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Reusable Diapers Making Comeback

This undated image courtesy of Pampers shows an old advertisement for Pampers diapers. Disposables, cloth. Cloth, disposables. The diaper battle rages on 50 years after diaper latecomer Procter & Gamble rolled over old fashioned reusables to mass market an affordable throwaway for the first time. Now, reusables are making a bit of a comeback, especially in green enclaves like Portland, Ore., and Northampton, Mass. Story here. (AP Photo/Pampers)

Question: Would you consider using reusable diapers today, if you had babies underfoot?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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