* Better the Right you know Oct 8, 2009
Last months elections in Portugal saw another center-left leader, Prime Minister Jose Socrates, fighting less successfully to stem the rightward tide. Although the Socialist party chief held on to power, voters clipped his wings, leaving him heading a minority administration. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Dyslexia: Getting lostin the translation Oct 7, 2009
Noting that Socrates opposed the spread of writing because he thought it would interfere with students gaining wisdom directly from teachers, Dr. Wolf said "some of the very questions Socrates raised then we should raise now.". "How do we move from a dependency on abundant and immediate information [through the Internet and other media] to develop people who are really good analyzers of that information, and have a mindset of probity and analysis and inference?". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
What to do with found money Oct 7, 2009
Te va gustar ;) " socrates wrote on Oct 6, 2009 8:34 AM:" kayro14 makes his/her point. If something on the found item ID's its owner, give it back (take it to the PD as an option)--or become a criminal. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
PETA vice president to hold forum on benefits of veganism Oct 6, 2009
In his speech Friedrich aims to suggest that Socrates was right when he said the unexamined life is not worth living. Friedrich will describe how eating meat is bad for the environment, causes animals to suffer and starves people in the developing world. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Left in a Field: One year later, questions about crash still haunt families, investigators Oct 5, 2009
Socrates wrote on Oct 4, 2009 1:05 PM:" To those who are quick to find fault with the emergency crews: Be careful how critical you become with the mistakes of others. No one is perfect. Be sure that you are able to achieve the level of perfection you demand from others. ". Russell wrote on Oct 4, 2009 1:14 PM:" So this article was initiated by the family after they saw that the 911dispatchers were commended for locating the area of the accident? sketchy, mixed information from a severely hurt... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Residents sound off on Palm Coast public comment limits Oct 3, 2009
PALM COAST -- Socrates would not have gotten far with the Palm Coast City Council. The council doesn't go for the Socratic method of questions and answers during the public comment portion of its meetings. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Will the Manhattan Project Always Exist? by Sam Kean, 3 Quarks Daily Oct 1, 2009
Had the Muslims been worse stewards, or been conquered by marauding Christians who needed kindling or toilet paper, Socrates would have died in vain. But lets say that stray references to the Manhattan Project survive, and that a few pedants can even read our hieroglyphics. (Harper's Magazine)
Bell sought meaning in life's mysteries Sep 30, 2009
com Alfred "Buck" Bell readily admits that his interest in Socrates, reincarnation and search for harmony is a little unusual, at least in his little corner of Oconee County ... Alfred "Buck" Bell readily admits that his interest in Socrates, reincarnation and search for harmony is a little unusual, at least in his little corner of Oconee County ... "Socrates I liked. His is a peaceful philosophy. He was the one who brought up the idea of Atlantis. "Buddha preached a peaceful way of life," he... (Athens Banner-Herald)
MAHONEYS 50TH: From sapling to redwood Sep 25, 2009
Street: Socrates Way. Education: Boston College, B.S. in economics. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Why are doctors overbooking? Sep 24, 2009
socrates wrote on Sep 23, 2009 2:47 PM:" justjill68, tell me that saints name. Please!As you are aware, back in the 1950's the AMA put a birth-control on the medical profession by limiting the number of medical schools that could open. Talk about playing with the so-called "Free Market. "The law of "supply and demand" took care of the rest. Population grows, not so the number of MD's. Hence, a local MD can charge what s/he wants and make you wait as long as s/he wants and book as many patients... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Ancient Greek Lessons About Gay Marriage Sep 23, 2009
Of course, many men continued to be interested in "boys" even after marriage; happily married poet Sophocles and unhappily married philosopher Socrates both flirted with young men at drinking parties and caused no scandal in doing so. (The amazing thing about Socrates' sex life, according to Plato's , was not that he fancied the gorgeous Alcibiades but that he resisted having sex with him, even when snuggling under the same blanket ... She is the author of a book about tragedy (Mocked With... (Slate)
