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Momsense
 Betsy Bethel |
Little Miss Klepto?Wed, September 1, 2010 @ 9:55AM Anyone else ever have this problem? Emma, who is 4 1/2, has sticky fingers. And I'm not talking about what happens when she eats apple dippers with caramel sauce. I've tried to explain that stealing is wrong. That you don't take things that don't belong to you. It's against the law, it's against God's law and it's against our family's law. She still does it. I've tried asking her how she would feel if a friend came over and took something belonging to her, without asking and without her knowing. She says she would be angry. But she still does it. How big of a deal is it? I don't know. Here are three examples of Emma's trespasses. One day we popped in to visit the new moms at Nursing Mother's Support Group at Harbor of Hope Church in St. Clairsville (fourth Saturday of the month, ladies!). When we headed to the car afterward, she was walking funny and holding herself. I asked if she had to go potty and she said no. When she got in her car seat, she was still wiggling, etc. Then it dawned on me. I reached down her pants and there was a small toy from the church. I marched her right back in and she reluctantly put it back. I was chagrined. She was just mad she didn't get to keep the toy. Last week, after her last day at her former preschool, she got home and whipped out a tiny Abu figure (the little monkey from "Aladdin"). "Ta da!" she said proudly. She had stolen it from school.
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Politically Fashionable
 Joselyn King |
Your Brains Won't Fall OutThu, August 19, 2010 @ 2:38AM At this time in the state of the world, we just have to decide what issues really are the most important to the overall general health of society -- and which battles we need to fight. We stare today at such overwhelming issues as staggering unemployment rates, a climbing national debt, higher energy costs, outsourcing, wars on two fronts, outraegeous health and prescription costs, and people dieing. Still, what seems to be the issue on many minds in the past week? Whether or not a mosque should be built in the neighborhood near the former World Trade Center. In comparison, this issue seems kind of small and unimportant, doesn't it? I mean lets look at this objectively. The terrorists responsible for the reprehensible acts of 9-11 and other events represent only a very minute number of Muslims in the world. I thought we just hated the terrorists who don't twice about sacrificing and killing even their own children? Is our war really not against terrorism, but against Muslims? Just asking. I was struck the other day by a sign outside a local church. It stated: "Don't be so open minded that your brains fall out." O.K. I'm not a doctor. But I'm pretty sure your brains won't fall out of your head if you exercise some well-placed acceptance of others with whom you might not always agree. And if your brains do fall out of your head, again, you've got worse things to think abou.
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Myer on Politics
 Mike Myer |
Turnout Will Be the KeyMon, August 30, 2010 @ 12:19PM John Raese, who won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Saturday, may be thinking his priority going into the Nov. 2 election against Democrat nominee Gov. Joe Manchin should be getting out the vote. He's right. In a state where registered Democrats still outnumber Republicans two to one, Raese needs to mobilize GOP voters in the hope that they'll come out in numbers high enough to overcome Democrats. That may be easier for Raese, who clearly represents the "throw the bums out" attitude toward Washington. Still, Manchin has several edges. Among them, again, is the registration advantage among Democrats. Another one is that Manchin isn't viewed as one of the bums who need to be thrown out. He's had an excellent record as governor. Some folks view him as the anti-Obama Democrat. We'll see - but were I a betting man, I'd put my money on Manchi.
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"Out There"
 Phyllis Sigal |
A Weekend Full of FunThu, September 2, 2010 @ 11:31AM Because this blog is titled "Out and About," it's only fitting that I talk about all of the events out and about this weekend. Many of us have three days this holiday weekend to enjoy, and we are lucky to have so much to keep us busy. • The Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta begins Friday, Sept. 3, with boat sign-ups. There is live music Friday and Saturday evenings, with racing on Saturday and Sunday. Food vendors also will be on site. • Oglebay Park is always full of activities for Labor Day weekend. Along with inflatable rides and a rock-climbing wall, the Cascading Waters Fountain Show will end its season with shows at 9 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday. • Fort Henry Days takes place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 4 and 5, at Site One at Oglebay. Music, dance, re-enactors, demonstrations and more are on the schedule both days, beginning at 10 a.m. The battle re-enactments will be held at Camp Russel at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. • Hundreds gather each year at the Anne Kuchinka Amphitheatre for the Wheeling Symphony's Music Under the Stars free concert. This year's concert, "Hollywood and Jazz," features works from several movies as well as special guest, jazz trumpeter Chris Tedesco. Janet Sparks and her Suzuki violin students will perform at 6:30 p.m. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. • The 31st annual Woodcarvers Show is set at the Pine Room at Oglebay from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Heather's Corner Desk
 Heather Ziegler |
It still happensTue, August 31, 2010 @ 10:57AM Despite all the warnings, all the education, all the stories, it's still happening. Each and every day, a number of drivers are passing school buses as they load and unload our children. I know this firsthand. The bad part is that bus drivers cannot leave their buses to obtain license plate numbers nor can they be absolutely sure that these drivers won't strike down a student. They're main concern is for our kids' safety but they can't do it all. The last several reports I heard about involved older drivers driving right past school buses despite the flashing lights, etc. I am not picking on an age group, but the facts will prove themselves out, sadly I fear. I do not know the answer to this growing problem short of having a police officer on the buses or police cars following the school buses. Perhaps the public can help by getting license plate numbers of vehicles that do this and turn them into the school board. The public does not hesitate to point out a bus driver's miscues but seem to turn a blind eye to the public's wrongdoings behind the wheel. Please help the bus drivers who are only concerned with your children's safety. You might be amazed at what drivers do for your children each and every day besides getting them to and from school.. Sometimes a kind word from a bus driver just may make the difference in a child's whole day. And if you could see some of the roads they have to travel you might offer them a thank you for a job well done.
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