Weekly Blogger Roundup: August 5-11

Each week Deer Park-North Babylon Patch features a host of community voices in our blog section. In case you missed what our bloggers had to say this past week, here is a sampling.

• Patients and providers alike should be utilizing the Internet in their pursuit of healthcare, writes blogger Susan Montana. She notes the first point of connection — the patient and the provider meeting — might be the most important for both parties. Read her full .

• Dianne Besunder this week writes that organizing tax records can help keep you cool this summer. Read her and check out what tips and suggestions she offers.

• Is public education really free? That’s the question blogger Meryl Ain asks this week. She the cost of buying clothing and school supplies in preparation for the kids heading back to school.

• Have you ever thought of nutrition counseling? This week, blogger Robert Mittleman about the benefits of doing so.

• The Suffolk Cooperative Library System offers homework help for students through Live-brary.com. Get more on the program.

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