The similarities between "Saint" Kwame Nkrumah and Saint Joan of Arc. Sep 21, 2009
Speaking about Socrates, the late Nobel laureate, Bernard Shaw, said such revolutionary leaders "often had no suspicion of the extent to which their mental superiority had roused fear and hatred against them in the hearts of men towards whom they were conscious of nothing but good will and good service". Shaw explained: "It is not so easy for mental giants who neither hate nor intend to injure their fellows to realize that nevertheless their fellows hate mental giants and will like to destroy... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
- Voice: Want to attend own funeral (11) Sep 21, 2009
socrates wrote on Sep 20, 2009 9:22 PM:" correction HTML typo.Read: "Broleo ... socrates wrote on Sep 20, 2009 9:19 PM:" Raza, you are way too full of p*ss and vinegar. I expect that your being raised in Brawley in the angrily segregated 40's and 50's was no picnic and I can fully appreciate your worldview.I have yet to meet a Broleo who lived through that Johannesburg-like era who doesn't carry his internal scars like a badge of honor.Bottom line: barring any ill-effects from Agent Orange, I... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Our Opinion: What’s going on at the jail? Sep 16, 2009
socrates wrote on Sep 15, 2009 1:54 PM:" As I previously stated, when is Loera going to clamp down on the abusive CO's who tased a hog-tied criminal justice student into _unconsciousness_ merely because he asked why he was arrested and that he wanted a blood test?A taste of power sure has corrupted those guys back there... ". britestar1984 wrote on Sep 15, 2009 1:32 PM:" Two sergeants were fired by the paper shuffling captain and former Sheriff Carter based on the same criteria in which several... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Imagine the end of the campus as we know it Sep 13, 2009
Neither Socrates nor Plato needed brick-and-mortar institutions. We can improve on the Greeks. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
The good, the bad and the ugly in the City of Nogales Sep 12, 2009
They are more like Lincoln and Socrates than Patton or Caesar. . (Nogales International, AZ)
Traffic laws in El Centro keep getting violated, official says Sep 11, 2009
"socrates wrote on Sep 10, 2009 9:25 AM:" typo correction:I wrote: "give"It should read: "given"Apologies ... juriarte wrote on Sep 10, 2009 10:00 AM:" socrates wrote on Sep 10, 2009 9:23 AM:" The Almighty already gave us Ten Commandments. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Catching Up With ... Adonal Foyle Sep 11, 2009
A: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and "The unexamined life is not worth living," by Socrates. For more information on Adonal Foyle's nonprofit groups, go to kerosenelampfoundation. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Escondido Cougars rout Calexico Bulldogs, 79-0 Sep 10, 2009
socrates wrote on Sep 9, 2009 3:31 PM:" Several writers are correct. The only one with the _moral authority_ to critique a coach is one who has coached in the past, one who has won against similar opponents in the past and the assistants and the players.Everyone else in the peanut gallery pays to cheer, jeer, and whine.Unless they volunteer to coach this particular batch of Bulldogs and sweat it out with them by the sleds and weights, their words are mere _uninformed_ opinions...Get a life,... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Portugal PM in 'censorship' row Sep 5, 2009
Mr Socrates wants the Socialists to keep their parliamentary majority. Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates is embroiled in a row after a national TV channel shelved a programme dealing with alleged government corruption ... But Mr Socrates, who is running for re-election, denies influencing TVI.. (BBC News -- Europe)
Column: Teacher strikes have gotten absurd Sep 3, 2009
Socrates wrote on Sep 2, 2009 8:42 PM:" TDNBB- I think you have been spewing your ridiculous anti-labor diatribe for so long that you actually believe it. There are many, many people who are smart, creative, caring, and productive who work in union jobs. You forget that it was business owners' ill treatment of workers that led to the establishment of organized labor. Without unions many employees would not receive nearly the wages and benefits that they earn. I only wish I knew which business... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Guilty verdict on retrial Sep 3, 2009
