For most of my adult life, I have been involved in high school athletics in one way or another. I have always looked at high school sports as an extension of the classroom. At this level, sports should not be just about wins and losses; it should be about teaching young men and women important lessons about life: the value…[...]

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WHAT TO DO? WHAT TO DO? NURSING HOME CARE A DECISION WE HOPE WE NEVER HAVE TO MAKE In my family, we used to joke around saying, "Mom's going to go into a nursing home," just teasing her and she would laugh. We don't joke anymore, not now, knowing what I know. As a matter of practical discussions, my family…[...]

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Jamie Bordas and his special guest, Christopher Regan, will be on the Bordas and Bordas Legal Review's college football mid-season edition, airing all this week. Find out from Jamie and Chris who they have in their college football top ten, which teams are likely to make college football's four-game playoff, and how Notre Dame was unfairly treated by the referees…[...]

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The other night I was helping my 5th grade daughter with her vocabulary homework. Part of her lesson was a "fill in the blank" section that tested her ability to use her words in a sentence. It caught my eye that the sentences were all about the practice of law. This entry is the first in a series of posts…[...]

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Many of us have our pets sleep with us in our beds; I think it's great and they keep you warmer than an electric blanket. I love having our dogs in our room at night. It makes me feel safe. However, I must say, during a storm at night, its not so nice. Don't get me wrong, I love our…[...]

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My daughter decided before her baby was even born that she was going to teach the baby sign language. I was skeptical and uncertain why you would want to sign to your baby. Would the little one depend on signing and not learn to talk? My niece did some limited signing with her little one and felt that it was…[...]

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Allstate Insurance Company recently released its 10th annual "America's Best Drivers Report." Among America's smaller cities, Pittsburgh ranked dead last in terms of car crash frequency. A "smaller city" was determined to have a population of 250,000-499,999 people. According to the report, the average driver in Pittsburgh will experience a crash every 6.6 years and is 51.3 percent more likely…[...]

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'Twas the night before an exam and all through the house not a creature was stirring except for A MOUSE! It was last Tuesday, I was almost asleep until I heard my roommate Sarah, call out, "Liv, there is a mouse. It just ran behind the couch." I called her crazy until I saw the mouse myself. I immediately thought…[...]

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The ongoing Ebola scare in the United States has led to calls for broad travel bans, the appointment of an "Ebola Czar" from President Obama's administration, and a general feeling that our government at all levels should be doing everything in their collective power to stop a virus that has infected a few Americans. Perhaps only time will tell whether…[...]

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It was Friday, September 19, 2014, and I had the day off. For the first time in a very long time, I found myself without any commitments or housework to catch up on. This time something was different, my youngest has entered kindergarten; the kids were all in school!!! I had several hours-this is like gold to me. I definitely…[...]

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