Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Posts Tagged ‘Society’

Halloween is a horrible celebration. It’s time to reclaim our streets

Halloween is a horrible celebration. It’s time to reclaim our streets

Saturday, October 15, 2011 2:37

I’ve always assumed that if enough people dislike something, that something will eventually wither up and die. It happened to Daniel Bedingfield and B*witched. It’s happened to politicians. Hopefully one day people will wake up and it’ll happen to the entire cast of TOWIE. So why the heck do we ...

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Poverty Numbers Seem a Bit Low

Poverty Numbers Seem a Bit Low

Friday, September 17, 2010 14:15

While officially four million more Americans – many of them children – found themselves in poverty from 2008 to 2009, the number is probably higher. The official total number of Americans in poverty is now 44 million, reports The New York Times. That 1-in-7 Americans are poor number is based ...

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Arizona Immigration Law <br>Will Punish Kids the Most

Arizona Immigration Law <br>Will Punish Kids the Most

Thursday, July 1, 2010 15:01

Regardless where you stand on Arizona’s illegal immigrant bill, which puts pressure on police to identify and arrest suspected aliens, this state’s children will be the biggest losers when the law soon goes into affect. There are obvious reasons: Children face the risk of deportation along with parents. Or parents ...

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They Serve This Stuff to Our Kids in School?

They Serve This Stuff to Our Kids in School?

Saturday, February 13, 2010 11:20

For chicken, the USDA has supplied schools with thousands of tons of meat from old birds that might otherwise go to compost or pet food. Called “spent hens” because they’re past their egg-laying prime, the chickens don’t pass muster with Colonel Sanders – KFC won’t buy them – and they ...

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They Serve This Stuff to Our Kids in School?

They Serve This Stuff to Our Kids in School?

Saturday, February 13, 2010 10:20

For chicken, the USDA has supplied schools with thousands of tons of meat from old birds that might otherwise go to compost or pet food. Called “spent hens” because they’re past their egg-laying prime, the chickens don’t pass muster with Colonel Sanders – KFC won’t buy them – and they ...

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How to Deal with Getting Fired

How to Deal with Getting Fired

Monday, February 8, 2010 23:16

Life is full of challenges, and parents teach their kids a lot by how they deal with adversity. Here is one Dad's story about How to Deal with Getting Fired: I work in marketing and advertising. This means I get fired. A lot. ...

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The Ugly Truth About School Lunches

The Ugly Truth About School Lunches

Monday, January 25, 2010 7:00

This year, I decided to make all my kids’ lunches for school. After being appalled by the choices offered to Seth last year, I decided it was better to give my kids a homemade peanut butter and jelly sandwich than to spend money on the endless junk food offered by ...

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Do Men Really Avoid Doing Housework?

Do Men Really Avoid Doing Housework?

Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:24

Do men really avoid doing housework? Do we really think that cleaning the house is a woman's job? I mean, come on, we're in the 21st Century now, so how many men honestly believe that it is not their responsibility to participate in keeping their house clean and ...

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How Is Financial Stress Impacting Your Family?

How Is Financial Stress Impacting Your Family?

Saturday, November 14, 2009 8:56

Why are our identities so mixed up with our work? Is it just the financial stress, or is it something deeper? Regardless, American families are being turned upside down by the continuing scourge of unemployment. Some families are faring better than others, reports The New York Times. In many cases, ...

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Group Pressures Baby Einstein Into Offering Expanded DVD Refunds

Group Pressures Baby Einstein Into Offering Expanded DVD Refunds

Sunday, October 25, 2009 10:40

As a result of legal pressure, the Walt Disney Company is now offering refunds to parents who bought “Baby Einstein” videos, reports The New York Times. Disney bought the company after the videos became popular in the late 1990s and early days of this century. Indeed, Seth watched a review ...

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