Punctuating A Complex Sentence

This is such a simple matter that it hardly deserves a post in this blog by itself, but since we talked about it, I will tell you how to do it. First a few statements about punctuation in general: Marks of punctuation are like traffic signals and street and traffic signs along our roads and highways. They tell us when to slow down, or stop; they give us direction. Without them we would simply CRASH! They are important as innocuous as they seem. You have to know when and how to use them. THERE ARE FOURTEEN MARKS OF PUNCTUATION IN ENGLISH. You need to know how to use them all. (Oh, I wouldn't go jump off a bridge if I didn't know how to use brackets(They are not the same as parentheses), but learn how to use EVERYTHING anyway.
Let's get back to punctuating a complex sentence. There is nothing to it. The rule is if the DEPENDENT CLAUSE comes first in the sentence,put a comma after the dependent clause. If the dependent clause comes LAST, don't do anything. Simply put a period at the end of the sentence. Here are two examples illustrating what I mean:

Because the television set was broken, we could not watch the debate.
We could not watch the debate because the television set was broken.
The Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education (MCAE) is holding its annual meeting on October 22 and 23 in Marlboro, Massachusetts and I hope to attend. Last year I made a presentation about Blogging with ESOL Students. This year it is happening (from Pakistan) as I write this post! In the past, sample materials from publishers at this conference helped greatly to keep my classes afloat! Now I will be looking for what may be of help to INDIVIDUAL students. ( You have my e-mail address for any questions you may wish to ask privately.)