This idea of bartering is an old one, so why not bring it back in times of struggle? It allows everyone to get what they need at a lower cost and keeps many of us working. Here are some thoughts on bringing bartering into your life.
Weekly family rail, with tips on preparing your family for a natural disaster, a review of “Lottery Ticket” and more.
When a 1-year-old came to visit, this mom of older kids had a sense of deja vu.
As I walked through a store, listening to the radio play in the background, one song made me stop in my tracks.
There is a good chance many of our readers have a pair of binoculars or know someone with them. Even a lowly pair of binoculars are a valuable instrument for bringing you closer to the night sky.
Weekly canine Q&A, with advice on getting a new dog after a death and how to deal with a piddler.
Career counselors everywhere are fielding this question: Should I go to graduate school to wait out the economy and re-enter the job market with stronger credentials?
Weekly financial Q&A, with advice on buying “toys,” military investing and financing a small business.
During late July and early August, some of the Boy Scouts of Clay County Troop 282 took a backpacking trip to Philmont Scout Ranch, near Cimarron, N.M. After the troop's last trip, in the summer of 2008, Scout Leader Tom Barbre gave us his journal, which the Advocate-Press presented excerpts from. This year, we will run all of Barbre's journal from the trip, divided into two parts. For the full journal, and more pictures, please visit www.advocatepress.com
As an aside, Troop 282's Scoutmaster, George Dickinson has been visiting area schools, trying to recruit new boys to become Scouts. Trips to Philmont are only one of the options for adventure that await young men in the Boy Scouts. For those who would like to join, meetings are open and are held on Tuesday night at the Scout building on south Main Street, at 7 p.m. Boys must be at least 11 years old, or entering into sixth grade in order to join.
Weekly family rail, with tips for a creative kids room, a review of “Takers” and more.
Televised football begins this week, which means a couple things: I won’t be getting around to that list of honey-do projects posted on the refrigerator anytime soon, and my cell phone will be someplace other than at my side for the next several weekends.
I remember in the ninth grade, when I was reading “Great Expectations” and trying to figure out exactly why Mrs. Haversham had been sitting there in her wedding dress for 20 years, there was one thing I wasn’t thinking — namely, “This would make a great interactive thrill ride!” But what did I know? I also predicted a great future for Dexy’s Midnight Runners.
While going out is rarely on the schedule these days, there’s a way to feel like we’re being social and having fun, even when budgets are tight. Stay home. Here are some tips for great times at home on the cheap.
Once upon a time, I received an iPod Shuffle as a gift. When I finally set it up a few months later, I was amazed at how easily I could carry around my favorite songs. I was the most technologically advanced (read: coolest) person in the family, and I relished the role.
My name is Elizabeth, and I’m addicted to J.J. Abrams.
School buses will soon bustle down the streets. Students will be armed with lists of items their teacher want them to purchase for the school year, followed by the frantic dash to various stores to find the paper, pencils and notebooks.
Starlight. The word describes the glitter of Hollywood, dance halls, playhouses and other entertainment venues. Stars of screen and stage dazzle the hours away as we watch from theater chairs or our living room sofas. Entertainment, however, has little to do with the stars in the sky.
Weekly canine Q&A, with advice on neglected dogs and new dogs.
Weekly financial Q&A, with advice on son living with parents and keeping college costs in check.
