Awesome cuteness As members of Rochester’s Seneca Park Zoo, my daughter and I have visited frequently this summer to see the awesome cuteness of the three new tiger cubs. The male and two females Amur tiger cubs were born May 21 to mother Kira (her third litter). The kittens are out quite a bit, but […]
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Family valued – 7.20.05
‘The Science of Superheroes’ Just as you go to get coffee during the unending special features on the Spiderman 2 deluxe DVD, your youngest child asks, “What exactly is ‘the proportional strength of a spider’ anyway?” Or perhaps you’re standing in line to buy tickets for Batman Begins when the thought bobs to the surface […]
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Family valued 12.29.04
Reading resolutions Early in each new year, the American Library Association (ALA) gathers for its annual midwinter conference. Usually the hottest ticket is a seat to hear the announcements for the Newbery and Caldecott Awards, two of the most prestigious literary prizes for works written and illustrated for children during the previous year. Rochester’s Linda […]
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Family valued 12.8.04
“It might be credit, and it might be barter, but they’ll always find a way you make you pay.” — Ain’t No Free, by Terry Adams The phrase “family computing” has increasingly become an oxymoron, right up there with “Microsoft Works” and “quality television.” How do parents determine the appropriate level of Internet access for […]
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Memorabilia from within Some critics say that in Southern literature, the one continuous theme is Place — the love of the land, of its people, and their goodness (or badness). Writers in our corner of the world would probably argue against any categorization, for their works are diverse, universal, relevant, historical, and apropos for scholar […]
