Halloween Safety Tip #2
If you see more than one child dressed as a soldier, confirm that they are in fact celebrating Halloween and not staging a military coup. If it is a coup, assess their strength and determine whether you should alert authorities or aid the rebels in order to protect your family under the new regime.

~ excerpt from my weekly Hibbing Daily Tribune column from
Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007. Read it at MinnesotaBrown.com or in the Sunday morning paper.