Lifestyle

What happens when daughters start to outshine their mothers?

We’ve all heard the proclamations: 40 is the new 20. Fifty is the new 30. And middle age is now…

November 25, 2015

Consumer demand fuels shift to cage-free eggs

Cage-free chickens walk in a fenced pasture on the Francis Blake organic farm near Waukon, Iowa, where Blake gathers an…

November 24, 2015

A Native Thanksgiving

Indigenous cuisines inspire a classic and contemporary meal

November 24, 2015

Got a holiday kitchen disaster?

Here are some quick and easy fixes

November 24, 2015

Controversy surrounds Dalai Lama’s rebirth

China is seeking to control decision-making power over the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, who is now 80 years old.…

November 20, 2015

Religion Briefs

Methodists to present ‘The Reel Christmas’ The First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, will offer a new sermon series…

November 20, 2015

The fearless father who threw himself on a suicide bomber, saving lives in Beirut

A father, with his young daughter watching, sacrificed himself to save others when terrorists struck Beirut last week. The day…

November 19, 2015

Southwest Life

Wetherills’ Quaker roots defined relations with Native Americans

Navajo leader Hoskininni, left, and his family visit the Wetherill and Colville Trading Post in Oljato, Utah, in 1906. Hoskininni…

November 18, 2015

Five lines that will out you as a snob on a first date

Washington is the snobbiest city on the East Coast – and that translates to dating, too. Singles name- and credential-drop…

What makes an ad for ‘period-proof’ underwear too risque?

The founders of Thinx set out to change women’s lives by creating the perfect “period-proof” underwear. But when it comes…

Learn to love savory side of sweet potatoes

Fried sage, garlic and goat cheese are a savory alternative to marshmallows in this recipe for Thanksgiving sweet potatoes.Matthew Mead/Associated…

No big change in cost of Thanksgiving dinner

Average meal for 10 still less than $50

The Grapevine

To spray or not to spray, that is the question. The fear of losing your crop to an infestation can…

Thanksgiving turkey 101

How to roast the perfect bird

What it’s like to bring your mom to work

NEW YORK – “Shhh, Mom. Lower your voice. Mom, you’re being loud.” That’s how Natalie Kitroeff, a reporter at Bloomberg,…

No empty nest: Young women live with mom and dad like it’s 1940

Young women are living with their parents or relatives at a rate not seen since 1940 as more millennial women…

After two-year wait, some adopted children reach U.S. from Congo

After a wrenching delay of more than two years, a few American families celebrated on U.S. territory Wednesday with children…

If she didn’t plan their social life, they wouldn’t have one

Q: I am tired of being the designated spouse to take care of our social life. Remembering his brother’s birthday,…

Weighing tactics in the homework wars

Q: My second-grader has started resisting doing homework. I am unsure what approach to take while also giving him time…

What do you do with a useless engagement ring? Here are 5 ideas

If you scrimped and saved to buy a sparkling engagement ring for your beloved, but the relationship didn’t work out,…

New Mormon LGBTQ policy ignites backlash

Church stands behind rules, saying they protect children

Religion Briefs

Har Shalom begins religious school for kids Har Shalom Children’s Religious School is running for the new year. The school…