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Going Back to School Can Cause Pets Separation Anxiety

Betsy Saul | Posted 09.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Separation Anxiety, Pets, Pet, Dog, Anxiety, The Inner Life, Dogs, Back to School, Living News
Betsy Saul

If you notice behavioral changes in your pet, such as chewing on items that smell like his or her companion or going to the bathroom in inappropriate places, he or she may have a case of the "back-to-school blues."

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Mom's Fall Rise-Up

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 09.18.2009 | Style

Read More: Mom, Fall, Fashion, Cleansing, Beauty, Health, Back to School, Style News
Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin

Kids returning to school means mom has her brightest joys and biggest worries cared for, and she can concentrate on perking up her wardrobe and renewing her body -- not necessarily in that order.

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Back To School For New Radicals: Share What You're Doing!

Julia Moulden | Posted 09.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Parker Palmer, Education, Bill Gates, University of Southern California, Esther Dyson, New Radicals, Robert Rudin, Africa, Robert Tolmach, Seth Godin, Teachers, Riders for Health, Stanford University, Back to School, Julia Moulden, The Giving Life, Living News
Julia Moulden

Maybe because it's back-to-school time, I've heard from readers about a bunch of different education-related ventures. In fact, here's another example of a university and a New Radical working together.

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Emotional Education

Darryle Pollack | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Parenting, Back to School, Emotions, Emotional Intelligence, Living News
Darryle Pollack

I wish life came with a lesson plan. I wish five-year-olds never had to be rejected from anything. I wish all kids could get the education their parents hope they will get.

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Girlfriends' Guide: What Are We Teaching Our Kids About the President, Anyway?

Vicki Iovine | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Girlfriends' Guide, Obama Health Care Speech, Obama Back to School Speech, Barack Obama, Joe Wilson, Back to School, Living News
Vicki Iovine

When I heard that the same parents who fail to go to Open House Night to meet the teachers who spend every day teaching our kids decided that watching the President of the United States address them was something they could not allow, I staggered.

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Back to School

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Education Reform, Lausd, Antonio Villaraigosa, Back to School, Boyle Hieghts, Partnership School, Children, English, Mathematics, Los Angels, La, School Districts, Parenting, School Safety, S Status Quo, Los Angeles Mayor, Arts, Politics News
Antonio Villaraigosa

We are entering a new era of accountability and reform in the Los Angeles education system, where public schools strive for metrics-driven change -- and are held accountable to achieve it.

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Back to School!

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 11.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: World of Warcraft, Cool Kids, Comedy and Satire, Einstein, Comedy and Humor, Humor, Satire, Office Jobs, The Office, Pregnancy Pacts, 21 Jump Street, School, Humor and Satire, Comedy, Back to School, Comedy News
Jilly Gagnon

School isn't so bad when you're making it a better place, like they did in the 80's documentary, 21 Jump Street!

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Twas the Night Before School...

Mallika Chopra | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Children, Back to School, Obama Address to Students, Growing Up, Meetings, Second Grade, Living News
Mallika Chopra

When I was young, about a week before school started, without fail I would get a rash on my face. Oh, how tense I used to be about the uncertainty -- year after year after year.

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Architects Go Back to School and Design the Classroom of the Future

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Education, Architecture, Green, Design, Learning, Classroom, Back to School, Sustainable, Green News
Cameron Sinclair

The 2009 Open Architecture Challenge brought together more that 7000+ students, teachers and building professionals to work on upgrading and expanding their learning environments.

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What's Wrong With This Country?

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fox News, Right Wing, Education, Conservatives, Barack Obama, Back to School, Politics News
Joanne Bamberger

Somehow, right wingers have turned an innocuous speech by the President into an evil effort to brainwash and indoctrinate our children that *GASP* they should stay in school and work hard!

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Left, Right & Center: Jobless Labor Day, Afghanistan Plans, ObamaCare, and Back-to-School

Huff Radio | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Unemployment, Jobless Rate, Wall Street, Afghanistan, Middle Class, Health Care Reform, Obama, Obama Health Care, Back to School, Politics News
Huff Radio

New Afghan plans need a major commitment to get the job done -- but Obama is losing support from all sides on this one. And will health care reform be so watered down it's not really reform?

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A Back To School Green Cheat Sheet

Grist | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Back to School Shopping, Green Back to School, Back to School, Green News

Most of you organized parental types have no doubt finished buying school supplies, but in case you're scrambling or all the colored pencils mysteriou...

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Back to the Classics, for Grown-ups

Sarah Schmelling | Posted 09.26.2009 | Books

Read More: Social Networking, Jane Austen, Books, Classic Literature, Charles Dickens, Judd Apatow, Facebook, Mark Twain, The Great Gatsby, Back to School, Books News
Sarah Schmelling

I recommend this assignment to those with the crisp copies of Moby-Dick and Brave New World on display probably just to impress people.

