to make it big in the movies. He lands his leading role quickly only to find that his success is hollow without his owner, Sophie.
Mar 18, 2008, 16:43 PST
Reviews
Danger in the Narrow
Adventures with the Parkers: Bryce & Zion
Danger in the Narrows by Mike Graff, and Illustrated by Marjorie Leggitt, is the first book in a new series of adventure books by Fulcrum Books features adventures in National Parks. The books feature the Parkers, a family of four with a set of ten-year-old fraternal twins named Morgan and James, who love to go hiking and exploring.
Feb 21, 2008, 12:28 PST
Reviews
Photographing Your Family - Review
For those of us looking to improve our photography of friends, family, and the occasional stranger, National Geographic has published a new book called Photographing Your Family (and all the kids and friends and animals who wander through too). In its beautifully photographed glossy pages the author, Joel Sartore, takes us through some basic concepts designed to improve our day to day photos.
Feb 20, 2008, 17:21 PST
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