Mother's Corner: Shocking simulation puts choice front-and-center Every 15 minutes, someone dies from an alcohol-related collision.
From the first scream, we were all hooked — parents, teenagers and educators. Through gasps, a rush of tears and wide-eyed focused,...
May 10, 2013 | 0 | 20 |
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Yolande Barial / For the Tracy PressTracy Press
Mother's Corner: Speak as if children are watching “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.”
Believe it or not, I read that this line was from the iconic Disney movie “Bambi.” Thumper recalled this line after a reprimand from hi...
May 03, 2013 | 0 | 13 |
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Yolande Barial / For the Tracy PressTracy Press
Tilted Windmills: The wisdom of words in brief Those of us who grew up with parents who taught us through aphorisms do well in the Twitter world.
We know that everything can be reduced to short sentences. We also know that much of what we hear ...
Tilted Windmills: Personal responsibility is for someone else While we might wish that everyone else embraces personal responsibility, most of us seem to want no part of it ourselves.
Personal responsibility is the willingness to accept both the benefits and ...
It appears there is something new in business called, “customer: service.” Honest.
While it is not novel for most local merchants and companies, some national ones seem to have suddenly discovered ...
Toilet paper on my chin did not become a way of life until my father brought home a stainless steel Gillette razor in a wooden box and handed it to me. I was almost 13.
I was reminded of this recen...