Frugal Café Blog Zone

Vicki McClure Davidson | February 9, 2012

  Can’t afford something? Wait long enough and it may become a “right” that American taxpayers (or American phone users, in this case) will unwittingly or unwillingly fund. Free cell phones for low-income people — you can thank Congress and Team Clinton for this one. Especially since it may pan out that even millionaires are [...]

Category: Business & Economy, Government, Law & Constitution, Social and Political Climate, Technology | 1 Comment »
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Vicki McClure Davidson | January 29, 2012

  Mother Nature’s magnificent, humbling light show — the massive solar storms and sun flares this past week have produced brilliantly, strangely colorful skies in the northern regions of Earth unlike those seen for a number of years. Reported by The Telegraph: Stargazers were given an extraordinary treat after the beautiful Northern Lights made a [...]

Category: Environment and Earth, Social and Political Climate, Technology | No Comments »
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Vicki McClure Davidson | January 27, 2012

  The antipiracy legislation of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) was the most closely followed news topic last week among Americans ages 18 to 29, per a newly released Pew Research Center poll. The controversial, vaguely written, power-grabbing congressional bills have been halted in their tracks, following a titanic outcry [...]

Category: Government, Law & Constitution, Social and Political Climate, Technology, Videos, Audio Files | 2 Comments »
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