http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest blog posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5Why would the Department of Agriculture wish to deny the right of an animal owner to bath it or to have somebody transport it to a dog park or veterinarian? I really don't know and if you ask them, as I did, they'll tell you they are only following the law that was requested by the pet industry....http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~691014.aspx11/20/2009 3:05:19 PMDave Pearson Strategy games as gifts As you think about buying holiday gifts, think about strategy games; to expand your child's mind. We are constantly aware of building learning skills, and imparting the importance of an education for our children's future. We want our children to maximize their learni...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~689222.aspx11/18/2009 8:32:36 PMRhonda Cratty In my effort to give animal owners more options, I have been looking into (investigating) investing in a self-serve coin operated dog wash that operates similar to a car wash (and in fact, is often an add on to carwashes around the nation). Simultaneously I have been in discussions with legislat...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~687889.aspx11/17/2009 3:35:14 AMDave Pearson Cranberry Thanksgiving & Cranberry Biscotti slide show: Native Americans introduced the Pilgrims to the sour red berries that grew in the bogs around Plymouth. The Native Americans called the berry Ibimi, meaning bitter berry. The pilgrims thought the pink blossom of the plant looked like...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~687854.aspx11/16/2009 7:55:04 PMRhonda Cratty The Pilgrims and Mini Quiche Slide Show Governor William Bradford wrote an account of the Pilgrims' experiences. However his book, Of Plimoth Plantation, was lost until the 1880s. Stories about the pilgrims were handed down from generation to generation becoming a myth. When the work of Wi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~687437.aspx11/14/2009 8:30:35 PMRhonda Cratty In my first shopping holiday article Holiday Math Gifts we concentrated on a list of quality math gifts. Both the second article and slide show are about quality reading gifts. The games can be found at Beyond the Blackboard, or visit their store at: 7721 Wadsworth Blvd.Arvada. The trick is to f...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~685876.aspx11/11/2009 8:14:47 PMRhonda Cratty HOLIDAY READING GIFTS In my first shopping holiday article Holiday Math Gifts we concentrated on a list of quality math gifts. Both the second article and slide show are about quality reading gifts. The games can be found at Beyond the Blackboard, or visit their store at: 7721 Wadsworth Blv...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~686087.aspx11/12/2009 6:50:17 AMRhonda Cratty Veterans Day History for Children Veterans Day takes place on November 11. It is the day Americans honor people who have served in the U.S. military. Veterans Day is also a time we remember and honor the people who have died for America. Many people share a moment of silence, at 11:00A.M., to...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~683867.aspx11/9/2009 10:09:56 PMRhonda Cratty Over the last 6 months, Ihave been training brokers across the U.S. regarding educating their clients, being a professional for them. It occurred to me that Ishould write a basic review of the most common decision families are making when it comes to Term Insurance. As you may know, Term Insura...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~683404.aspx11/8/2009 10:15:13 PMMatt Benore When asked I've always said that I thought that all dogs were of similar intelligence. They just applied it differently. I would usually get this type of question from the owner of a dog that did a lot of tricks or maybe a purebred of some sort and not to pour water on their fire (and because I'...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~683277.aspx11/7/2009 11:27:35 PMDave Pearson Thanksgiving is the perfect time for authentic writing for our children. Authentic writing activities help with writing achievement. When children are involved with authentic writing for real life purposes they are writing for people outside of school. Thanksgiving gives your child the authe...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~683263.aspx11/7/2009 9:50:45 PMRhonda Cratty With the holidays quickly approaching our thoughts to turn to gifts for children; at a time when many people have a tight budget. This is the first of quality educational gift articles. The games both in the article and the sideshow are courtesy of Beyond the Blackboard. Last August America...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~682756.aspx11/5/2009 10:32:36 PMRhonda Cratty The results of Arvada's city council elections held yesterday confirm that the municipality is firmly stuck back in the 1990s. I am not surprise one wit by the outcome ... totally predictable. The "new" city council membership will look almost exactly like it did in 1995 (four of the members)....http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~682190.aspx11/4/2009 6:30:26 PMDave Chandler My last entry (post) was a book review by an author named Stanley Coren titled, " How to Speak Dog ." In it I mentioned that I sometimes call dog fights, "conversations." Well, I have two Norwegian Elkhounds, one old (about 12) and the other young (about 2) and they are intent on having a ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~681314.aspx11/3/2009 9:21:25 AMDave Pearson Free Homework Help: Parenting & Education Examiner has over 136 articles with ways parents can improve the quality of their children's educational lives. On the home page of the site, beside the photo is Subscribe to email, it is one subscription that doesn't cost a dime! You will NOT be ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~681217.aspx11/2/2009 9:19:14 PMRhonda Cratty The American Dream - to own your own business and be your own boss! Is this just a dream for you? I am my own BOSS and I love what I do. I am an Executive Director for Passion Parties and I help women every weekend enhance their relationships and build their confidence.I believe that women need...