How To Handle Commentators Who Disagree With Your Writing As someone who has worked as a writer for some time, I have seen lots of arguments in the comment sections of articles. A person will leave a comment in disagreement of an issue that a writer wrote about, then the writer will respond negatively or... ( added 1 year 256 days ago.)

Elmo Doll Threatens To Kill? Straight from the sensationalist news desk comes a story for the record books. According to Tampa Bay online, an Elmo doll is threatening the life of a two-year-old. The Bowman family, of Lithia, Fla., said an Elmo doll belonging to their... ( added 1 year 259 days ago.)

Government Going To Shoot Satellite Out Of Air: Track It On Website The news is just as if it is coming out of Hollywood. Of course, when is it not? A satellite is on a crash collision course with earth and will cause deaths if it hits the ground. President Bush signed an order to shoot down the bus-sized... ( added 1 year 267 days ago.)

Hillary Clinton’s Skeletons Should Be Taken Into Consideration Before The Election Two books being released next month shed even more information on the warped relationships and hidden secrets of the Clinton family. Watergate famed investigator Carl Bernstein is set to release a book detailing Hillary's rise to the senate and... ( added 1 year 269 days ago.)

Texas Rodeo Time: Activities For The Preschool Classroom It is Rodeo Time in Texas. I love Rodeo time because there are so many fun art activities, songs, games, etc. that preschoolers just love. What kid doesn't like pretending to be a cowboy? Over the years, I have collected a ton of resources for... ( added 1 year 271 days ago.)

Tired Of Your Kids Not Playing With The Toys You Bought? There are few times in my life when I have referred to something as genius. The inventors of Google rank up there in that category. The inventors of Tin Roof Sundae Ice Cream can be referred to as genius. Even the inventors of the swimsuit that... ( added 1 year 271 days ago.)

Singer in iPod Commercials Receives 1, 2, 3, 4 Grammy Nods When the Apple iPod commercial featuring Feist's song '1234,' the first question on my lips was, "Who is that?" Feist has come a long way in a short time from that commercial including four Grammy nominations including one for best new artist.... ( added 1 year 276 days ago.)

Valentine Day Center Activities In The Toddler/Two’s Classroom Planning for Valentine's Day in the classroom can sometimes be challenging. Sure, you are now an expert at the art center, but might be wondering how to bring Valentine's Day into the other centers in the classroom. Over the years, I have came up... ( added 1 year 281 days ago.)

Activities To Do With Your Sick Child While At Home I am going into day two of having my kids home from school because of illness. I have to admit I am beginning to go a little insane. It seems endless stress between trying to juggle my normal daily duties as well as keep the demanding child... ( added 1 year 284 days ago.)

Should High School Students Get Paid To Study? Two Georgia schools, Bear Creek Middle School and Creekside High School, are trying out the idea of paying students to attend study hall in hopes of bringing up their science and math grades. The Associated Press is reporting that the 15-week... ( added 1 year 288 days ago.)

Apple Taking On Movie Rental Industry Apple is attempting to turn another industry on its ear. The always innovative electronics company is taking on the movie rental business. Steve Jobs announced today in his keynote address during MacWorld 2008 that beginning today movie rentals... ( added 1 year 297 days ago.)

Roger Clemens Can Be In More Trouble With 60 Minutes Interview Roger Clemens has said to all that he will tell the truth in a 60 Minute Interview with Mike Wallace on Jan. 6. Just exactly what Clemens said could mean the difference between a lawsuit and coming clean. Clemens commented on allegations of... ( added 1 year 310 days ago.)

Unexpected Blessing Bring Christmas Joy I grew up a worrier. My mom was an expert worrier. During the holidays, I worry enough for ten people no matter what my current situation at the time might be. My mom was that way and I learned quickly how to imitate her. I grew up in a trailer... ( added 1 year 321 days ago.)

Does Customer Service Matter Anymore To The Big Companies? MSN Money released its Customer Service Hall of Shame and it was no surprise the names on the list. MSN asked readers to vote on what companies had the worse customer service. Forty percent of readers said that Sprint Nextel has the worse... ( added 1 year 323 days ago.)

Easy Home-Baked Gifts That Are Sure To Delight With Christmas fast approaching, it is that time of the year again for my family. It is a time to adorn one another with aprons and head for the kitchen to endless hours of baking. We have so many friends and people who make a difference in our... ( added 1 year 333 days ago.)

Too Many Children Injured At Hands of Adults I have recently been moved to tears on several occasions the last few weeks because of news stories involving horrific acts done to children. Where is our society going that so many of innocent young kids, who can not defend themselves, is being... ( added 1 year 339 days ago.)

How To Connect With Your Family Despite The Stress of The Holidays It seems like every Christmas I have these visions of grandeur of this storybook image of spending quality bonding time with my family. I create such high expectations based on movies or past wishes that the weeks leading up to Christmas vacation... ( added 1 year 350 days ago.)

Bonds’ Fate Now In The Hands of Grand Jury Barry Bonds has long said that he did not knowingly used performance enhancing drugs. Now a federal grand jury is accusing otherwise. The Homerun king was indicted today for four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. If... ( added 1 year 358 days ago.)

Activities for American Indian Heritage Month It is well known that November is the month in which Americans let out a collective sight as they finish their overly abundant meal on Thanksgiving Day. A little lesser known fact, however, is that November is also American Indian Heritage Month.... ( added 1 year 364 days ago.)

Google Answers Cell Phone Rumors With ‘Android’ Mobile Phone System Google did not announce the release of a GPhone today, but instead announced something unprecedented in the United States ever before. Google announced the creation of Android, the first open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices.... ( added 2 years 4 days ago.)

Who Is Lance Armstrong Fooling Around With Now? Up front, I should state I am not a Lance Armstrong fan. I think he is a horrible role model for kids today. I think him winning the Tour de France after overcoming cancer is not a great accomplishment when his morals of his home life are out the... ( added 2 years 9 days ago.)

Do Presidential Pets Such As Socks The Cat Make A Difference In The Run For Presidency? When I worked as a reporter, my editor would always ask the same question at the start of every story pitch: “Does it have a dog or cat in it? He would follow with, “Because you know people are crazy about their animals." The majority of the... ( added 2 years 18 days ago.)

Impact Jacket™ Saves Motorcyclist’s Life The hottest news in the motorcycle world is a safety jacket that inflates like an air bag when thrown from the bike or in a collision. The Associated Press is reporting that a Baltimore man would not be alive if it was not for the Impact Jacket ™.... ( added 2 years 25 days ago.)

Jena 6 Teen Back In Jail Because of the nature of this case, I have been hesitant to write about the events in Jena, Louisiana. I am by no means an expert in race relations. I grew up in a Southern town famous for its lack of race relations so I know whenever the term... ( added 2 years 28 days ago.)

China and Lead Paint: Can We Say More Recalls? It seems that the list of recalled items continue to grow with Baby Einstein being added to the list of endless contaminants being produced by China over the last few years. Are we as a country insane? Can we not at this point just empty our... ( added 2 years 35 days ago.)