Senior moments: Maintaining focus can be tough in final weeks of high school
When I was a senior in high school, I remember feeling entitled. I could skip class when I wanted, and I didn't care about a few lousy grades, particularly after...
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What one woman gained by giving up diet foods
I was 13 years old when I ate my first diet meal. Let me paint a picture of this entree, circa 1996: When defrosted, the teensy shrimps in my Weight...
Knowing when to let go
My father, sister and I sat in the near-empty Chinese restaurant, picking at our plates, unable to avoid the question that we'd gathered to discuss: When was it time to...
Getting fit with Jesus
Donna Richardson Joyner is what most people would refer to as a fitness guru. But she prefers a term a kid called her a few months back: "a cheerleader for...
A head start on spring design
The TV effect "I get a lot of inspiration for the looks we show from the fashion collections," says Gary Babcock, vice president of Arhaus. And British TV period dramas....
First person: Acupuncture could help pets
The trouble began in early January 2012, when Hershey, my then nearly 11-year-old chocolate Lab, developed the first in a series of urinary tract infections. Eventually, the problem worsened to...
Can exercise games help fight child obesity?
— Todd Miller thinks the only way to solve the childhood obesity crisis in this country is with a revolution. He's just not sure it should be a "Dance Dance...
Out-of-the-classroom lessons for teens
Everyone graduates from high school knowing how to read, write and do basic math (hopefully). But to be a self-sufficient adult, those skills are not enough. In fact, they're nowhere...
Doctor says cold medicines don’t work for young kids
When a young child comes down with a cold — congestion, a scratchy sore throat and runny nose, maybe with greenish goo — many parents head straight for the drugstore...
Larry L. King, 1929-2012
Before he became known the world over as a playwright, Larry L. King was a reporter, a Capitol Hill aide, a raconteur, a brawler and a full-time Texan. He helped...