Lisa Miller
- Lisa Miller
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- Saturday, October 11, 2008
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Filtering facts critical in TMI age
It's more than three weeks until Election Day, and my internal hard drive is already just about maxed out. In this Too-Much-Information Age, we have 24/7 access to news _ and opinion _ on every step (and misstep) the presidential candidates take, every questionable association they ever had, every exaggeration, every innuendo, every fact taken out of context.
- Saturday, September 20, 2008
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Garden surpasses expectation
The sunflower was a surprise. It grew up tall and fast in the perennial patch in our front yard; too confident to be a weed, so I let it grow even though I had no idea how it got there or what it would become.
- Saturday, August 30, 2008
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The case for a longer school year
Ah, summer vacation. Trips to the pool and the park and the lake, leisurely dinners and late bedtimes, barbecues and ice cream cones, camping trips, amusement park rides and days at the beach.
- Saturday, August 9, 2008
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'Staycation' was all we ever wanted
This summer, my family traded waves for water slides and lobster for casserole cooked in foil over a campfire. And, like many other families who decided to "staycation" this year, we gained more than just a little extra cash.
- Saturday, July 19, 2008
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Lisa Miller: 'Green' is more than just a fad
Green is definitely in. Turn on the TV news or open the local paper and you'll see stories on the latest climate-change issues, letters to the editor debating the merits of wind power, and ads for fuel-efficient cars.
- Saturday, June 28, 2008
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Gardens, too, need protecting
I was planning to wait until harvest time to report on the results of my vegetable-gardening experiment.
- Saturday, June 7, 2008
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Gardening has a whole new meaning
This summer, I'll be testing the theory that you don't have to be a gardening expert to grow a few vegetables.
- Saturday, May 17, 2008
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It's time for Hillary to bow out
For the good of the blue-collar workers, the soccer moms, the Latinos and every other constituency she claims to support, Hillary Clinton should drop out of the presidential race.
- Saturday, April 26, 2008
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Age brings happiness, perspective
Finally, there's some good news about aging. A study published in the April issue of the American Sociological Review reports that the oldest Americans are the happiest. Researchers at the University of Chicago analyzed data gathered during interviews conducted from 1972 to 2004 with a cross-section of Americans ages 18 to 88.
- Monday, April 7, 2008
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Use your tax rebate to help the planet
It’s a happy coincidence that tax time and Earth Day occur during the same month.
- Saturday, March 15, 2008
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Encourage your kids to imagine
We got an amazing new toy last week. It's about 21/2 feet tall and 3 feet deep, and it's made entirely of cardboard. It doesn't make noise or require batteries; it has no microchips or paint or small moving parts. It is not associated with a Disney character.
- Saturday, February 23, 2008
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Cost is but one worry of obesity
So now there's a new study that says obesity doesn't really cost society as much as we've been led to believe.
- Friday, February 1, 2008
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Why I'm voting on Tuesday
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- Friday, January 11, 2008
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I resolve to walk the walk
I've resolved to walk more this year for all the obvious reasons: I want to reduce my carbon footprint, my waistline and my fuel budget.
- Monday, December 24, 2007
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Magic is needed in all our lives
A year ago, my 4-year-old daughter, Allie, was obsessed with trains. Now, she clomps around the house in plastic high heels every day, usually wearing a satiny pink skirt and matching top, white gloves and a tiny pink hair clip stuck arbitrarily on top of her head.
- Sunday, December 23, 2007
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Lisa Miller: We all need some magic in our lives
A year ago, my 4-year-old daughter, Allie, was obsessed with trains. Now, she clomps around the house in plastic high heels every day, usually wearing a satiny pink skirt and matching top, white gloves and a tiny pink hair clip stuck arbitrarily on top of her head.
- Friday, November 30, 2007
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Santa gets questioned about toys
Dear Santa, A lot has changed since my last letter to you.
- Saturday, November 10, 2007
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Cheering on older mothers
A 60-year-old single Japanese woman impregnated in the United States via in-vitro fertilization made headlines last month, rekindling a bioethics debate over how and when women should become mothers.
- Saturday, October 20, 2007
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Protect our youngest consumers
Last week's voluntary withdrawal of several over-the-counter infant cold medicines, including widely marketed brands such as Tylenol, PediaCare and Triaminic, raises some troubling questions.
- Saturday, September 29, 2007
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Toy safety a casualty of global economy
It’s one thing to know that nearly 87 percent of toys imported by the United States come from China and another to see what that looks like in your child’s closet.
