Lisa Miller
- Lisa Miller
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- Saturday, March 19, 2011
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Japan devastation: Powerful reminder of our limitations
The images were surreal. People screaming from higher ground as they watched the relentless wave of brown water sweep up houses and topple power lines. Cars and boats floating like bath toys. Aerial photos of flattened villages, with crumpled roofs jutting out of the debris-laden landscape and orange-suited rescue workers like ants on a mountain of twigs.
- Saturday, February 26, 2011
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As food prices rise, sustainability makes more business sense
Frustration with high food prices is among the underlying causes of the unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, and a global food crisis may be brewing.
- Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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National agenda needed to advance green technology
In his State of the Union address, President Obama issued a call to action for Americans to "out-innovate" the rest of the world and build on our history of doing "big things." Green technology is the next big thing, and it's our best hope to reinvent ourselves as competitors in the global economy. But we won't get there without a comprehensive national agenda supported by all parties -- political, yes, but also businesses, consumers, educators and students.
- Saturday, January 15, 2011
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Shootings remind us of need to teach children to hope
They should have been chattering about spelling tests and Hannah Montana songs. But instead, the two second-graders in my backseat were talking about the shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. They had heard about it at school and were commiserating over the "sad" and "creepy" news as we drove home for a play date.
- Friday, December 3, 2010
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Marketing tactics could get kids to eat healthy foods
In a new twist on the "Super Size Me" fast-food diet experiment, the executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission ate nothing but spuds for 60 days.
- Saturday, November 13, 2010
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'Oneonta 360' captures essence of our area
The fact that Oneonta's new branding campaign has generated so much controversy shows how passionately people feel about this place. One thing everyone might agree on is that the essence of Oneonta cannot be easily conveyed in a few words or a logo. However, photographer Stephen Joseph makes a fascinating attempt to capture it in his new book, "Oneonta 360." If you haven't seen it yet, stop by Huntington Library, where one two-page spread is on display each day.
- Saturday, October 23, 2010
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Stem cell research must move forward
Robert Edwards of Britain received the Nobel Prize in medicine earlier this month for research that led to the birth of the first "test-tube baby" in 1978. Hugely controversial 32 years ago, Edwards' work is now lauded as a medical breakthrough that has brought immeasurable joy to the families of the 4 million babies born through in vitro fertilization.
- Saturday, October 2, 2010
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Supersized salmon? No thanks
Davenport Garden Center owner Dennis Valente drizzled maple syrup over sweet potatoes in the cafeteria kitchen while a group of sixth-graders topped pizza crusts with pesto they'd made using basil from their school garden.
- Saturday, September 11, 2010
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Chobani yogurt: Nothing but good for the area
I'm in love with Chobani. True to its marketing slogan, this locally made, Greek-style yogurt is, indeed, "nothing but good." First of all, it's delicious: thick, creamy, fruity and sweet (but not too sweet).
- Saturday, August 21, 2010
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Summer is a perfect time to unplug
Last month, I wrote about the rewards of disconnecting from information technology during a weeklong family camping trip. Since then, I've picked blueberries, skipped rocks, curled up with my 6-year-old and a pile of books, walked in the woods, and spent a gorgeous day at the lake picnicking with friends and watching the kids swim.
- Saturday, July 31, 2010
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There's no multitasking while camping
I am sitting in a log cabin in the woods, soaking up the peace and quiet. We've just finished a family game of ladderball, and my husband is taking a nap while the kids play a board game with my sister at the picnic table outside.
- Saturday, July 10, 2010
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Many forget U.S. is a nation built by immigrants
I was walking with the throng after the last boom lit up the sky, listening to strains of "God Bless the USA" and thinking about what it means to be an American.
- Saturday, June 19, 2010
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Best things about having kids come with no price tags
A new government report estimates the cost of raising a kid at $222,360 — and that doesn't even include college.
- Saturday, May 29, 2010
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Feeling lost without 'Lost'
My favorite TV show of all time wrapped up its final chapter last weekend, and, unlike the show's characters, I'm having trouble moving on.
- Saturday, May 8, 2010
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Not quite ready to turn the page on book reading
In the latest chapter of a steady march toward a paperless world, Google announced this week that it will launch its own e-book store this summer.
- Saturday, April 17, 2010
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Trash burning could be smart energy source
"Don't throw your trash in my back yard, my back yard, my back yard. Don't throw your trash in my back yard "" my back yard's full."
- Saturday, March 27, 2010
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Food revolution is long overdue
Last week, I whisked cauliflower and zucchini puree into macaroni and cheese. The next day, I hid sweet potatoes, carrots and wheat germ in chicken-finger breading.
- Monday, March 15, 2010
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Scrapbooking: Crafty trip down memory lane
I was sitting at my mother's kitchen table, poring over shades of blue and trying to figure out which paper matched the graduation cap in the photo of the grinning 5-year-old holding her preschool diploma.
- Saturday, February 13, 2010
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City still has much to offer
Much has been made of Oneonta's double-whammy loss of the National Soccer Hall of Fame and Oneonta Tigers minor league baseball team. Combined with the controversy over the Foothills Performing Arts Center, these losses are disheartening.
- Saturday, January 23, 2010
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Extreme measures may be needed to get U.S. in shape
Last month, faculty at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania amended a requirement that obese students take a fitness course to graduate, after the controversial policy was criticized as unfair, stigmatizing and possibly even unconstitutional.
