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CNN-Free Hotel Rooms

If you are a news junkie who’s used to flipping back and forth between all of the all-news television networks then you may want to be careful where you make your next hotel reservation. A Midwest hotel chain has pulled CNN from the TV channel lineup in its guest rooms, saying the cable network was aiding terrorism with the broadcast of a video showing Iraqi snipers shooting at U.S. troops. The broadcast, which aired last month on both CNN and CNN Headline News, featured edited portions of a tape the network said it obtained from a rebel group called Islamic … Continue reading →

Tag—You’re Out!

Talk about a coincidence. Yesterday, we had a playgroup outing to a local pumpkin patch. Prior to leaving, the kids (all toddlers) were given one last chance to run around an open pasture. One of the older boys (he’s 3-and-a-half) started patting the younger kids (one-and-two-year-olds) on the head and screaming “TAG—YOU’RE IT” before high-tailing it into the other direction. A few minutes later glass shattering wails. Not surprisingly, other kids had joined in this toddler-version of tag and a few slammed into each other–they all ended up in a mass of tired, teary tykes. The scene prompted one of … Continue reading →