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The Digital Photo Age

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but unless you have those thousand words in your head, a picture is just a picture. The ability to express oneself with words, to communicate feelings, ideas, concepts, is at the root of human evolution. Text messaging, chat rooms, and emoticons […]


Popcorn and Movies

Popcorn: Synonymous with Movies during Oscar Awards Season By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist Crunch, peel. Crunch, peel. This is the sound of walking in an old movie theater with layers of soda, candy, and popcorn stuck to the floor. You might even bring some of it home on […]


Rave On 1

It’s the anniversary of The Day The Music Died. As most of America was either not born or in diapers at the time, many might not know the story of the tragic deaths that occurred on the night of February 3rd, 1959. Buddy Holly, age 22; Richie Valens, age 18; […]


Road to Recovery

In America’s heartland, residents see the proposed stimulus package as something intended to support cities and metropolitan areas. NJ residents residents might see it as a short term solution to ever increasing taxes.


The Inaugural Speech

“Values have shrunken to fantastic levels; taxes have risen; our ability to pay has fallen; government of all kinds is faced by serious curtailment of income; the means of exchange are frozen in the currents of trade…”~The President of the United States


PTA or PTO

Styles may have changed since 1897, but the mission of the PTA has remained the same in advocating for the benefit of every child. The historic organization has seen its membership rolls drop with the rise of PTOs, but both acronyms are active in the FLOW area schools helping students and teachers succeed.