Teaching Kids to Be Kind
By Elizabeth_Nessmith

How do we raise our children to be kind? In a culture where cruelty and violence are all too often glorified in movies, music videos, etc… it can seem as though parents are fighting an uphill battle. However, even with the many negative outside influences, there are concrete things mothers and fathers can do to encourage their children to become compassionate, nurturing, fair-minded individuals.

First of all, adults need to be upfront ...

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Tips For Going Green With Your Family
By Elizabeth_Nessmith

I must confess that my family could be greener. I tend to take long showers. My husband drives and flies a lot with his job. Our five-year old daughter likes to draw on just one side of a piece of paper. Our baby wears disposable diapers.

Still, we have come a long way. In fact, it amazes me when I think about how much more consistent my family is about recycling and ...

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Obama/Biden VOTE YES on Bridge to nowhere!
By southgapassion

Biden, Obama votes kept 'Bridge to Nowhere' alive
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden routinely mocks his Republican counterpart, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, for her onetime support of the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere." But Biden and his running mate, Barack Obama, voted twice to keep the project alive. "They had a chance to vote specifically against the Bridge to Nowhere in Alaska ... and they chose not to," said Bill Allison of the Sunlight ...

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GSU Football: Spanning the Generations
By Elizabeth_Nessmith

I loved going to Georgia Southern football games as a kid. My family did not have fancy seats (the six of us sat together on the grass slopes for almost every game), and my frugal dad was not one to often splurge on extras like popcorn or cold drinks, but the games were a blast anyway.

My husband, Clint, also grew up watching GSU football. Like me, many of his happiest childhood ...

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Picnics - Family Style
By N Luree Bowen

When son Ron and his wife Melinda called to say they'd come from Warner Robins to meet me at the farm for fishing and a picnic on Saturday, they urged me not to bring anything for eating. Their goal was to just have me there for the fun and they'd provide the food.
However, you know how mothers and grandmothers are when it comes to cooking. All I could think about was how good ...

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