Beyond The Headlines

Free Kashi Frozen Entree Coupon

Ditto Wire — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:27:04 -0800

Get your coupon for a FREE Kashi Frozen Entree here.

Shipping Only for 11x14 Canvas Portrait

Ditto Wire — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:08:15 -0800

Parent Society is giving away a free 11x14 photo canvas to every family. You pay $17.95 to ship.

Turn your favorite photo into a keepsake! A $67 value!

This will be one of those things that if you know what a canvas is and what it usually costs to have it made, you will be excited about this price. If you are not in the market for one, or don't have an appreciation for canvas, well, you won't be so thrilled.

A friend of mine has a picture of all her families' feet lined up, I am thinking about copying her darling idea for this!

Free 11x14 Canvas Picture

Free Baby Blanket!

Ditto Wire — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:55:10 -0800

Thanks to Holley at Saving Diner for sharing this great freebie.

Why is this one so special? Because, from the looks of it, this would be a wonderful baby gift for FREE!

And, that means it could be another gift marked off your sale shopping list for the year!! Combine this with all the free and cheap baby producs you can get from the grocery stores and drugstores and you can have a very nice gift for very little out of pocket.

Click here to go to One Step Babies. Fill out the short form and questions, and that is it. The offer expires on March 15th or when supplies run out. Will we get it? We will see...worth a shot. Make sure to sign up with your "deals" or alternate email account.

Sooooo Excited about This One!

Ditto Wire — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:34:30 -0800

I have been meaning to take my kids on a Homeschool field trip to Superstition Farms (I am coordinating a date with them right now, so if any of you want to come along, drop me a line) to show my kids where their food comes from...and to pick up some cows milk for my kids to make homemade organic butter.

But i am so excited about their Organics Buyers Club that i had to post are share it with you. It is so important to get REAL nutrition these days, and Superstition Farms provides fresh Orbanic food at a 30% discount from traditional grocers. Here's the link to check it out for yourself. If several of us join, we can take turns picking up (and even share the initial "membership cost" by combining our order..but let me know soon, before I place my order)

What a blessing to get REAL organically grown food that has not been produced by one of the 5 Mega Agindustrial food producers who make "franken foods"...and support our local farmer at the same time!

--Pixiedust

CVS Weekly Deals 2/22-2/27

Ditto Wire — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:34:00 -0800

Here are the CVS Deals for February 22 - 27. This is a slow week, if you're shopping just the weekly deals, but definately worth the trip to pick up the monthly bargains. I am hoping next week will be a goldmine and make up for the slow week!

Walgreens Deals 2/22 - 2/28

Ditto Wire — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:23:15 -0800

Here's the link to the best Walgreens deals this week. Kind of a slow week at both CVS and Walgreens, but you can pick up free Reynolds Wrap, Gillette Razor, Triaminic for the kids, and Garnier Shampoo and Conditioner.

So check out this list (i like the way it is organized into Month and Weekly deals).

Free Quiznos Sandwich

Ditto Wire — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:11:05 -0800

Quiznos is giving away a million sandwiches. Get yours here!

National Guard Scraps Plans to Invade Rural Town

Ditto Wire — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:53:02 -0800

By Drew Zahn © 2009 WorldNetDaily DES MOINES, Iowa – Following publicized reports that the Army National Guard was planning a military training exercise on the streets of a rural Iowa town, the commanding officers have called off the mock "invasion." The Guard had planned a four-day urban military operation in tiny Arcadia, Iowa, population 443, sending troops to take over the town and search door-to-door for a suspected weapons dealer. The exercise was designed as a mock scenario to give soldiers the skills needed for deployment in an urban environment, and military officials stressed that only households that consented to be part of the drill would be searched. "It will be important for us to gain the trust and confidence of the residents of Arcadia," Sgt. Mike Kots, readiness NCO for Alpha Company, told Carroll's Daily Times Herald. "We will need to identify individuals that are willing to assist us in training by allowing us to search their homes and vehicles and to participate in role-playing. "We really want to get as much information out there as possible," Kots continued, "because this operation could be pretty intrusive to the people of Arcadia." Military spokesman Lt. Col. Greg Hapgood, however, told WND that the operation has now been "scaled back" and no longer involves an "invasion" of Arcadia. And while Hapgood confirmed the Guard had been inundated with objections from citizens concerned about soldiers patrolling the streets of an American town, he said most came from people out of state and unfamiliar with the operation. Iowans, he explained, typically cooperate with the Guard. The change in plans was based on troop evaluation, he said, not public outcry. "Higher headquarters leadership," Hapgood told WND, "given the unit's status of training proficiency, made a decision to scale back the exercise." Kots described the original operation to the Herald as set to begin on Thursday, April 2, with reconnaissance and exploratory patrols. On April 4 convoys were to be deployed from the armory in Carroll to nearby Arcadia, where soldiers would knock on doors, showing a picture of the invented "arms dealer." "Once credible intelligence has been gathered," said Kots, "portions of the town will be road-blocked and more in-depth searches of homes and vehicles will be conducted in accordance with the residents' wishes. "One of the techniques we use in today's political environment is cordon and knock," Kots explained. "We ask for the head of the household, get permission to search, then have them open doors and cupboards. The homeowner maintains control. We peer over their shoulder, and the soldier uses the homeowner's body language and position to protect him." The planned drill had also included overhead supervision from a Blackhawk helicopter, crowd-control measures and simulated extraction of "injured" people, culminating in capture of the "arms dealer." "This exercise will improve the real-life operational skills of the unit," said Kots. "And it will hopefully improve the public's understanding of military operations." "There are no active duty bases in Iowa, so there are no urban warfare training areas of any size," Hopgood said. "In order to get that larger neighborhood feel or city feel, we have to be creative and partner with our communities." Hopgood further told WND that in past cooperative exercises with the community, the people of Iowa have welcomed learning how their sons and daughters operate in action. Plans for the urban operation training, Hopgood explained, are still set to continue, but will be conducted in a smaller, platoon-by-platoon basis in the near vicinity of the Carroll armory.