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Retailers Try 1-Cent Sales In Hopes Of Luring Customers

latimes.com | Sandra M. Jones | Posted 09.18.2009 | Business

Read More: 1-Cent Sales, Economic Crisis, Economic Recovery, Retail, Business, Pennies, Retail Crisis, Recession, Penny Sales, Back to School, Back to School Sales, Business News

Dump out the coffee cans, car ashtrays and the bottom of your purse. The lowly penny, which almost was taken out of circulation three years ago, is ma...

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There's a Kind of Hush

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 09.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Stress, Attorneys, Housing Market, Retail Sales, Real Estate, Schools, Back-to-School, Recession, Housing Slump, Housing Crisis, Economic Recession, Financial Crisis, Law Practice, Business News
Lita Smith-Mines

My heart and head are certainly enjoying the continuing sounds of real estate silence in August 2009 but my wallet protests loudly each and every day.

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Swine Flu: New York City Schools Prepare For 2nd Outbreak Of H1N1 Virus

AP | SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 09.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Children Swine Flu, Swine Flu, New York, Swine Flu Pandemic, New York City, New York Swine Flu, Swine Flu Schools, St. Francis Prep, St. Francis Preparatory School, Back to School, New York News

NEW YORK — At St. Francis Preparatory School this fall, the auditorium will double as a sick room. New York City might make students wash their ...

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Retailers See Back-To-School Sales Slowing

nytimes.com | STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM | Posted 09.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Recovery, Recession Isn't Over, Retail Sales, Economic Crisis, Shopping, Retail Sales Slow, Back to School Shopping, Retail, Recession, Back to School, Business News

Halfway through the back-to-school shopping season, retail professionals are predicting the worst performance for stores in more than a decade, yet an...

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Parents a Silver Lining for Schools as Great Recession Persists

Bill Jackson | Posted 09.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Volunteerism, Harris Interactive, Obama Effect, Parental Involvement, Back to School, Parenting, Schools, Greatschools, Parents, Living News
Bill Jackson

64% of parents believe that, because of the recession, it is more important for them to volunteer at school now than before. 53% of parents plan to volunteer at their children's school this year.

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A Kick in the Career: Back To School or Back to Boot Camp?

Thomas Stern | Posted 10.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Resumes, Competitiveness, Kindergarten, Pressure to Succeed, Back to School, Business News
Thomas Stern

Here in Southern California, whence this column originates, kindergarten naps are a thing of the past.

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Smith College, my Educational Passport; or, Back to School

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 10.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Living, Smith College, Gamut, Spirituality, Books, Learning, Back to School, Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

I never know to where or when a book will take me, ergo, I never go anywhere without one.

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The Last Back-to-School Sale Ever

Gary Stager | Posted 10.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Laptops, Education, Parenting, Back-to-School, School, Economy, Sustainable School Supplies, Living News
Gary Stager

I nearly forgot that it was Labor Day until I walked into my local office supply superstore and was assaulted with memories of back-to-school shopping...

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Suburbia's Dirty Little Secret

Lauren Cahn | Posted 09.26.2008 | Living

Read More: No Idling, Driving, Idling, Suburbia, Kids, Cars, Chauffeur, Parenting, Carpool, Dirty Little Secret, Happiness, Back to School, Suvs, Living News
Lauren Cahn

We moms find ourselves racing out of meetings, tearing off our tennis outfits, throwing down the great American novel we were writing. Mom is gone. In her place: The Chauffeur.

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Schools Give iPods To Freshmen

New York Times | Jonathan D. Glater | Posted 09.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Free Ipod, Ipod, Apple, iPod Touch, Back to School, Business News

Taking a step that professors may view as a bit counterproductive, some universities are doling out Apple iPhones and Internet-capable iPods to studen...

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Back To School Shopping For Green Kids

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Living Advice, Back to School Green Guide, Sustainable School, Green Shopping, Green School Supplies, Sustainable School Supplies, Green News, Green, Environment, Sustainable Shopping, Back to School Shopping, Green Living, Green Products, Back to School, Green News

Aisles of back to school shopping are beginning to sprout up in stores nationwide, encouraging a level of consumerism that is not particularly green. ...

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Green Shopping List For Incoming College Freshmen

St. Lawrence University | Posted 08.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Back to School, Sustainable School, Green Shopping, Green School Supplies, Sustainable School Supplies, Sustainable Shopping, Green Living, St. Lawrence University, Green News

Back-to-school time means Target, Lands End, Wal-Mart and other megastores will devote entire sections to helping freshmen furnish their college resid...

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