Author name: Rita R. Robison

Happy Earth Day!

Rita R. Robison / April 22, 2008

It’s amazing since Earth Day was created 38 years ago that we’ve continued to do so much destruction to the […]

Drinking small amounts of alcohol linked to breast cancer

Rita R. Robison / April 21, 2008

A new study reports that drinking small amounts of alcohol may increase the risk of breast cancer. A 51 percent

Regal Cinemas super sizes me

Rita R. Robison / April 20, 2008

Since I decided I could do a better job writing movies than Hollywood, I’ve taken two classes in film writing

Boomer consumer blogger meets with writers, despite another late spring, Pacific Northwest snow storm

Rita R. Robison / April 19, 2008

I couldn’t believe it when I looked out my window this morning. Snow, again. And again, I was headed north.

Green websites to help you green your life

Rita R. Robison / April 18, 2008

More than half of all boomers in the United States, about 40 million, are “green boomers,” according to an AARP

Religious leader asks people of all faiths to join efforts to stop global warming

Rita R. Robison / April 17, 2008

Bishop Steven Charleston, president and dean of the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass., issued a call to action at

Goodman blasts Bush; praises those who stand up

Rita R. Robison / April 16, 2008

Amy Goodman, host of the independent news media program Democracy Now!, wowed her fans at the Green Festival in Seattle

Lappe fears for the future; urges a living democracy

Rita R. Robison / April 15, 2008

Frances Moore Lappe is a great thinker and a fantastic speaker. At Seattle's Green Festival Sunday, Lappe called the American’s

Moving from empires to life-centered, egalitarian, sustainable societies

Rita R. Robison / April 14, 2008

The audience at Seattle's Green Festival cheered David Korten as he explained that it's possible to live in a cooperative,

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1. Look for the deepest discounts for Memorial Day sales on Friday through Monday.

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3. Take a look at these ways to save money on food since grocery prices are rising at the fastest rate in four years.

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