Think Local
When I hear the term "tipping point" I normally think of a scale the day after consuming large quantities of turkey, starches, carbs and sweets. But this year it's not about the food; it's about the money. It's about everyone holding onto their wallets and maybe even holding their breath. Full Story
Parent Talk
"You listen to too many parenting experts," my husband said, exasperated with my latest insights from the latest expert I had heard speak about how to be a better parent and raise a happier child. I understand that one can get too much advice from people who have never been in your home or met your kids, but this parenting thing is not always easy for me. Full Story
Financial Information
Looking for the Tunnel's End
This Thanksgiving finds stock investors with almost a painfully lean harvest to put on the table. Before Friday's rally in the last hour, the S&P 500 average was trading at levels last seen in 1997. Full Story
Guest column
Straight Talk
How did drug addiction happen in our family? We have a nice family. My husband works hard at a job he loves, I volunteer in the community, we attend church regularly and we love our children. But here we are faced with one of the most difficult things we have ever had to deal with. Full Story
Rain, Rain - Please Don't Go Away
By the time you read this - and if it rains as hard as expected - there may be an inch or two in the rain gauge. While we need the water (just not all at once), the recent burn areas could suffer. Our Oct 27, 1993 firestorm was followed by threequarters of an inch soon after on Nov 11. It doesn't take a whole lot for a problem when the hillsides are denuded. Full Story
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