Goldie posted on Monday, August 31st, 2009 at 10:53 amDear Socrates, You can not judge another for their reaction until you have been in that situation. Why would a mother jump on the back of a 6'1" 240lb man and create further danger for her daughter and herself with no one else in the house awake to know what was going on? Don't you think that it was more rational to wake up everyone in the house to be witness to the situation in case the perpetrator reacted in violence after realizing he had... (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Obama Keeps Several Bush Picks in Top Jobs Sep 1, 2009
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2009. Analysis: Despite GOP Complaints Obama Is Radically Moving the Government Left, Some Major Appointments Have Been Republicans. (CBS News -- Politics)
Cheney: CIA Abuse Probe a Political Act Aug 31, 2009
" But, clearly the CIA did torture prisoners. Therefore, AG Holder has no choice. He must follow the law. Those who torture prisoners must face the consequences of breaking the law just as you and I do if we break the law. The CIA Report to the American people said that some of their ops went too far--in fact, they crossed the line and tortured prisoners. The CIA wants the situation investigated. AG Holder does not want to take this case to court, but he has no choice. As U.S. Attorney General,... (CBS News)
Recent highlights from the Ideas blog Aug 30, 2009
But questions that Socrates might have pondered are alive and well, too (as this example, from religious studies, attests). Your religion lacks. (Boston Globe)
Feith Contract Not Renewed Aug 30, 2009
Meditate on Socrates cause he can be your mentor during these next few years of your new "idea.". Karl Marx was/is my cousin once removed so do not pull the ADL tool of toxic shame out of the tragic 18th and 19th Century in-bred insane GWOT full spectrum dominance for the 21st Century. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Incoming Stonehill College class largest in 62 years Aug 28, 2009
The documentary takes Socrates statement, the unexamined life is not worth living and engages it with ideas about how to live an examined life through short interviews with eight renowned contemporary philosophers, including Australian philosopher Peter Singer and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek. The documentary s filmmaker, Astra Taylor, along with her sister, Sunaura Taylor (who appears in the film), is scheduled to visit the college campus Oct. 8 for a talk that will be held in the Sally Blair... (Easton Journal, MA)
Three arrested in separate marijuana-related drug raids (727) Aug 25, 2009
Bill Harris wrote on Aug 24, 2009 11:36 AM:" Debaters debate the two wars as if Nixons civil war on Woodstock Nation didnt yet run amok. One neednt travel to China to find indigenous cultures lacking human rights or to Cuba for political prisoners. America leads the world in percentile behind bars, thanks to ongoing persecution of hippies, radicals, and non-whites under banner of the war on drugs. If were all about spreading liberty abroad, then why mix the message at home? Peace on... (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Eros, God of Love as Inspiration fo... Aug 23, 2009
In the Symposium, Plato writes about a wine drinking party at Agathon s house at Athens where various illustrious men, among them Socrates, Plato s famous teacher, meet up to discuss love, eroticism and knowledge. Various guests express their own points of views and philosophize about the origins, pitfalls and importance of love and the Symposium culminates in the speech of Socrates who most likely stands for the ideas of Plato himself. (Suite101.com)
ANDREW FIALA: Getting back to basics in budget crisis Aug 22, 2009
Since Socrates, educators have worri 000010EC ed that money corrupts the system of education. Socrates had to continually defend himself against the charge that he was a "Sophist" -- one who was paid to make bad arguments look good. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Junk collection lends insight on Andy Warhol Aug 21, 2009
So, after her second husband, Aristotle Socrates Onassis, got a paparazzi to take pictures of her skinny-dipping and it landed in the hands of Larry Flint, who turned it into a poster for his porn magazine, Hustler, Jackie O sent a copy likely as a joke to Warhol, Wrbican said. "I really doubted it was her signature at first," he says. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Mind-boggling statement Aug 21, 2009
