Transponders will be hot commodity in future
      In the very near future, a new form of swap meet will be developing along our state's toll roads. Arranged by word of mouth, upraised printed signs or discrete ads on Craigslist, service areas parking lots accessible to both northbound and southbound traffic will become bustling centers of trade.
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Paper or plastic?
      Quick quiz: What is the proper response to the familiar checkout line question "paper or plastic?" As you may have guessed, this is a trick question. Usually, the appropriate answer is neither. Most of us have heard the environmental slogan reduce, reuse, recycle. However, you may have not recognized the implicit hierarchy within the three terms.
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World should be outraged by use of disabled for attack
      It was an act so appalling I could not imagine it could be true. I read with horror the news story of how two women with Down syndrome - with limited intellectual ability - were identified as the "suicide bombers" in the Feb. 1 attack in a Baghdad pet market.
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Owners need to be cautious during Valentine's season
      Warning to pet owners: danger lurks in your Valentine's Day candy box. In the weeks leading to Valentine's Day, large quantities of chocolates and candies are purchased. Before heading to your local retailer for your "goodies" purchase, remember that most of these treats are extremely harmful to pets. Some have been known to cause death.
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