By interior-design June 29, 2004
A Guide to Adding Color to Your Home "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep," Scott Adams. Look around with fresh eyes, go for a walk, think back, ...
By fatherfrank June 28, 2004
PJ is seventeen. He dropped out of high school in late April. He was in eleventh grade. He did not formally withdraw, he just stopped going. His school did nothing about that.
After ...
By smallbusinesscoaching June 28, 2004
In the last 35 years, both awareness and concern for our natural environment have become incorporated into our consciousness. Natural fibers, recycling, biodegradable goods, concern for natural habitats, the disappearing ozone layer, and second-hand
By fatherfrank June 25, 2004
In mid June over 1700 people gathered at the Huntington Town House to honor and celebrate a man who has contributed much to the life and integrity of Long Island. Msgr. Thomas Hartman is the ...
By fatherfrank June 25, 2004
In recent weeks the local media has talked about the problems of homelessness, out of control teenagers and dwindling support resources for people in need. What most people reading this column don't realize is that ...
By fatherfrank June 25, 2004
For the first time in a long time, a record number of school budgets were defeated. For many taxpayers, the increases in personal homeowner taxes were alarming. Everything is going up; nothing is being decreased ...
By careers June 24, 2004
By Linda Matias, CareerStrides Email: linda@careerstrides.com Website: www.careerstrides.com It seems like a good idea, harmless in fact. Your friends assure
By horticulture June 22, 2004
Summer is upon us once more and so are the summer pests. I've been getting a lot of calls about the latest infestation of cottony maple and cushion scale on a wide variety of plants. ...
By marriageenrichment June 21, 2004
Are there early warning signs? All married couples remember standing at the altar and saying their beautiful marriage vows. Each is certain at that moment that their marriage will be a success, full of joy ...
By dogtraining June 20, 2004
I was continuing and updating my training in Wisconsin last week. I slept, 10 min away and a bridge ride over the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa. I don't know how many of you have ...
By lisingles June 20, 2004
Summer is here, the weather has been somewhat cooperating with my barely there tops I enjoy wearing, and the boys seem to be a plenty. Seems like everyone is single come summertime - at least ...
By yoga-meditation June 18, 2004
How to Vacation at the Office Now that Memorial Day has unofficially kicked off summer, chances are that many of you are planning vacations. It's time to escape from workplace stress, traffic jams, and the ...
By travel June 18, 2004
The rich heritage of the Pennsylvania Dutch will be on display at the 55th Annual Kutztown Festival, which takes place June 26 through July 4 in Kutztown, PA. The event, recognized nationally as one of ...
By fatherfrank June 17, 2004
It is hard to believe that graduation is once again upon us. I have been thinking a lot about this significant event. This year I have one senior graduating from a South Shore high school. ...
By families June 16, 2004
BY MARY MALLOY I have very few friends and I like it that way. When we're young, we are led to believe the adage "the more the merrier." The bigger the party, the wider the ...
By smallbusinesscoaching June 11, 2004
I generally find one of the truly underused assets any business has is the broad range of relationships between different categories of people. Just think of the deep web your business spins, even if you ...
By estateplanning June 10, 2004
As a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA), Steven Stern is always being asked, "What is a CELA?" He is not surprised--Elder Law is a relatively new legal specialty. The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys ...
By fatherfrank June 09, 2004
Summer is fast approaching. School is quickly coming to an end. The end of school, especially on the high school level, is every teacher's challenge and every parent's nightmare.
Cutting is a problem ...
By fatherfrank June 07, 2004
Prom Season is upon us. Anyone who is the parent of a junior or senior in high school dreads this time of year. One's senior prom and/or banquet is supposed to be a night filled ...
By lisingles June 07, 2004
So what is it? What is it that makes people click and fall in love and decide to commit to one another for the rest of their lives and know that they could never be ...