" Socrates wrote on Aug 20, 2009 2:13 PM:" Wasn't it Mrs. Palin herself who brought her son Trig into the public debate over Health Care by using him as an example of someone who would be subject to 'Obama's Death Panel. " HakonMontag wrote on Aug 20, 2009 2:11 PM:" Nothing but more insults and lies from the left. (Helena Independent Record)
Creating culture of entitlement Aug 13, 2009
HakonMontag wrote on Aug 12, 2009 7:47 AM:" rinnie - you have a track record of not answering questions put to you. I have asked you about what a terrorist is and you simply fire back with what is a patriot.This gets everyone no where.To answer your question a patriot is someone who does not call his neighbor a terrorist simply because they disagree on something. Your turn.Please answer questions put to you to give yourself some sort of credibility. If you wish to have any.And my remark to... (Helena Independent Record)
Foolish people Aug 12, 2009
Socrates wrote on Aug 2, 2009 8:27 PM:" How representative is Mr. Lamping's world view among conservatives? " ... Socrates wrote on Aug 2, 2009 1:37 PM:" Mr. Lamping,If your view is that 'If [the rest of us] think [we] can save this rock help yourself,' then would you mind if the rest of us at least tried to so, since we all have to live here in the meantime?You wouldn't have to help, but how about just not getting in the way since, for you, it is futile exercise anyway? " ... Socrates wrote on... (Helena Independent Record)
A close look at Sully candidates Aug 7, 2009
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance Socrates. Name three historical figures that you d love to have lunch with. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Lodi teacher accused of sexual relationship with 17-year-old (3080) Aug 7, 2009
Socrates wrote on Aug 3, 2009 12:43 PM:" The teacher violated ethics. He knew the consequences of his actions. The teacher could have gone out with women his age easily. Why did he choose a minor? and a student in his class? ". shockedinlodi wrote on Aug 3, 2009 9:07 AM:" kmg - The Lodi News did not report on this story as deep as the stockton record did. The stockton record reported:"Police said both Krienke and the victim admitted the origins of their relationship. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Perez donated $2,500 to Calexico’s summer swimming program Aug 6, 2009
socrates wrote on Aug 5, 2009 8:51 PM:" valleydude you state a political "reality ... socrates wrote on Aug 5, 2009 4:01 PM:" Awesome, Mr. Perez, simply awesome. You just earned my vote!dhines, you would be shocked to read at the unsavory and borderline unethical uses left over campaign funds are put to by some politicians...Mr. Perez _invested_ them in future citizens-- our kids--the _best_ investment on planet earth for my money. ". (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
A day in the life of Tennessee's Eric Berry Aug 5, 2009
Yet depicting Berry as merely a football player is like implying Picasso dabbled in paint or Socrates had a bevy of thoughts. Yes, Berry's a Heisman Trophy candidate. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Rules of road apply to cyclists Aug 2, 2009
Socrates wrote on Jul 31, 2009 2:11 PM:" Do 'Clan' and the anti-bike posters here simply have a cultural aversion to cyclists, unable to envision themselves ever using a bike for transportation, and simply seeing cyclists as tree-hugging, elitist greenies? ". middleoftheroad wrote on Jul 31, 2009 1:51 PM:" There will always be an equal number of idiotic motorists as there are cyclists, however, cyclists should heed a little extra caution, recognizing the fact that motorists may not always see... (Helena Independent Record)
- U.S. veterans facing deportation (17) Jul 28, 2009
" socrates wrote on Jul 25, 2009 11:29 AM:" I am with gymjunkie on this one. One can assume these guys had a decent record of behavior _before_ they joined the military and went to combat. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
How to Become a Critical Thinker Jul 25, 2009
Premise: Socrates is a man. Conclusion: Therefore, Socrates is a man. (Suite101.com)
Improve your credit score Jul 22, 2009
Socrates (Greek philosopher; 469 BCE - 399 BCE). It's hard to build, yet easy to destroy. (iAfrica.com)
- IID water rate action could come Tuesday (1) Jul 21, 2009
socrates wrote on Jul 19, 2009 8:25 PM:" In case anyone ever wondered why union/middle class wage industry never came to this valley of fairness, take a look at the rates they would be charged by IID versus the _75% subsidy_ corporate, wage-slave ag-biz has received over the decades.Any wonder why as ag goes, goes the Valley? ". Please review our code of conduct below before submitting your comment. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Who stands to lose? Jul 21, 2009
