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Anyone who's even dabbled in social networking in the past few

Every poll shows that most Californians believe their state

While 2006 was a year of great growth and learning for me, both personally and professionally, I am happy to see it go. It was a tough year for many locally as we struggled with the (in some cases, very) premature loss of some beloved members of our community due to malice or inattentiveness, and nationally, as we struggled through the loss and injury of soldiers involved in wars on two fronts that become ever more difficult to sustain, financially, practically, and morally.

In the race between China and India to become the next global

BOO!!

A recent Around the Water Cooler question asked:

If you are a reasonably observant person, you've no doubt noticed that most plastic containers have a number surrounded by a set of chasing arrows. Here's your weekly eco-quiz, don't worry ... it's multiple choice, which gives you a chance to gauge your eco-knowledge:

On May 17, we have a choice - We can burn carbs, or carbon. Join

Most of us, perhaps all of us, can think back to a time when we needed a second chance to get something right. Whether it was a first attempt at love, a driving test, or a term paper we wrote over, we needed a second chance to get things right. Heck, even the national pastime doesn't record an out on the first strike - they give each batter three. So why is it that we are so quick to throw our personal possessions away at the first sign of wear? Doesn't our stuff deserve a second chance too?