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WITH ALL DUE RESPECT- Have you ever thought about the phrase, “with all due respect” ? I mean why do we say this phrase right before we are about to disagree with someone's opinion or stance on an issue? A lot of the time we say this to someone whom has been put, or has an assumed position of authority above us. In other instances we might use this phrase if they have procured achievements, experience or wisdom, which under most circumstances would render giving them a heavy measure of weight and value to their opinions and thoughts, or conclusions about how something should be done.

October 14-18 is National School Lunch Week

During the week of October 14-18^th schools across the country are celebrating National School Lunch Week. This week focuses on the impact that school nutrition has on students' health. The Butler County School Nutrition Program has made a commitment to improving the health of their students and supporting their local community through the Farm to School Program. Kaitlin Harrison, School Nutrition Director and Registered Dietitian, shed light on this program and its impact.

When it was announced that Apple would be shutting down iTunes, it confused me a little.  I’m sure I’m not the only one.  It’s going to be split into three separate apps: Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV.  After the shutdown, Apple will stop adding new items and you won’t be able to buy any new songs through iTunes.  The reason

How long would you like to live? Most people want to live a long life if they can be relatively healthy. Informed choices about food, exercise and sleep can result in a healthy lifestyle, leading to a longer, healthier lifespan.

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If I ever snap and decide to blast something with a shotgun, it will be my printer.  The home printer and its cousin, the small business printer, are two of the most frustrating pieces of technological equipment ever created.  If Gutenberg had foreseen what his invention would evolve into, he might have second-guessed the whole idea of the printing press.

            What if someone were to say, “The wise and good thing to do today is to start drinking alcohol.” Would you defend this statement? Would you say that this is something that ought to be encouraged? How about teaching our children to drink alcohol? If “other people” do it, would it be OK then?

INAPPROPRIATE-There is a phrase that I am getting just a little bit weary of hearing. I just sort of ignored it the first few times I heard it, then it only mildly irritated me, as it seemed to persist and invade common usage but now I have heard it enough that it is beginning to really tick me off. That phrase is “ I am getting really tired of all this political correctness!” That's right, you read that correctly, I did not say I am getting tired of political correctness, I said I am getting tired of hearing people complain about it and I will explain exactly why.

Is the old saying true?

Oh, You Didn’t Know

You can learn a lot by listening to Sirius XM.  You can learn a lot by listening to the radio in general.  For instance: