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I recently retired after working in chemical safety for 39 years. I am a widow with two grown children and three grandchildren. I enjoy intergenerational travel with the family.

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Education > Educational Philosophy Is competition in school helpful or harmful to the students?: 2 of 45
Competition in school is harmful to the students. As unglamorous as it sounds, the purpose of a public education is to prepare the young person to enter the workplace as a fully functional worker. Competition encourages rugged individualists. The workplace needs team players who will cooperatively work together to meet common... More..
Jobs & Careers > Office Politics Should a manager date an employee?: 2 of 27
A manager should never date an employee. No one with supervisory authority or who can determine a person's salary should date an employee. This is particularly true if the employee is a teenager and the manager or supervisor is over twenty one. Anything good at the workplace that the employee achieves or receives can be const... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues Schools should ban animal dissection: 2 of 26
School systems should ban animal dissection in secondary schools. Thousands of earthworms, clams, starfish, frogs, fetal pigs, and perch are dissected each year in middle schools and high schools across the United States because that is they way we have taught life science since the 1920s. Some of these specimens have been co... More..
Business > Business News & Issues How small businesses use local media to survive and thrive during tough economic times: 2 of 23
Name recognition and word-of-mouth are essential to a successful business. The worst marketing mistake any business can make is to cut their advertising budget when business goes down or during tough economic times. When customers do start spending money again, they need to know that the small business they remember is still ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Family Values Family values: Should older children earn their pocket money?: 4 of 32
Yes, older children should earn their pocket money. Older children and teenagers need to learn how long they need to work for some of the luxuries and electronics they feel they are entitled to. Children need to be taught how to manage money. Responsible money management is a learned skill and children need to learn from thei... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Should public health be a priority to the governments of the world?: 1 of 8
Yes. Public Health should be a priority to the governments of the world. Unfortunately, the places where public health interventions are most needed are in the developing countries which are the poorest countries of the world. Developing countries often lack the infrastructure and the monetary resources to tackle basic needs.... More..
Sports & Recreation > Martial Arts Bruce Lee's legacy in martial arts: 1 of 8
Bruce Lee, The Little Dragon, constructed the first mixed martial art, Jeet Kune Do. He incorporated useful martial arts elements from several styles into his system. Advanced Jeet Kune Do students were encouraged to explore and develop their own personal martial arts fighting style. Bruce Lee said, Use only that which works,... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Which is harder: Getting ready for a vacation or returning home afterwards?: 6 of 33
It is harder getting ready for a vacation than returning home afterwards. No matter how intricate the plan, I never get enough sleep the night before going on vacation. Something always happens at the last minute to use up the time planned for an orderly, organized packing session and departure. The vacation always begins in ... More..
Health & Fitness > Allergies The best eye drops for eye allergies: 1 of 5
There are several OTC (over the counter) eye-care products. They include artificial tears, ointments, eye washes, hyperosmotics, scrubs, decongestants, and antihistamines. Artificial tears lubricate the eyes. Ointments also lubricate the eyes, but they remain in the eyes longer than artificial tears. Ointments can cause blurr... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture Why buying from local growers benefits the environment: 3 of 14
There are more positive benefits to buying from local growers than taste. There are no transportation costs and no CO2 (carbon dioxide) or carbon footprint emissions when produce is purchased from local growers. Purchasing from local growers also saves on packaging. That excess packaging doesn't end up in the landfill. Local... More..