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Solutions to High Gas Prices
By Paul Vincent,
With gas prices continuing to rise, and oil company (Oilco) profits going through the roof, people are asking: what are we going to do about

My Name Is Wendy And I'm A Napaholic
By Wendy Sang Kelly,
I swear, new parents can be so competitive, always comparing what their babies did and when. “Susie walked at eight months.” (Yeah, right.) “Junior here

Pretty Is As Pretty Does
By Wendy Sang Kelly,
The other day I saw the ugliest Mary Kay lady ever. I’m talking boo nasty. She was in the Wal*mart parking lot, loading up her

The Straight Poop
By Cheryl O'Donovan,
A woman can tell how much her man loves her, not by the things he buys her, or the love he professes, but whether he

Hipless In Hollywood
By Eileen Mitchell,
Like a trumpeter who has lost his lip, I’m a chick who has lost her hip. Not the skeletal ball/joint variety (my post-pom pomming pelvis

Is Camping A Vacation?
By Victoria Milillo,
“Why don’t we go camping?” Every year, as we sit down to discuss summer vacation plans, my husband will inevitably ask this question. Every year

Fun For The Whole Family
By Brad Manzo,
When my daughter recently said to me, “Daddy, let’s play Candyland,” it brought back childhood memories of my family playing games. From board games to

No Place Like Home
By Denise Malloy,
My friend and I recently attended our local Tour de Starter Castles, beautiful homes mostly out of normal folks’ price ranges. It never hurts to

Edna Schenkwitz Can't Drive (There's No "P" In The Pool)
By Kenny Blade,
Everybody liked Carlos. He was the “leader” of our carpool association. Carlos wasn’t much of a leader but that really didn‘t matter. We weren‘t much

Young Eyes
By Cindy Small,
Extreme anxiety can be caused by living with a mother who viewed an automobile as an item of entertainment rather than a convenience. The whispering

Timeless Banking
By Joel Schwartzberg,
Few American institutions have changed as little over time as the local bank, that little brick building with the decades-old drive-through windows, Star Trek-era tube-shoot

Cutting The Trans Fat
By Joel Schwartzberg,
While the New Year’s ball was dropping in Times Square, the hammer was dropping on food companies across the country who, by order of the

Chatterbox? Not Me!
By Ken Bobrosky,
I am not much of a talker. In fact, I prefer head nods or minuscule smiles to extended chatter. When we are at social gatherings

My Kingdom For A Lego
By Cheryl O'Donovan,
I was driving along a strange highway, passing a ramp to the Manson Family farm, when my baby son began to cry. Pulling over, ignoring

Wine Tasting: Refined Past-Time or Extreme Sport?
By Jacqueline Hurst,
Contrary to popular belief, wine drinkers are not as sophisticated as once thought. Especially when the wine is free. My husband and I are members

Monkeys, Cell Phones and Jelly Beans
By Erica Glenn,
Several years ago, I discovered an article which claimed that a monkey whacking randomly at a typewriter would eventually reproduce Shakespeare's Hamlet. (Newer articles replace

Too Poor To Pledge A Plenty
By Jeff Dougherty,
Dear WBOR-FM Fundraising Appeal: I was so happy to receive your latest solicitation letter and I wish to apologize for the delay in my response.

Orange County Entrepreneur Launches MISMATCH.com
By Robert DiMarco,
News Flash: In response to the explosion in online dating websites, an Orange County businessman has created a new web-based relationship service that he believes