Monthly Archives: July 2010


Medco’s 2010 Drug Trend Report

Locally, nationally, globally, the number of children being medicated is growing. The growing incidences of diabetes, asthma, and diagnosis with regard to the autism spectrum are all playing a role. Medco, with corporate offices in Franklin Lakes, NJ, issued their 2010 Drug Trend Report which raised red flags with over […]


Enlightenment In Woodstock

On the path to enlightenment, I might wind up in Woodstock, NY. The town which lent its name to the famous rock music festival, “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music” in 1969 is home to old hippies, and surprisingly, an increasing number of Buddhists.


Oakland Teen Polls Townspeople 2

My idea was to poll people in town about the upcoming council elections, and then share the results with everyone. While some said it would be very hard and a bit boring, I thought why not? The people in town will see it, the candidates will see it, and it can only make the race more interesting and more beneficial to everyone.


LOST DOG – Update 4

GOOD NEWS! Nelson has been found and returned to his owners unharmed! LOST PUGGLE LAST SPOTTED YESTERDAY BY THE OLD TOWN POOL ACROSS FROM THE OAKLAND DINER- NAME IS NELSON 30LBS. BEIGE COLORING NEUTERED WEARING 2 BLUE COLLARS PLEASE CALL 201-615-1498 IF SEEN OR FOUND, WE MISS HIM DEARLY. Christina […]


Can You Spit 68+ Feet?

By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist Okay, so it’s August now. Most children have had at least two months to practice a favorite summer pastime -watermelon seed spitting. Time for the real competitions to begin! At my childhood residence, our competitions were nothing much to talk about. My brother […]


Mark Twain: Man in White

Michael Sheldon. Mark Twain: Man in White: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years. New York: Random House, 2010. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald It’s not that there isn’t enough biographical material available on Mark Twain. Between his autobiography and his “official” biography, penned by Albert Bigelow Paine (but definitely […]