I thought perhaps we’d survive this round of budget cuts untouched. No so fast, Solo-dad. It seems that due to ‘budget cuts’ – really getting to hate that phrase- the school bus routes that served our area are now no longer in use. At first, the school’s website posted a note saying that bus service was being effected by the budget cuts...

In less than two weeks Little Elvis starts 8th grade. Although he’s talking smack about summer ending and school beginning, I can tell he’s a bit psyched about being a 8th grader. As an 8th grader he can participate in the anti-bullying program; he’ll be part of a student group that mediates disputes on the campus as well as looking out for 7th...