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~680894.aspx11/2/2009 1:33:07 PMTracy Paplow As you are putting away your monster, princess and pumpkin costumes, wondering what you are going to do with all that candy let's think about math. A pile of candy provides a wonderful opportunity for your children to practice some math enrichment. First have them sort their candy. Sorting an...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~680350.aspx10/31/2009 4:38:02 PMRhonda Cratty Whether you're a democrat or republican, a small business owner or corporate executive, you want to know that your health insurance plan will support you during a health crisis. Period. Bottom line. No gray areas. Just black and white please. As a consumer of health insurance benefits, you want t...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~679528.aspx10/29/2009 5:21:19 PMMelissa Whitaker Early for a Snow Day in Colorado, nevertheless, today Colorado teachers and students woke up with the snowy news. While your family is safely snug inside your home below are some cozy Halloween Healthy Food recipes and ideas. Slide show has dried cinnamon apple slices recipe for use in potpou...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~678462.aspx10/28/2009 8:03:43 AMRhonda Cratty This Pumpkin Patch is filled with history, facts, math, books, a movie, and recipes. Slide show has recipes for Halloween Pumpkin dinner with real pumpkins as your serving dishes and Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Pumpkin History It is believed that pumpkins originated in North America. Seeds hav...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~676631.aspx10/24/2009 9:40:26 PMRhonda Cratty Halloween Party Food All your little giggling ghosts at school and home look forward to munching on yummy snacks. Be sure to look at the slide show for more fangtastic foods! Jack O'Lantern Treat You will need: Several slices of bread Peanut butter Raisins, celery Round cookie cut...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~675421.aspx10/22/2009 9:46:45 PMRhonda Cratty I read this book years ago and I was hoping that an improved description/explanation of why dogs scratch after they eliminate would be included... No such luck. It is still described as a visual signal to alert other dogs as to the location of the scent (included in the elimination). That may be...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~674976.aspx10/22/2009 12:39:26 PMDave Pearson This is such a cozy time to, dust off those old favorite family board games, cards and dice. Sit around a table with the TV off, don't answer the phone. You are helping your child with his/her math; it's all in the game! Parents who want to help their young children become proficient in math ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~673916.aspx10/20/2009 9:55:56 PMRhonda Cratty On the eve of major healthcare reform in this country, many of us are at the edge of our seats wondering what to make of all the reform bluster coming from Washington. Will my Medicare be compromised? What is a death panel anyway? Will Congress solve the problem of providing affordable healthcar...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~673833.aspx10/20/2009 4:23:10 PMMelissa Whitaker Well, that's interesting What did film blogger Jonathan Lack think of Where The Wild Things Are? He gave it an A- but said he never wanted to see it again . Gone too soon Lannette Johnson , of Federal Heights, shares the story of a hero's funeral . Hear, hear Blog...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~673122.aspx10/19/2009 11:44:24 PMBrendan Leonard50,000 doses of H1N1 flu vaccine arrived in Colorado this week; below the 183,300 doses Colorado Health officials expected. Current supply of both Longmont and Boulder clinics is already spoken for. No new slots will be scheduled until the county knows how much more vaccine to expect and when...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~672561.aspx10/18/2009 6:34:15 PMRhonda Cratty The benefits of warm water therapy include increased joint and muscle flexibility, increased muscle strength, relaxation, increased balance and coordination, increased endurance and increased circulation. Individuals of all ages and activity levels have reported excellent results while takin...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~671944.aspx10/17/2009 5:09:35 PMPaul O'Brian Aaron Azari has pushed and worked to make Arvada a better place from Day One. You will not find a more committed person to finding solutions to city and local problems that everyone will be able to agree upon. During Aaron's terms on the City Council, Arvada has grown. Residential areas have gro...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~671712.aspx10/17/2009 12:29:30 PMAlex Bobroske 2010 Census to Begin THIS IS PRETTY BASIC ADVICE; BUT, IN TODAY'S TIMES, I CAN SEE IT COULD LEAVE AN OPEN DOOR FOR PASSING OUT YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION. WARNING: 2010 Census Cautions from the Better Business Bureau Be Cautious About Giving Info to Census Workers by Susan Johnson ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~670498.aspx10/16/2009 9:34:47 AMMatt Benore I just learned that today is "Blog Action Day,"where all the bloggers in the world are asked to opine on a single issue...the issue today is climate change and the blog I read extolled the virtues of using a cloths line instead of a dryer for our cloths and took a poke at subdivision rules as th...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~670122.aspx10/15/2009 11:04:22 AMDave Pearson