Although children on the autism spectrum may have challenges that prevent them from attending a traditional summer camp, these children do not have to miss out on the summer camp experience. There are summer camps across the country that specialize in offering a fulfilling experience for children on the autism spectrum as well as children with a variety of developmental disabilities. As summer nears, camps are finalizing their 2010 autism summer camp schedules.

Governor Chris Christie's budget proposal suggests slashing ten billion dollars from all departmentsand progams. This will affect everyone differently, the one issue that will effect everyone is to the Homestead Rebate program.

It’s 7:00 a.m. on a brilliantly sunny early September day in the riverside village of Rocheport, Missouri. Everything is quiet, except for the occasional vehicle pulling out of a driveway. The air is still and cool, the gardens brimming with late summer flowers. Not a shop is open. Birds flit around, squirrels scurry and shafts of sunlight illuminate 19th and early 20th century houses as if spotlights on a stage. Take away the blacktop on the narrow village roads and I could be strolling the Rocheport of a century ago.

Portland, Oregon, called the "City of Roses" is situated between majestic mountains and a deep water harbor. Portland is a popular west-coast travel destination with a number of first class hotels. Some of the best hotels in town welcome dogs and cats.