Vote Today – My Opinion, et tu?

By:  Marceline Donaldson, 2012 Hope everyone gets out to vote. I still can’t believe the race is so close. When you think of people supporting and giving money to elect an Archbishop of the Mormon Church for president of these United States is unbelievable in a country which believes in and has a constitutional amendment…

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In Memory of Roger Fisher

by:  Marceline Donaldson Sprinkled through Bettina Network’s Blog you will find memories of people we knew and with whom we have interacted over the years.  This time, it is someone who was one of those – along with Larry Susskind of MIT – who were majorly responsible for the growth and survival of Bettina Network,…

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Chick-fill-A – couldn’t resist commenting!

It is interesting that even bed & breakfast is getting involved in this conversation where Chick-fil-A takes a stand against marriage equality. A Bed & Breakfast in Edgewater Park, N. J., has a sign posted outside indicating the Inn’s support of a planned, nationwide “Chick-fill-A” day by anti-marriage equality patrons, followed by the message, “Marriage,…

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Herman Cain and the Racial Discussion

copyright Bettina Network, inc./Marceline Donaldson 2011 We think that if  Herman Cain wins the Republican nomination for president he will be a strong proponent in favor of bringing back an updated and strengthened Affirmative Action program; he will be against the institutional racism practiced by large corporations; and he will take a strong stance against…

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The Trek from Home to School 2011

copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2011 “It is that time of year when the exodus starts – from home to school; from what is known culturally, socially, economically, food-wise and more to something new.  It is the Exodus from, not the biblical-type Exodus to.  For some of us that biblical Exodus will never happen.  For the…

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An Editorial from an Upset Editor

GOOGLE is a very irresponsible company.  Do you know they don’t have any customer service for anybody – unless you know someone who works there who will risk their job by taking your problem to someplace it needs to be addressed and most of us don’t have that. Our blog was a mess for weeks…

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Bettina Network’s Policies

copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2011 Having been in business over 20 years in bed & breakfast, we have learned much about this industry. Our policies are in place because of the experiences we have had over the years and they have served us well. We are not the fastest on the block, but we are…

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Bettina’s Blog is Back

copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2011 What a trial by fire.  It is quite challenging if you were not raised with the concepts current in the computer programming world.  You have to learn them through trial and error and it is excruciating. Bettina’s Blog was flying around in the ‘ether’ or whatever the universe is called…

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Estate Sales and the Environment!

Copyright 2011 The Bettina Network, inc. It is no secret that the Bettina Network is expanding into estate sales/auctions/etc.  It is one of the things that just about every Bettina Host Family enjoys and uses to maximize the profit from their bed & breakfast, to help the environment and to enjoy a day out going…

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Grandmother’s Wisdom

copyright 2010 The Bettina Network, inc. We live in a society where there is much discussion about companies – especially banks – which are too big to fail. Is that a deflection away from the fact that actually, we live in a society where a reigning truth is today businesses can be too small to…

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