The Danger's In The Calories
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Health on Wednesday, October 27, 2010
We heard so many trick-or-treat horror stories growing up. Did you?
Razor blades hidden in candied apples. Poisoned candy bars.
Each year our teachers warned us about the perils of trick-or-treating, and clearly our parents believed at least some of these tales, as we were never allowed to eat apples, popcorn balls or any homemade treats we might have gathered in our sacks of loot.
As a child I never... READ MORE
Is Tobacco Candy a Good Idea?
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Monday, April 26, 2010
Here’s a New York Times story that made me do a double take this weekend:
Flavored Tobacco Pellets Are Denounced as Lure to Young Users:
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, the nation’s second-largest cigarette maker behind Philip Morris, is test marketing the product, Camel Orbs, along with other dissolvable tobacco products, in three cities. It is part of a broad industry trend to create smokeless products... READ MORE
Don't Text and Drive
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Wednesday, September 02, 2009
I was interested to read about Utah getting tough with texting drivers in a recent NY Times article.
While some states only have a fine for causing a deadly or injurious accident by texting at the wheel, in Utah texting drivers can face up to 15 years in prison.
While I am a fan of modern means of communication in general, as a mom of teens, the very idea of texting while driving really frightens... READ MORE
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