Currently the country is in a great debate about illegal immigration.  The  matter is still under consideration to say the least and this is not about that subject.  We often forget about how immigration has touched many of our lives as most of us have immigrant blood in our veins.   There is a monument located [...]

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My mother sends out a lot of email she gets without fact checking and my wife received the infamous *77 one. This is the one where you can dial *77 and get confirmation if there is a police officer pulling you over. But here is a copy of her message.
I have received [...]

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Well we had our first snow of the season. We didn’t get much of anything and it didn’t stick but reminded me of a few tricks to make your morning commute easier.

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Most of the recent fervor over toys comes form the lead content in them. The problems of lead are relatively well documented and accepted.  Lead is a naturally occuring substance but it has been used extensively in many products.

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Yes those little tiny plastic beads that you spray water onand they stick are being recalled.  They apparently have a chemical that when ingested can cause severe problems and even death.   The product is designed for ages 4 and older but there is still a chance that a person could ingest a piece and die.  [...]

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Since it’s Halloween I wondered if the razor blades, needles and poison in candy stories and warnings were true. So I fired up my browser and headed off on the internet. What I found was a bit SPOOOOOKY!

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Remember the old piggy banks that you had use a butter knife and jiggle or SMASH in order to get out the money? How you would try and remember how much is in there? I’ve tried to use the jar to hold my spare pocket change but with kids my jar usually [...]

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