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Articles
California Senate Votes to End Communist Prohibition
The state Senate Thursday passed legislation that would delete membership in the Communist Party as a reason for firing a public employee, a Cold War-era prohibition intended to root out communists.
Jun 19, 2008, 05:53 PST
Columns - Political
Bugged By Global Warming
Bugs. They want us to eat bugs. I speak of a recent article in Time that explains why eating bugs is good for the environment...
Jun 16, 2008, 17:27 PST
Columns - Political
Symbolism Over Substance Kills
Making Sense
Instead of worrying about slavery which ended 140 years ago, the Los Angeles city council should worry about the people in the inner city who are enslaved in their own homes with bars on the windows and doors. They are enslaved because they are frightened about the shootings taking place in the streets outside each and every day and each and every night....
May 27, 2008, 08:02 PST
Virtual Books
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Read the full text of the 75 quatrains published in FitzGerald's first edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
May 25, 2008, 17:55 PST
Reviews - Books
PHP Big Book - Review
If you're learning to code in PHP or if you're already a PHP programmer, Visibone's PHP Big Book is the perfect cheat sheet to keep close at hand.
May 20, 2008, 20:00 PST
Reviews - Books for Teens
Fashion 101: A Crash Course in Clothing - Review
Fashion 101: A Crash Course in Clothing explores over 300 pieces of clothing in five categories: dresses and skirts, tops and coats, pants and shorts, shoes, and underthings.
May 20, 2008, 18:18 PST
Reviews - Books for Teens
Pretty Face - Review
Mary Hogan’s teen novel, Pretty Face, has a witty young woman as its main character by the name of Hayley. Set in Southern California and Italy, the tale revolves around an obsession on being the right size, pleasing a weight watching mother, and looking good enough to attract the “right guy.”
May 18, 2008, 15:41 PST
Reviews - Books
The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian
The Official Illustrated Movie Companion - Review
The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian, The Official Illustrated Movie Companion is a glimpse onto the set of the second Narnia movie by Disney.
May 17, 2008, 16:35 PST
Reviews - Books for Children
Baby Sleepytime - Review
How would you like a book that not only lets you read nursery rhymes to your baby, but also lulls them to sleep with a specially created CD? Thats what you get when you pick up a copy of Baby Sleepytime.
May 17, 2008, 16:06 PST
Reviews - Books for Children
The Ultimate Guide to Grandmas & Grandpas! - Review
The Ultimate Guide to Grandmas & Grandpas is an adorable children's picture book by Sally Lloyd-Jones that goes over the "rules" of handling grandparents.
May 17, 2008, 15:25 PST
Reviews - Books for Children
the toddler COOKBOOK - Review
Annabel Karmel has created a step by step cookbook for cooking with young children called "the toddlers COOKBOOK." The book is full of tasty treats, excellent step by step photos, and clear easy to follow directions.
May 17, 2008, 10:28 PST
Reviews - Books for Children
Grandma's Library - Review
Eileen Pierre is a mother of three, and a grandmother as well, who recently finished a book of short sweet tales, called Grandma's Library. In it she shares stories that are at times endearing and enlightening.
May 17, 2008, 06:45 PST
Reviews - Books
My Hero- Review
My Hero was written by military kids across the country. The book takes a look at how they look at their mothers and fathers who have fought and in some cases died for our country.
May 16, 2008, 21:52 PST
Columns - Political
The Importance of Being Present
Presidential candidate and former House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt has dug himself an early grave in his pursuit of the White House. During his campaign, since the first of the year, he has missed 84% of the votes in the House of Representatives, showing up for fewer than one vote out of every five.
May 13, 2008, 07:52 PST
Glossaries
U.S. Geological Survey Glossaries
These are valuable glossaries for Geology, Biology, Geography, and Hydrology related studies.
May 13, 2008, 07:23 PST
Articles
Help Your Kids Catch The Reading Bug This Summer
Part 1
Read part one of this exciting article about inspiring kids to read.
May 10, 2008, 21:01 PST
Articles
Help Your Kids Catch The Reading Bug This Summer
Part 2
This is part two of our article on getting your children excited about reading this summer.
May 10, 2008, 20:50 PST
Reviews - Books
Going Dutch in Beijing - Review
Going on a trip overseas? Be sure to take a look at Going Dutch in Beijing to avoid cross-cultural social pitfalls.
May 10, 2008, 17:22 PST
Reviews - Books
Evolution for Dummies - Review
If you are looking for a plain language text explaining evolution, then Evolution For Dummies by Krukonis and Barr may be just the book you are looking for.
