Why is there an increase in food allergies?
Posted by STEVE KNOX on February 1, 2012 - 6:45 a.m.
As a member of Generation X the one thing I didn't encounter as a kid was food allergies. If it was on your plate it was fair game. Whether you ...
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IIMA - Is it Monday already?
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 30, 2012 - 6:15 a.m.
You know what TGIF stand for, right? Thank God It's Friday! Those are more than just words - they're also a feeling. TGIF is a part of many people's vocabulary ...
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First set of wheels
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 27, 2012 - 6:44 a.m.
It seems like a few weeks ago when I hopped in the first car I called my own. Reality strikes - it's actually been a few decades. Maybe it's the ...
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I'm sad to see this store close…
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 26, 2012 - 6:09 a.m.
I read the article about the local Hostess outlet closing. It's always tough to see a business close and I know it's tough on those that work at the business. ...
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Doctor, Doctor?
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 25, 2012 - 4:38 a.m.
As a late teen/early 20-something my doctor was a friend of my parents. Each time I stopped for a check up I'd always call him Dr because that was the ...
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Question or questioning?
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 24, 2012 - 5:21 a.m.
As a blogger I've been unfairly labeled my some anonymous commenters as forcing my opinion. While I occasionally let the stubborn Scottish gene out, I rarely force opinions or an ...
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Council or School Board: Who's had it tougher?
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 23, 2012 - 6:16 a.m.
It hasn't been peaches and cream (or herb for that matter) for those volunteers who decided run for our local city government. Some of the topics and issues that both ...
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Passion
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 20, 2012 - 6:09 a.m.
It was my junior year in high school when I really got the bug for video producing and editing. My buddy Paul and I were the guinea pigs in Mr. ...
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If Mitt's your guy, it may be Obama for me
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 18, 2012 - 6:25 a.m.
I distinctly remember where I was four years ago when then candidate Barack Obama engaged me as a voter. I stopped, listened and listened more. While he didn't automatically get ...
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Note to self: anchors are for boats, not banks
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 16, 2012 - 7:46 p.m.
I'm not one to throw money to the wind but I used my small account at Anchor Bank to see how a corporation would treat a little guy like me. ...
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Has the mild winter softened us?
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 13, 2012 - 6:07 a.m.
I walked out of work and trudged through a sloppy parking lot to my snow-filled car. After a few minutes of brushing the pesky white stuff I was on my ...
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Where are my keys???
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 12, 2012 - 6:41 a.m.
I'll soon start practice for the Alzheimer's fundraiser and I've been reading warning signs of the disease. I'm certain I'm not headed down that path (right now) but I'm amazed ...
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What did Walker have to do with GM closing?
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 11, 2012 - 6:50 a.m.
There's been a photo floating around on Facebook. It's a photo of a billboard outside the GM plant on Jackson Street with a photo of Scott Walker and it states ...
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Where'd your Dad work?
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 10, 2012 - 6:56 a.m.
Parents of those in Generation X started the process of retirement several years ago. Now it feels like they're retiring in mass. Personally, many parents within my group of friends ...
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I hope I don't see you at work!
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 9, 2012 - 6:41 a.m.
There's a ton of chatter surrounding the opening of the new Dean/St.Mary's hospital and clinic as well as the Mercy north clinic. I have several friends who are employed at ...
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We throw away $500 of food?
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 9, 2012 - 6:32 a.m.
I usually tune out during most commercials but last week a sentence stuck out during a Ziplock spot. The ad said we each throw away $500 of food away every ...
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Parking lots full of money!
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 6, 2012 - 6:05 a.m.
2012 has been a very lucrative year. Well...let me back up. When I write lucrative I mean 95 cents and when I write year I mean the last two days. ...
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My first yard sign
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 5, 2012 - 6:14 a.m.
'Tis the season. It's time to take my Christmas lights down and start putting up yard signs for this important local spring election. I've never been a huge fan of ...
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Gambling is not my vice
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 4, 2012 - 6:37 a.m.
I was watching a Wisconsin Lottery commercial this morning and the tag line was, "Chances are, you're going to like it." Well, odds are I'm not. I'm not a huge ...
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To comment or not to comment?
Posted by STEVE KNOX on January 2, 2012 - 8:45 a.m.
I read Eyster's blog this morning. He mentioned why he doesn't care to engage in comments after posting a blog. I'm on the fence but normally lean to the cautious ...
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