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I always vote yes on public school measures and support for local libraries. I believe that supporting institutions of literacy and learning make for a more civilized society. But with our modern-day access to personal computers in…

In Children’s Literature, there is the best, the just okay and the downright trashy.

I recently wrote a parenting article entitled, “What to Do When They Say, “I’m Bored.” The article began with a look back a few decades when kids played freely and happily in their neighborhoods. The local gang…

Those back to school ads are all over your t.v. screen and you’re clinging to the last weeks of summer vacation. You may have started your school shopping, and you’re probably wishing you’d insisted on more summer…

     Several weeks ago I was asked to speak to a group of women about my book, Homegrown Readers. The women were moms who meet regularly to share their journeys in parenting. I know from past…