Style at Home: Fun and fancy finds

Check out these finds: GoodLight Natural Candles; Tatutina's Yellow Dog Treat Box; and Ethan Allen's Twig Lamp.

Maryjeanne Hunt: The evolution of fitness

If you ask your grandmother what she did to keep her figure in the 1940s, she'd probably say, "Nothing." Not too surprising since many doctors at that time were telling their female patients that exercise threatened to damage their reproductive organs.

Elizabeth Davies: 'Billionaire' song proves priorities are out of whack

As I walked through a store, listening to the radio play in the background, one song made me stop in my tracks.

Looking Up: Eyes alone are plenty, but try binoculars!

There is a good chance many of our readers have a pair of binoculars or know someone with them. Even a lowly pair of binoculars are a valuable instrument for bringing you closer to the night sky.

Ask Dog Lady: How do we cope with dog’s death?

Weekly canine Q&A, with advice on getting a new dog after a death and how to deal with a piddler.

Diana Boggia: Sometimes a parent needs a timeout, too

The last of three parts regarding timeouts.

Toxic cake mixes? Consider this overblown myth debunked

Have you seen the e-mail circulating about the danger of outdated cake mixes?

Yoga a perfect activity for the eco-minded

With its principles of healthy, balanced living and an awareness of our body’s connection to the elements, yoga is a natural fit with sustainability. The discipline of yoga is based in a centuries-old Sanskrit tradition that includes principles like “ahimsa,” or “doing no harm.”
 

Joy in a jar: Couple cans more than 400 jars a year

Martha Stewart, take note. Deryl and Margaret Schertz have been growing and canning their own vegetables for 63 years. They "put up" (that's canning-speak) more than 400 jars - pints and quarts - every year.

College Matters: Is graduate school the answer for a bleak job market?

Career counselors everywhere are fielding this question: Should I go to graduate school to wait out the economy and re-enter the job market with stronger credentials?

Book Notes: 'Ice Cold' is a frosty tale of Rizzoli & Isles

Reading “Ice Cold,” Tess Gerritsen’s newest suspense thriller, in the summer heat seems like it would be a good foil to the ubiquitous whine of the air conditioner. In Gerritsen’s latest Rizzoli & Isles novel, there’s so much snow in Wyoming ski country that it’s tough to find out where the bodies are buried.

Dave Ramsey: When is it OK to splurge?

Weekly financial Q&A, with advice on buying “toys,” military investing and financing a small business.

Physician Focus: Preventing food-borne illness is everyone's job

The cases always capture headlines: Outbreaks put worries on the table, tainted lettuce sickens 19, egg recall sparked by salmonella threat.

Darin St. George: Plan your work, work your plan

I started a new morning boot camp class yesterday, and I wanted to kick it off with a bang for all the people brave enough to partake in my particularly pugnacious physical playground.

Dr. Murray Feingold: Night owls vs. early birds

What is your chronotype? Your chronotype is your natural preference for certain times of the day. It's the time of the day when you are most productive, full of energy and intellectually stimulated.

Dr. Jeff Hersh: Can bowel obstruction be prevented?

Q: I am 74 years old and had cervical cancer surgery and radiation treatments 16 years ago. Since then I have had multiple bouts of bowel obstruction. Is there anything I can do to prevent another one?

Family Time: Create a kids room that inspires learning and creativity

Weekly family rail, with tips for a creative kids room, a review of “Takers” and more.

Postcard from Laura: Saying farewell not easy

Travel: Since our group’s arrival in South Africa, Arthur had to remind us that it was winter time, even though we were experiencing beautiful sunny, springlike weather instead.

Veteran’s post-traumatic stress disorder eased through writing, friendship

Kevin Shannon, 68, said he believes the art of writing and a chance friendship banished the demons of his post-traumatic stress disorder – a condition not diagnosed until 2005.

Kenneth Knepper: A true sports fan nurtured to existence

Televised football begins this week, which means a couple things: I won’t be getting around to that list of honey-do projects posted on the refrigerator anytime soon, and my cell phone will be someplace other than at my side for the next several weekends.

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