Socrates wrote on Jul 20, 2009 8:14 PM:" patriot,'...one should get what they pay for, if you want more pay more and live within your means.'What if someone of limited means is indeed living 'within [his/her] means' and still cannot afford to go to a doctor?Do you believe that is just free-market tough luck? ". skooter wrote on Jul 20, 2009 6:53 PM:" PAtriot - I love it when you pretend to know what the left thinks. Only you and yours is trying to foster the idea that people expect something for... (Helena Independent Record)
Looking for a morning show Jul 19, 2009
" abelito wrote on Jul 18, 2009 7:04 AM:" socrates, I don't know if he's on the radio as well, but don't forget KPBS' Bill Moyers Journal on Friday nights "telling it like it is." " Triplemeh wrote on Jul 18, 2009 1:04 AM:" @burn33 ... " socrates wrote on Jul 17, 2009 10:15 PM:" To my disappointment, not one soul mentioned 97. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
More reading on health care Jul 18, 2009
Socrates wrote on Jul 15, 2009 11:07 AM:" purple,Are you open-minded about anything? ". skooter wrote on Jul 15, 2009 9:44 AM:" Sure Purp - shout down all of the information as biased and untrue - it's easier to believe your set of 'truths' that way right? Are you never one to challenge your innate knowledge of everything with information from other sources...seems like 'box' thinking to me.Thanks for the links Mr. Funk. ". (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Sotomayor Promises "Fidelity to the Law" Jul 14, 2009
Oh Baggy, you had us at " by South-of-Heaven July 13, 2009 8:07 PM EDT Sara Palin would have been a more logical Nomination, she had the experience Too. but she is such a Quitter. by Thalia-9 July 13, 2009 8:13 PM EDT by credibility2 July 13, 2009 5:41 PM EDT Sotomayor is a racist and bigot and her recent co-decision punishing whites and Hispanics who passed a firefighter exam just because blacks failed to measure up as their equals was rightfully over-turned by the Supreme Court. Her... (CBS News)
interview with Joseph ONeill Jul 14, 2009
The second imagines a series of conversations from turning points in European intellectual history, populated with the likes of Socrates, Nietzsche and others. The final section, "Be Brave," is nothing less than an exhortation to dig deep, especially in times of risk. (Harper's Magazine)
Click to read:Some Educated Opinions on Pundits Jul 5, 2009
"Socrates, Plato, Buddha, Jesus. What are they doing? They're giving their opinions about the world, about how the world should be," said T.J. Walker, who spent 15 years as a political commentator on radio. "The idea of trying to shape public opinion - that's something that has been around since the beginning of time.". (CBS News -- 60 minutes II)
Passengers at risk? Jul 5, 2009
" socrates wrote on Jul 2, 2009 3:43 PM:" Ordinarily, I am not one for legislating morality. But one would think that sheer human decency and compassion--if not the profit motive--would prompt bus-line owners to install air conditioning. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
James Howard Kunstler on Michael Jackson as America Jul 2, 2009
The Man in the Mirror - Clusterfuck Nation. Clusterfuck Nation Comment on Current Events by the Author of "The Long Emergency". (Harper's Magazine)
Support for president Jun 21, 2009
Jack Ruby wrote on Jun 19, 2009 2:23 PM:" Hipocrates? Was he a relative of Socrates? I get a chuckle out of the wingnuts who wont support the president so they obviously are traitors and hate America. Isnt that what you guys used to say...support the president or you're a traitor? Fortunately we liberals are too magnanimous to hold you to that same standard and wont be rounding you up into FEMA camps for your treason....yet. ". skooter wrote on Jun 19, 2009 2:22 PM:" Dietz - I'm not trying to... (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Ben Franklin knew that the Ultimate Man must be strong in character as well as in mind and body. Franklin cultivated his character and became a wise and just man by adhering to 13 fundamental virtues. Do you know what they are? Jun 20, 2009
Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates. To learn more, like the ten precepts of Taoism, click to order your copy of. (Human Events Online)
How We Recognize What Is True And What Is False Jun 20, 2009