May 10, 2008, 16:33 PST
Reviews - Books for Children
The Dangerous Alphabet - Review
The Dangerous Alphabet is a new ABC book by Neil Gaiman, who according to the dust jacket, "hopes he got all the bugs out of the alphabet." Unfortunately, I don't think he has managed to debug this alphabet yet.
May 10, 2008, 15:33 PST
Reviews - Books
Little League Drills and Strategies - Review
If you're involved in Little League, then one or both of these books will probably become an essential part of your library. Little League Drills and Strategies and Managing Little League Baseball were both written by Ned McIntosh, a father who coached three sons in Little League Baseball over the course of 20 years.
May 10, 2008, 14:55 PST
Reviews - Books for Children
It's Earth Day - Review
When my kids were younger, we read all of the Little Critter books by Mercer Mayer. Luckily, she is still writing new stories, like It's Earth Day!
May 10, 2008, 13:40 PST
Columns
For Mother’s Day - A Mother’s Determination
Here is the story of a mother’s love – a mother’s powerful determination to breathe life into thousands of children.
May 9, 2008, 08:53 PST
Columns - Political
Disabled Vets Face a New War
Making Sense
I was in Washington Wednesday and while there I visited Walter Reed Army Medical Center and spoke with a number of amputees disabled while defending us in Iraq...
May 9, 2008, 06:26 PST
Articles
Help Your Kids Catch The Reading Bug This Summer
Part 3
This is part 3 of our article on how to inspire your kids to read during the summer.
May 8, 2008, 20:26 PST
Stories
Valedictorian
Sometimes you make a difference when you least expect to....
May 8, 2008, 14:31 PST
Stories
Two Traveling Angels
Life is not always as it seems as seen in this special story. Spread the word to a friend.
May 8, 2008, 14:28 PST
Stories
The Pink Dress
This story of a special little girl was sent to us by email. The author is unknown. If you know who wrote it please let us know. We hope you enjoy the story as much as we have.
May 8, 2008, 14:21 PST
Glossaries
Stem Cell Glossary
If you're curious about the issue of stem cell research, this glossary will come in handy. Some of the terms are rather confusing and this glossary gives fairly clear defintions for the newest terms in this scientific field.
May 8, 2008, 08:07 PST
Glossaries
Water Science Glossary of Terms
These water-related terms make-up an fairly complete USGS water glossary.
May 8, 2008, 07:32 PST
Glossaries
Cancer Glossary
The NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms contains more than 4,000 terms related to cancer and medicine.
May 8, 2008, 07:21 PST
Articles
Paper and Scissors And Glue Oh My!
I've found a way to save my family's memories and my sanity, too...
May 7, 2008, 08:37 PST
Daily Smile
Punctuation is Everything
What a difference a comma and other punctuation can make...
May 7, 2008, 07:12 PST
Articles
Seven Signals to School Success
Learn about the seven steps to take in order to make your back-to-school life easier.
May 6, 2008, 10:52 PST
Columns - Political
Michael Jackson Needs Help, Lots of It
Making Sense
I don't know what happened to Michael Jackson when he was a child, but whatever it was, it created a badly scarred human being capable of badly scarring a new generation of youngsters.
May 5, 2008, 08:30 PST
Stories
Thursday Quarterback
Acts of kindness speaks volumes about football's spirit.
May 5, 2008, 01:14 PST
Columns - Political
Democrats’ Suicide Impulse Emerging - Making Sense
To start the Democrats' triumphant march towards January, when they will assume actual control over the House, Democrats handed Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi a humiliating defeat in her first effort to assert her control of her party.
May 4, 2008, 06:56 PST
Parent Pamphlets
Children: How They Grow, Elementary School Children Ages 9 to 12
Children in the age group 9 to 12 years (middle school-aged) are becoming "preadolescents." In addition to the changes going on physically, mentally and socially they are also beginning to develop serious ideas about their plans for careers.
May 3, 2008, 11:48 PST
Parent Pamphlets
Starting Early Sexuality Education for Children Ages 10 to 14 (Early Adolescence)
Children are full of questions, and as they grow from toddlers to adolescents, their questions change from "Why do zebras have stripes?" to "Why is my body changing?" or "Why do I feel so mixed up?"
May 3, 2008, 11:34 PST
Parent Pamphlets
Nature, Nurture and Early Brain Development
For some time, we have known that development results from the dynamic interplay of nature and nurture. From birth on, we grow and learn because our biology is programmed to do so and because our social and physical environment provides stimulation.
May 3, 2008, 10:11 PST
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