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Fri, Aug 08 2008

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Believers have the power to change their world

I had the pleasure of borrowing a wonderful movie from my folks the other day. The movie was titled, "Amazing Grace," and it dealt with William Wilberforce and his effort to abolish the slave trade in Great Britain.....more>>

Shiny new books make it like Christmas every day
The Fed Ex guy and the UPS guy make regular appearances at our back door bringing boxes of wonder — shiny new books with the fragrance of ink and promises of adventure, learning, mystery, fantasy, and romance.
The truth about using plastic containers
Dear EarthTalk: I've read that plastic bottles are not always safe to reuse over and over as harmful chemicals can leach out into the contents. I'm wondering if the same issues plague Tupperware and other similar plastic food storage containers. — Sylvie, Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
Media in love with Obama
In all deference to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her recent push to reinvigorate the First Amendment crushing Fairness Doctrine, something does need to be done about the unabashed bias toward Democratic candidate Barack Obama.
Communication is the key
I’ve been writing this parenting column all of my children‘s lives. In fact, they’ve grown up on the pages of this newspaper. I began writing about the challenges of infants and now I have a couple of adolescents. The issues are equally difficult, but decidedly different.
X-Files movie has great script, worth seeing
WARNING: The column below may contain spoilers for the film “The X-Files: I Want to Believe.”
Last weekend, in no uncertain terms, marked the end of a lengthy mission my mother and I started nearly a year ago.
Symptom of Cushing’s Disease in dogs, cats discussed
What is Cushing’s Disease?
Cushing’s Disease is a condition that results from the chronic overproduction of too much glucocorticoid in the body. Cushing’s Disease is considered a disease of middle age and older dogs and cats however; it is much more common in dogs. There is equal distribution between males and females and there does not appear to be an increase of the disease in any one breed.
New CASA volunteers sworn in by Bentley
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Trinity Valley recently trained a group of volunteers from Tennessee Colony Baptist Church.
Voice recognition making strides
Voice recognition has made great strides in the last few years. There are now cars, cell phones and some very high-end houses that are equipped to respond to voice commands.
Children play vital role in libraries
It’s funny. Many people hold the opinion that libraries are for children. Of course, we know that modern libraries are for everyone. We have materials and programming for people of every age and every interest.

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