Lifestyle

Family

Why I don’t monitor my kids’ texts anymore

Recently, I was part of a panel discussion about kids and technology. A mom in the audience shared a situation…

September 22, 2015

Family

My friend dared me to delete my dating apps. Challenge accepted!

While at an outdoor beer garden last Friday night, my friend Abby dared me to delete the dating apps from…

September 22, 2015

Family

I’ve been dating my boyfriend since high school, but I’m not sure we should marry

Q: I am a college senior who has had the same boyfriend since high school. He is an amazing guy,…

September 22, 2015

Family

If women ‘still can’t have it all,’ here’s how dads can help everyone have more

When Anne-Marie Slaughter first gained attention in the wider world three years ago, not for her work at the State…

September 22, 2015

Family

What happened to kids addressing adults by their last names?

Special to The Washington Post I was 13 when I thought it would be fun to call my eighth grade…

September 22, 2015

Religion

From abortion to gay marriage: Where the pope stands

Pope Francis will visit Cuba and the United States from Saturday to Sept. 27.Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press VATICAN CITY – Pope…

September 18, 2015

Religion

Priest’s Lego Vatican inspires awe

Sculpture took 500,000 bricks and ‘patience’

September 18, 2015

Family

Nine ways being a mom makes me a better entrepreneur

Starting a high-tech startup with two children in diapers probably sounds like a bad idea. It’s never easy to balance…

September 18, 2015

Family

Trichy parenting: How I learned to try to see the whole picture that is my daughter

Trichotillomania. It doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, now does it? When my daughter first started pulling, she was 9…

September 18, 2015

Family

Kim Cattrall: ‘I am not a biological parent, but I am a parent’

Can you consider yourself a parent without having or adopting children of your own? “Sex and the City” star Kim…

September 18, 2015

Family

Here’s the deal, little negotiator

Q: My 7-year-old is a big-time negotiator on just about everything: how many treats, how long for screen time, punishments,…

September 18, 2015

Family

The story of how a newborn’s cry may have helped save her mother’s life

In the predawn hours of one Saturday last September, Shelly Cawley’s husband and their newborn daughter were being escorted through…

September 17, 2015

Family

Baggage Check: Should I unfriend my own wife?

Q: My wife antagonizes people on Facebook. She deliberately posts provocative status updates, often political, and comes across as very…

September 17, 2015

Family

Can online shaming shut down the Internet’s most skin-crawly creeps?

After more than 10 years in the bubbling cesspool of Internet dating, Maggie Serota is no stranger to creeps. She’s…

September 17, 2015

Southwest Life

Produce Bounty directs fresh food to low-income families

Food drive directs fresh produce to low-income families

September 16, 2015

Food

Initiative aims to interest kids in fruits, vegetables

GREELEY (AP) – When a farmer offered her a bag of baby carrots at the Greeley Farmers Market, 3½-year-old Elizabeth…

September 15, 2015

Food

Pumpkin spice

The flavor of fall, and a hint of the past

September 15, 2015

Food

A garden pasta dish that does double duty

This recipe for Orzo Garden Pilaf with Lemon and Herbs can be prepared in less than 30 minutes.Dixie D. Vereen/The…

September 15, 2015

Food

Acid, fat do wonders for fish

Citrus adds fast flavor to tilapia

September 15, 2015

Food

Ready to embrace a better bread?

The combination of farro, barley and oats give this fig bread recipe a substantial heft.Matthew Mead/Associated Press This robust, lightly…

September 15, 2015

Food

Sangria and tapas? Yes, at Taco Bell

A promotional image shows some of the alcoholic beverages to be offered at a new “Taco Bell Cantina” that will…

September 15, 2015

Food

Wyoming considers endorsing GMO foods

Large food producers support federal regulation

September 15, 2015

Family

Reno’s divorce history chronicled in new online exhibit

RENO, Nev. – From the tales of the rich and famous, to stories from ordinary people who flocked to Reno…

September 15, 2015

Family

Being ‘PC’ isn’t foolish, it’s respectful

I’m sensing something in the air these days, and it’s unsettling. At a recent dinner party, my host went on…

September 15, 2015