by Carol A. Josel | Jun 6, 2015 | Articles
Talk radio host Dennis Prager once posed the question, “Would you rather your child smoke or cheat?” At first glance, the answer seems to be a no-brainer. I mean, who in their right mind would ever wish a future of lung cancer on loved ones, or the colostomies, false...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 23, 2015 | Articles
On February 7th, the Times Herald headlined with “Case of measles suspected,” about a teen-aged boy right here in Montgomery County. Naturally, worrying kicked in. Had the virus traveled here all the way from California, where 103 cases had already been confirmed?...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 8, 2015 | Articles
Obama recently took to the bully pulpit again, this time proposing what he called the Student Digital Privacy Act, saying, “If we’re going to be connected, then we need to be protected.” The act’s purpose is “to prevent companies from selling sensitive student...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 25, 2015 | Articles
“Time is opportunity flying by,” wrote eighth grader April, and she got it so right. Time does, indeed, fly, as we continually hear ourselves saying that we’ve run out of it or never had enough of it in the first place. And yet so much of it is wasted. In fact, says...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 8, 2015 | Articles
Back in 2012, a New York Times’ headline led off with, “The Bookstore’s Last Stand,” and went on to illuminate the trials of the last big-standing bookstore, Barnes & Noble. Its storied history speaks for itself. Back in 1873, one Charles Montgomery Barnes went...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 5, 2014 | Articles
Raab Associates, Inc. Tell your kids to buckle up: There’s a new fantasy adventure out there waiting for them called Gabriel Finley and the Raven’s Riddle. In it, author George Hagan explores such universal themes as honor, betrayal, greed, compassion, trust, and...
