Home Help: 4 earth-friendly home improvement ideas
TIP OF THE WEEKFrom cleaning out the garage to upgrading your floors and windows, it often seems like home improvement projects will never end. While you may be dedicated to making your home a better...
View Article15 items you actually need before baby comes
Babies come with a lot of accessories. But what are really the things you and your baby can’t survive without? This list is here to help.
View ArticleResearchers link fast food to dangerous chemicals
Critics of the fast food industry have long warned about the perils of our addiction to processed food. Big Macs and Whoppers might taste good, but put too many of them in your body and it will expand...
View ArticleThe secret is out about some of America's most affordable cities, and prices...
Affordable cities aren't as affordable. The secret is out. The good news is, many of these places (Cincinnati, Charlotte, Pittsburgh, Omaha) are still affordable — for now. The bad news is that time...
View ArticleIt Is What It Is: It’s not what you say it’s how you say it
It's not what you say, it's how you say it.Well ain't that the truth?My mother-in-law and I laugh about that all the time. Like when she pokes my father-in-law in the ribs if he's telling and not...
View ArticleDr. June: If you want to get married, don’t move in with a guy who doesn’t
Dear Dr. June: I'm in love and want to get married. My partner does not because he said, "We don't need a title or a piece of paper to show our commitment." It's been two years and he wants us to just...
View ArticleGet A Life: Today’s lifestyle can throw you out of whack
We live in a time full of amazing promise and opportunity, a time when the entire world is open for us to explore. Creativity and communication and adventure and even fun could be the center points of...
View ArticleHow much would you pay for a skullcap worn by Pope Francis?
Items the pope leaves behind at the places he visits can sell for tens of thousands of dollars on the auction block.
View ArticleSupreme Court to review proposals to resolve contentious contraception cases
Lawyers for both sides of Zubik v. Burwell submitted supplemental briefs on Tuesday, outlining their response to a proposed compromise.
View ArticleWhy some big city churches are turning into condo developments
Buildings that once housed faith communities are being sold and torn down.
View ArticleMy friendly neighborhood pharmacy tried to overcharge me
I have a fondness for neighborhood drugstores, as my late pharmacist father owned one when I was growing up. I was not so happy, however, when this store tried to gouge me on my first prescription, a...
View ArticleGuess who beat Trader Joe's as nation's favorite food retailer
Trader Joe's, the food retailer that is all the rage with the "in the know" crowd, has been dethroned as the America's favorite grocery.
View ArticleGarage sale 101
Garage sale season has arrived. Here are the top 10 things you need to do to make the most money at your garage sale.
View Article9 surprising facts about only children
Here are 9 surprising facts that scientists have discovered about only children. A lot of the studies on this topic have been contradictory, but here are some of the findings that have held true...
View ArticleDr. Elaine Heffner: Staying inside the lines
Coloring books for children have long been a popular item but recently have been newly promoted with sophisticated and "artistic" drawing outlines for children to color. The negative side of these...
View ArticleLost in Suburbia: Have your slug and eat it, too
Experience has taught me that dogs can, and will eat anything that smells interesting, chew on whatever is chewable, and lick wherever they can reach because they are dogs and that is what they do.Of...
View ArticlePrudence Hilburn: Bananas add appeal to various desserts
Having a mother who was a wonderful cook and baker was special. She didn't have many of the convenience products we have now, but she "made do" with what she had.She made the best fried pies, and my...
View ArticleThe Mom Stop: One year, filled with joy
It was seven years ago this week that I became a first-time mom and one year ago this week that I became a mother of three.People often comment how life passes so quickly with children. As a first-time...
View ArticleNoah's Ark theme park to search for all-Christian staff
The Ark Encounter is a 510-foot long replica of Noah's Ark. It will open in Williamstown, Kentucky, on July 7.
View ArticleCanadian Catholic group speaks out against proposed assisted suicide bill
If passed, Bill C-14 would legalize medically assisted suicide for some Canadians suffering from a terminal disease.
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