Considering the results from the present experiment and from previous studies, it is possible to reconcile the historically conflicting positions about language comprehension dating to Protagoras and Socrates. Paradoxically, it seems that when the differences between truth and falsehoods are clear-cut, we behave like relativists, and use similar processes to arrive at a decision. (Science Daily)
Healthy Food for a Healthy Lifestyle -- New Book Shares Delectable Recipes for a More Healthy and Active Lifestyle Jun 19, 2009
June 18, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live." With this statement, Socrates has summarized what today's dieticians and nutritionists have been teaching all along. A majority of the people today suffer from a misunderstanding that "healthy foods taste bad". (Primezone Releases)
Two societies: One for the left, one for everyone else Jun 17, 2009
In 2009, it is awful to see that a man of such village courthouse venom for the valorous Powell can dance around in public as a faux Socrates. Also, there is a cult of goonish intolerance that hangs around with Limbaugh and his flim-flam croniesa cult that is daily fed the same gossip by the same handful of surprisingly Drudge-dependent sources, a cult that claims to be Republican but could just as easily be Wahhabist for all its make-believe masculine grievances, a cult that is either... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Lawyer tied to land owners Jun 16, 2009
socrates wrote on Jun 14, 2009 7:27 AM:" Has anyone heard the word _ethics_ before?According to the paper, "Besides being a partner in Calexico Megapark, Barrientos, a real estate agent, also has assisted the board with site selection for the medical park. "Isn't it the ethical obligation of someone who stands to profit from taxpayer money to excuse themselves from voting, or in any way participating in the money-making deal? This is a scandal pure and simple!If one reads between the lines it... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Ruined With Cliches Jun 5, 2009
On a trip to Delphi, Irv blesses someone "in the name of Socrates, Hippocrates and feta cheese" - and I think, but I'm not sure, that Georgia cracks a phallic remark about Uncle Phil. In defense of ancient Greece, there are gorgeous ruins to behold here. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
American Presidents' Religious Affi... Jun 5, 2009
Jefferson s Christ was the Enlightenment historical Jesus who, like Socrates, was a great moral and ethical teacher, but nothing more. The Presidents and Non-Mainline Religious Affiliation. (Suite101.com)
Alan Gilbert argues Jun 4, 2009
Xenophon s Socrates makes it clear that there is only one and sufficient title to rule: only knowledge and not force and fraud or election [note how Strauss rules out democracy here] or , we may add, inheritance makes a man a king or ruler ... Socrates: Writing Phaedrus, has this strange quality, and it is very like painting; for the creatures of painting stand like living beings, but if one asks them a question, they preserve a solemn silence. (Harper's Magazine)
- Voice: Tomorrow is never promised (4) Jun 1, 2009
socrates wrote on May 31, 2009 1:21 PM:" A thought from the early 70's, "Every birth certificate is a death warrant. "That said, we may recall there are two absolutes: existence and non-existence.I suppose what is meant is _awareness_ of/feeling for "existence. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
When Ice = Avant Garde May 30, 2009
You really have to think about it as the unexamined life, as Socrates said. There is a great book that just recently came out by talking about the examined life. (Slate)
Liberia: William R. Tolbert - 'In The Pantheon Of Great African Leaders' May 29, 2009
He quoted great philosophers from Cicero to Socrates from Francis Bacon to Robert Owen and he spoke in both prose and poetry, quoting Latin and Greek. He even made scientific predictions which few in America or Europe at the time could have imagined, predicting advances in science such as space and time travel. (allAfrica.com)
Frank Miniter on Recapturing Manhood May 28, 2009
Using Socrates as a segue, he argues that our code should be such as will allow us not only to live well, but to die well too: Men are to live nobly and die nobly. Miniter cites the death of Jesus Christ on the cross as the noblest death of all time. (Human Events Online)
Summer Preview May 23, 2009
Raise your eco-consciousness some more by helping grow a Blue Ribbon Garden at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens. Artist/educator Samara Kupferberg will help crafty types to sew and stuff 3-D veggie or flower gardens using vintage ribbons, fabric and felt. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
