Rebecca Nappi

Donna Reed

The motorcycle enthusiasts who want Washington state's motorcycle helmet law repealed, and the 20-plus Washington state legislators sponsoring the House bill to do just that, should spend some time with head-injury victims. Start in the intensive care unit. Sit in the waiting room with the victim's family. Comfort them when their loved one dies.

Baby Think It Over is a doll that mimics a real baby. It cries every three hours, all hours of the day and night. High school students, trying to learn about parenting, hate these wailing dolls. They are given a key that turns the crying off, but they must hold the key in for 20 minutes, the time it takes to feed an actual baby. Baby Think It Over costs $220. Expensive. A typical life skills class would need 25 or more. That's $5,500. Today, on the 22nd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, we thought of Baby Think It Over.

Oprah Winfrey

A couple of weeks ago we asked if any readers had given up New Year's resolutions. We received a wonderful letter from Eileen Volz of Sandpoint. She wrote: "Last year in January, as I sat in the hot tub at the local health club, I found myself checking the clock to see if it was time to go. I went over a mental grocery list and a schedule of things to do that day. I realized I was not enjoying where I was at the moment. Then I began to see I was never really living in the moment. My resolution then and there was to 'be where I am.'