In fourth grade my parents sent me off to private school thinking it would be the best educational setting for my curious mind. But instead of becoming acquainted with Shakespeare, King, Lincoln and Ghandi, I became “fast friends” with the bullies who would wait for me by the front steps in order to shout disparaging remarks about my Indian heritage, and who were even creative enough to make fun of the old brown station wagon my parents brought me to school in.
Valentine's Day is a day for anyone and everyone to say, “I care.” It’s a day to teach love, tolerance and forgiveness to your children. It is a day to share happiness.
The next step in getting your financial house in order is to set a plan for your investments. This plan must start with an understanding of your risk tolerance - how much volatility you will accept before throwing in the towel and abandoning the plan. Many wish for never losing value and gains that will keep up with the Standard & Poor's 500 index of stock prices. Keep wishing and blow out all your birthday candles, because this is a wish that is unlikely to come true each and every year.
The New York Giants pulled off a 21-17 victory. There are some that don’t understand the pain one experiences when your favorite sports team loses. It is hard to explain, but it feels like someone, or something, has died.
This week’s suggestions include watching the Grammy Awards, going to the theater for “Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace” or another movie, and more.
After 20 years of marriage, you wouldn’t think I would hold out much hope that my husband would remember Valentine’s Day and get me a gift. Still, eternal optimist that I am, I kept my fingers crossed for something small and shiny, or at least, medium-sized and chocolaty, or possibly large and flowery.
Weekly financial Q&A, with advice on same-as-cash deals and how to keep a Legacy Drawer.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson gets to do a little bit of everything in his newest starring role, as a tough and stern but caring and good-humored stepfather to troubled teen Josh Hutcherson in “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” which opens Friday.
I’ve been in restaurants where kids are playing, racing around the tables, while the parents simply smile without saying a word. After all, the kids shouldn’t be bored!
How did you come to acquire Critter-Magoola?
She was a homeless kitten found along B Highway. She was given to us after three requests for us to have a cat. We accepted her. She weighed four pounds when we took her to the veterinary for a check-up and to get her feline vaccines. She now weighs almost 10 pounds and is a member of our family.
If you’ve suffered financial setbacks or woes, you surely understand how money troubles can bring you down. For folks who feel like they’ve been fighting a financial battle for a very long time, it’s natural to feel that you’ll just never get ahead.
Locals will soon be graced with a HeeHaw show at the St. James VFW Hall. The purpose of the HeeHaw show will be to raise funds for the playground project at Nelson Hart Park.
The other night, while watching the nightly news, I heard the newsman announce that the next featured story of the night was to be about lefties. That would be me!
Beginning this Sunday, Feb. 5, the First Church of God will have a new Sunday morning service schedule.
It’s important to parent with a purpose. After all, it is the most significant job you will ever have in life.
Dawit is doing very well. His language improves all the time. He takes speech once a week to help him learn English sounds. The transition from Tigrinyan to Amharic to English is not easy.
The Firehouse Coffee Shop held a Theatre Arts event — one of many more to come — Friday. Students and parents filled the warm, painted coffee shop — some to play pool and others to listen and watch free entertainment — while they sipped lattes, shakes, or smoothies and enjoyed snacks hot off the grill.
Being unprepared could cost you the chance to live your dream.
It is a well-known, documented fact that I have toilet paper issues. I have written a number of times about my family’s inability to recognize when a roll of toilet paper is empty and needs to be changed. Sadly, I have accepted that this is my lot in life at home. But what is a toilet paper detective to do when she encounters a toilet paper misdemeanor in someone else’s house?
Weekly financial Q&A, with advice on insurance and land investments.
