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Going Green - Recycling: My Favorite R

By Keith • Nov 13th, 2008 • Category: Featured Stories, Need to Know

In my last Going Green article I talked about simple ways to change your electrical habits to help the environment, and save you money. Today I want to talk about something that I have been hearing about since I was a little kid in elementary school, but only today really see people and companies [...]



The Electoral College: Part 1

By Justin Colby • Nov 3rd, 2008 • Category: Featured Stories, Need to Know

Election time is coming, and that means one thing. Well, it actually means many things, but for the purposes of this article it means people whining about how our votes don’t count because of the 538 mysterious guys in powdered wigs we call our electors.



Going Green - Simple Electricity

By Keith • Oct 27th, 2008 • Category: Featured Stories, Need to Know

Whether you have been living an eco-friendly lifestyle since you realized using hemp was good for mother earth, or you are gleefully saying the heck with it and filling up the gas tank of your H2, I am going to share my helpful tips on how to Go Green.



Shibow’s Cheap Tricks (Not Those Kinds)

By Sybil • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Featured Stories, Need to Know

Now, there are several reasons I should be writing an article about keeping one’s wallet (somewhat) filled and one’s sanity (mostly, at least when it comes to one’s wallet) intact. The first: I’ve recently graduated and moved into an apartment that I share with a college friend, and I am, for lack of a better term, totally poor, man.



Green Building

By Justin Colby • Jun 20th, 2008 • Category: Featured Stories, Lead Story, Need to Know

I’ve always had a touch of interest in the environment, but that interest did not go much beyond recycling and tiny steps to reduce my carbon footprint. It is hard, though, to not find this stuff closer to top-of-mind with the media coverage that it has been getting.



Wedding Planning Advice

By Keith • Jun 4th, 2008 • Category: Featured Stories, Need to Know

But there is a very big secret that I have to make sure it’s all great. You may think that I’m going to say “be sure and find the right person to get married to.” Well I’m not. This is important for having a good marriage and life together, however, as far as the wedding day it self goes, the thing to make sure that it is a success is that you plan, plan, plan. Or the other three ‘P’s; Proper, Prior, Planning.



How To Order a Martini

By Mr. Lestud • May 8th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, Need to Know

I’ve deduced from recent conversations with people a tad younger than I that an older gentleman of means like myself is expected to have opinions about things like cocktails. Thankfully for my readers — and for this article — it just so happens that I have many.



Better Know Your Supper: Squash

By Justin Colby • Apr 2nd, 2008 • Category: Featured Stories, Food, Need to Know

Here in the US, we are sometimes challenged with the fact that there are no truly American foods. Put it this way, a list of the most “All-American” cuisine we can think of sounds more like a European Union roll call.



Obama Spotted In Brooklyn

By Justin Colby • Mar 24th, 2008 • Category: Featured Stories, Need to Know

The cool thing about living in Brooklyn, in a neighborhood that is packed with artistic (and mostly liberal) types, is that amazing things happen overnight.



More Bang For Your Body: Part 1

By Joyanna • Mar 5th, 2008 • Category: Featured Stories, Need to Know

This article, and the next two, will be revolved around outlining a 3-exercise strength training routine that will help to jump start anyone’s workout blues. They are quick, require very little equipment, and activate the greatest amount of muscle groups when compared to any other exercise for the same region. They give you the most bang for your body.