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03/12/2012
'Journey 2' Will Have Older Kids Running to the Library Any movie that piques kids' curiosity to read classic literature like Treasure Island, Gulliver's Travels and the works of Jules Verne already gets points in my book. More >>

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03/08/2012
Still Glad to be a Stay-at-Home Mom! My youngest daughter is 16 years old. Thanks to you, I made the decision to be a stay at home mom when I found out I was pregnant with her. Coincidentally, it was the same week her oldest sister came home from school and announced she wanted to be a Brownie. More >>

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03/08/2012
Let 'The Lorax' Be Your Guide "I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees," opens the self-named "guardian of the trees" and hero of the film version of Dr. Seuss's 1971 classic children's book, The Lorax, setting up the story of what went so wrong in a town as bright, happy, yet as plastic as Thneedville. More >>

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02/27/2012
Ostrich Parenting Ostracizes Kids Our family's recent activities have reinforced an ugly pet peeve of mine: misbehaving kids whose parents are nowhere to be found or who choose to do nothing about it. I've come up with a term for this type of parenting style: ostrich parents. More >>

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02/21/2012
10-Second Recipes: Tackling Take-Out Take-out, delivery and drive-thru foods are often economical timesavers. However, unfortunately, there is something that may be even faster: how quickly some of those nutritiously questionable foods may start playing havoc with your health. More >>

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02/21/2012
Converting a Corporation into a Limited Liability Company My two brothers and I have run a successful service business for over 20 years, which we run as a 'C' corporation... When we started this business, the limited liability company (LLC) was not available as an option for small business. We thought several times about converting our business into an LLC, but the time just never seemed to be right. More >>

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02/21/2012
'The Help' is About Mother/Child Relationships as Much as Racial Inequality I enjoyed reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett a few years back, and tonight I finally watched the film version to gear up for the upcoming Oscars. More >>

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02/02/2012
The Love You Take A few years ago, my best friend, Jessica, reintroduced me to you after years of despising you. As young teens, her dad would listen to your show daily and lecture us on being good girls - It drove us nuts. More >>

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01/30/2012
10-Second Recipes: Valentine's Menus with Real Value You can get in the pink this Valentine's Day by serving your family a menu of red specialties... Research shows the deeper red (or any dark color, like purple) produce is, such as red bell peppers, chiles, tomatoes, cherries, pomegranates and apples, the more protective antioxidants it provides. More >>

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01/26/2012
Feeling Sad For Kids About two years ago I quit my beloved job to stay home and raise my kids. Between you and my husband nagging me, I finally gave in! It has been the best decision I ever made. I wanted to call a girlfriend to tell one of them the following story, but realized all of my friends are working moms... More >>

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