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The Central Northeast Neighbors Coalition is holding a community recycling fundraiser on Saturday, September 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m, in the Madison High School parking lot. It sounds like this day is going to solve a lot of my problems! I can finally get rid of a lot of the junk I have felt guilty...

So, unless you have been living on another planet, or perhaps just in another country, you should know the economy has turned on us. Gas prices have risen astronomically as of late. I remember back in the good ol' days, when driving from L.A. to San Diego, I always made a point of stopping at the...

I recently discovered that Green Dog Pet Supply, down the street from me, has a blog . You may find it interesting if you have a pet or like animals. However, I also discovered an interesting post that can be appreciated by anyone, even if they hate animals! (Side note: if you really hate animals, you...

I recently picked up a small flyer in Milagro's Boutique , advertising a new Web site, Enviromom : "Making green lifestyle changes doesn't have to be overwhelming. Take baby steps with other Portland EnviroMoms!" Now of course I would like to encourage DADS to visit the site and learn...

Picture the scene: Saturday, a sunny day in springtime. Birds singing, children laughing and playing. Me, swearing and sweating, pushing as hard as I can, and yet not budging. Okay, let's back up. My husband is away on a two-week business trip, and I had already begun to lose my mind, since I had...

Picture the scene: Saturday, a sunny day in springtime. Birds singing, children laughing and playing. Me, swearing and sweating, pushing as hard as I can, and yet not budging. Okay, let's back up. My husband is away on a two-week business trip, and I had already begun to lose my mind, since I had...

Picture the scene: Saturday, a sunny day in springtime. Birds singing, children laughing and playing. Me, swearing and sweating, pushing as hard as I can, and yet not budging. Okay, let's back up. My husband is away on a two-week business trip, and I had already begun to lose my mind, since I had...

Picture the scene: Saturday, a sunny day in springtime. Birds singing, children laughing and playing. Me, swearing and sweating, pushing as hard as I can, and yet not budging. Okay, let's back up. My husband is away on a two-week business trip, and I had already begun to lose my mind, since I had...

Picture the scene: Saturday, a sunny day in springtime. Birds singing, children laughing and playing. Me, swearing and sweating, pushing as hard as I can, and yet not budging. Okay, let's back up. My husband is away on a two-week business trip, and I had already begun to lose my mind, since I had...

Google Maps has a driving directions page that already tops all the others. After all, after you enter your starting and ending addresses, you already can click the option: "Take Public Transit," and it will give you several options--even calculating the price of driving vs. the price of riding...