Features > Family-home-food (The Indiana Gazette) With the school year under way, the kids have already had a lecture (or two) on how to stay organized. But parents, too, must keep track of blinding amounts of paperwork and school-related duties....more...ACLU is seeking input from public (The Post and Courier) The American Civil Liberties Union opened its new South Carolina branch in Charleston almost two months ago, and it's looking for ideas about what battles it should wage. The ACLU is conducting an Internet survey at www.aclusouthcarolina.org. Those visiting the site will find a series of q......more... ASD Fights to Re-Open Business UPDATE (WCTV Tallahassee) Quincy internet advertising company Ad Surf Daily has filed a motion to re-open its doors....more... How to survive the recession (The New Statesman) The days of easy loans are over and people are having to live within their means. But it is not all bad news. Iain Macwhirter on the lessons for the government, and what you can do...more... Police: Mishawaka Realtor charged with burglary (WNDU 16 South Bend) A Mishawaka Realtor is charged with burglary after police say he committed theft at a home he had access to. The Realtor's company says he's innocent and it's all a misunderstanding....more... Life without plastic: My picnic hiccup (BBC News) Avoiding plastic is all very well when it just impacts on my own choices but trying to keep it up in company is more difficult. Some friends organised a picnic on Saturday which was lovely - we even had sunny weather....more... New York without spending a dime (Guardian Unlimited) Travel: Juliet Kinsman on trading her British home for a funky Brooklyn brownstone in a houseswapping move...more... Webb's America (BBC News) Will the Democratic Convention be all about the Clintons?...more... Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz) Political history is far too criminal and pathological to be a fit subject of study for the young. Children should acquire their heroes and villains from fiction....more... |