Mar 31 2009
Hearing 101
by: Heather Meek

When considering the words 'Hearing Loss', what do you think of? People that use their hands to talk with others or people that are difficult to communicate with? What do you do when you encounter a person with a hearing loss? Do you make an escape as quickly as possible or do you look past the 'disability' and get to know the person? Do you even know whether the person has a hearing loss? After all, hearing loss is considered to be a hidden disability.
Mar 25 2009
The 27 Hour Day
by: Jonathan Randazzo

There are exactly 24 hours in every single day. That is precisely 1440 minutes, which comes to 86,400 seconds. You might be wondering why I am saying this? Because, I wanted to expose that indisputable and unchangeable fact, and present you with a thought-provoking question to follow that fact. Alright, you say, so what is the question? Well, some of you might be guessing that the question could be why 24 hours is the amount of time allotted to one day, or how long has the 24 hour day been around. But, in point of fact, my question runs via an entirely different tract. It's this: How different would our world be if our days were three hours longer?
Mar 17 2009
Meaning What You Say
by: Eric Meek

Words carry a great influence. Often they are uttered mindlessly from what is heard or read strictly because it sounds "good". Phrases are dropped into the conversation without truly thinking through what is actually being stated. Many of us have these drop phrases... phrases like "I know" when we haven't a clue or "you know" when we can't explain it.
Mar 12 2009
Inflation Nation
by: Heather Haskins


Inflation is a word which stirs fear in the minds of good citizens everywhere. But what exactly is inflation, and how much concern should Americans devote toward its looming specter?

Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines inflation as "a continuing rise in the general price level usually attributed to an increase in the volume of money and credit relative to available goods and services".i

Mar 10 2009
Tying the knot? What NOT to include in your registry
by: Paul Schmutzler


Hopefully this article will fulfill three purposes. One, it will prevent engaged couples from registering for junk that they will never use. Two, it will prevent wedding gift-givers from giving junk that the bride and groom will never use. Three, it will relegate junk to thrift stores, yard sales, and landfills where it belongs. With that said, I submit to you an in-exhaustive list of what not to put on your wedding registry.