Every one of the fifty states in the U. S. A. has automobile child restrain laws (See www.iihs.org/laws/ChildRestraint.aspx for specifics.) However, laws don’t work when car seats and the children in them are not properly installed and used. Statistical studies show 1,335 deaths children ages 14 and younger deaths and 184,000 injuries annually. Break that [...]
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POW/MIA Recognition Day – The Twentieth Anniversary Of The NJ S.A.L. POW/MIA Watchfire
Today is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. The Sons of the American Legion, Detachment of New Jersey held its twentieth annual fireside vigil at the beach last week. Its flames are symbolic history’s beacons for the lost. It serves as a visible reminder of 73,000 American POW/MIAs’ plight. The watchfire bonfire lights the way for our [...]
The Expense Of Living In New Jersey
Living high in New Jersey definitely does not mean living high on the hog. What it means instead is that living in the Garden State costs more than most places in America. Why? The New Jersey tax burden on every legal resident is at the top of the scale. While the U. S. average is [...]
A Sale Is Not Always A Good Buy
When is a sale a sale? What is really a good buy? It all depends. If someone is making a purchase on a credit card, tack in the monthly interest charges to the bill. If a person is buying something he doesn’t like and will never use because it is on sale, it’s a waste. [...]
I Wish for a Family Vacation
I wish for a family vacation. It’s not that I am brave or stupid, it’s just that I am one of those people who loves family. Who but me would want to take a family vacation with a husband four children, spouses and significant others, and a lot of kids? Did I say vacation or [...]
Join The World’s Largest Radio Flyer Wagon Mosaic
I love a parade. I remember as a young child in the city thrilling to soldiers marching in the streets. Thank God V-E Day came . We supported out troops then. Too bad we don’t as much now. Too many of our citizens chose to forget that America has been at war almost ten years [...]
KinderCare Learning Centers
I took a full time job when my daughter was exactly 24 days old. I moved near my parents because 44 years ago there were few and far between solid childcare programs. I wish KinderCare had been existence back then. Probably one of its 1,600 nationwide centers is near you. I know that there is [...]
