back to school

The first day of school is always filled with anxiety. That's something this boy couldn't hide.

Going back to school has never been so fun.

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Are you returning to school this fall and dreading the idea of falling behind? We've put together five great apps to help you organize your life, schoolwork and more so you start off on the right foot.

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Shopping online can incredibly convenient, but should you do it for basic school supplies? That depends on what’s more important to you: time or money.

You may have noticed a distinct lack of updates on my schoolin'. Or maybe you didn't. Fine. See if I get you a Christmas present this year. The major reason for that lack of updates has been a lack of time to write those updates. And that lack of time is a story in and of itself.

On Saturday, I had to go shopping for school supplies. I won't lie, I hated every minute of it. The list my art appreciation teacher provided listed several items. Unfortunately for me, everything after "11x17 Sketchbook" might as well have been written in Chinese. And been stereo instructions. Translated from the original Latin. What I'm getting at here is that I was confused.

Fresh from my conceptual victory on Day One of my Back to School journey, I can fully admit I was feeling much more relaxed about the whole ordeal. After all, I'd been back in a classroom and had managed not to run out of it or start bawling like a little girl. And really, that was all I could have asked for in my first day back. I was confident as I strode into my next class, perhaps too confiden

If anybody would have stopped and asked, I would have swore up and down that I was just waiting for my class to start. The honest truth is, however, that I was sitting out in the hallway doing everything I could to resist the urge to run out of the college in a panic.

The fine folks at the Better Business Bureau were kind enough to put together a list of shopping tips for our readers for the Sales Tax Holiday coming up this weekend. For those who might be partaking of the Tax-Free weekend for the first time, and even for shopping veterans, some of the tips are invaluable...