school supplies

If you are in back-to-school shopping mode this weekend (Aug. 3-5), make sure you take in all the possible discounts  through comparison shopping, using retailers' coupons and matching prices.

With so much focus on the high-profile disasters and crises - Hurricane Irene damage, war in Libya, human rights violations in Syria and famine in Somalia - it's easy to lose sight of some very real ongoing needs in each of our communities.