June 2010

Oh No Not SpaghettiO’s Too!

by Steve on 19, June, 2010

SpaghettiOs, frozen dinners pulled from shelves 15 Million Pounds Of SpaghettiO’s are being recalled (some frozen dinners from Marie Callender too) because somebody screwed up and didn’t realize that a cooker wasn’t working correctly.

This weekend we’re doing a show that Staci has really been wanting to do for a while and is really excited to share with you.  In the summer we’re bombarded with the suntan, sunblock, sun lotion argument … So what’s a parent to do when it comes to keeping their family safe in the sun? [...]

Like A Parenting Booster Shot

by Steve on 18, June, 2010

It’s Father’s Day weekend and let’s be honest being a parent (Mom or Dad) is tough.  Sometimes you need a good shot of adrenaline to inspire you to keep your “A” game in play.  So in honor of all the parents out there I’m posting these four phenomenal video’s which are as good a booster [...]

The government can’t get an oil well capped in the Gulf but they want to give the President the power to shut down the Internet?

Radiation is all around us in our techno world. Reducing our exposure to it is obviously a goal for all of us – especially for those little ones around us that we’re trying to protect. Turns out the biggest source isn’t that tv, cell phone, video game or microwave it’s …. our doctors ?

Gluten Free Help

by Steve on 14, June, 2010

The biggest challenge with Gluten Free is that, especially in the beginning, it means taste free and giving up the stuff you love.  Maybe not …. Gluten Free Pie Crust: Impossibly Easy | Gluten Free Cooking School Gluten Free Pizza Recipe | Gluten Free Cooking School Hershey Pie with a Rice Cereal Crust | Gluten [...]

Can’t figure out why there’s bullying in the schools – here’s why: “The Lakeview Public Schools was recently notified of one parent’s allegations of bullying at Ardmore Elementary. Ardmore Elementary is an outstanding place for children to receive an education with committed staff and caring parents. We believe any allegation that suggests there is a [...]

I support the idea of Autism Insurance legislation. But I’ll confess that I struggle with it…quite a bit actually. I consider myself a libertarian leaning conservative so in my opinion the smaller, less intrusive we can get our government to be the better.  So, for obvious reasons my support of the idea of mandated Autism [...]

Gerard Mantese (Mantese, Honigman, Rossman and Williamson) and John J. Conway are on the front lines of the Autism Insurance fight in the state of Michigan.  However, unlike those that are fighting for legislation to require Autism coverage these lawyers are fighting in the courtrooms to get the Insurance companies to cover the children that, [...]

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We aired our interview with Lorri Unumb from Autism Speaks this past Sunday, however, we weren’t able to cover everything that we wanted to. You see Lorri was extremely gracious to move her schedule around to allow us the opportunity to pre-record our interview with her last week for our Sunday show. Originally the plan [...]

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Is your family (or are your kids) Red Dye #40 free (did you know that stuff is a derivative of coal)? Here’s an interesting recipe that allows you to make Red Velvet Cake / Cupcakes and you’ll never guess how this Mom got the red naturally …… she used beets! Beets in cake?  Hey, she [...]

On Sunday June 6th we discussed the raging debate over Autism Insurance.  It’s a battle raging in the courts, classrooms, therapy centers, doctors offices, legislator’s offices ….. and living rooms across this country, including right here in Michigan. The battle is being fought by parents on two fronts. On the first front is the push [...]

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At What Cost Technology?

by Steve on 7, June, 2010

We’re surrounded by technology and it’s becoming even more ingrained in every little facet of our day (at least that’s what my Twitter, Facebook, Buzz,  Squidoo, Delicious, Digg, Tumblr, 7 email accounts, Ipod, Droid, GPS and Laptop would lead me to believe) .  Between texting, pinging, poking, facebooking, emailing, calling, posting, tweeting, buzzing and favoriting [...]

Every business out there it trying to reinvent themselves. In that spirit some cemeteries are starting to craft themselves as a great venue for parties, concerts ……. even weddings. Could you see taking your kids to a party or celebration a the local cemetery? Forget The Movies … Let’s Go To The Cemetery!

I love this girl.  I don’t know her, never met her but I love her. Her name is Anai Orozco and she’s a co-valedictorian graduating with a 4.1 GPA from Western International High School in the city of Detroit.  Next up  for her will be the  University of Detroit Mercy where she’s looking to pursue [...]

This weekend on The My Great Kid Radio show we’ll be talking about Autism Insurance from two angles: Autism Insurance Lawsuits – Blue Cross Blue Shield has suffered two significant losses in the past year concerning their mistreatment of children with Autism.  This weekend we’ll be talking to the lawyer that beat them in those [...]