What’s in a Name?

By Erika B. Webb
March 22, 2007 (Posted at 9:00 pm)

I went to school with a girl named Robin Hood. And I went to school with a girl named Crystal Ball. I also went to school with a girl named Robin Renn. There was Roberta Casserta and Gaetana Fontana. Sadistic parents? Hallucenogenic birthing drugs? Early sixties brain cell depletion? I don’t know but what they thought […]

Marriage: Declining Rates of Racial Intermarriage

By April Masini
March 22, 2007 (Posted at 7:14 pm)

What does this say about race relations?
This trend says less about race relations than it does about love — in general, like attracts like. Whether it’s Republicans, Democrats, or people of similar races or religions. This like attracting like dynamic doesn’t indicate prejudice or bad race relations. It just means that people are attracted to […]

Parenting: How Can My Family Have Fun On A Budget?

By April Masini
March 22, 2007 (Posted at 1:50 pm)

It’s not only easy to have fun on a budget — it’s a good way to emphasize values that teach your children that money isn’t everything: being a family unit and pulling together is important and fun because of who you are — not what you spend.
Here are some great budget ideas for family […]

Today: Intellectual Property on Google and YouTube

By April Masini
March 22, 2007 (Posted at 9:32 am)

The growth of Google and more recently YouTube are forcing intellectual property questions into the faces of just about everyone. Downloading and reproducing books, articles, photographs and other creative materials (now videos) “is legally ambiguous,” says the Wall Street Journal. What will happen and what questions should Web users (and journalists) be asking?
Manners […]

Volunteering, A Great Way To Give Of Your Heart - And To Nourish Your Heart

By April Masini
March 22, 2007 (Posted at 9:32 am)

What am I talking about? Volunteering is a great way to meet romantic partners — but where you volunteer will determine whom you hook up with.
There are so many opportunities to volunteer that it is important to choose one that is right for what you want to do — something good and something good for […]