My biggest parenting challenge yet

For much of my life I have been the kind of person who couldn't wait for the next bend of the river, what would be over the next rise. This was as true figuratively as it was literally. However, as my oldest has gone on to college, and the girls …
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Family violence follow up

Over the last three years of writing my column, I have experienced a couple of times I have written a column only to be given a reality check. This happened last week when I wrote about domestic violence. I told women of some avenues to get help, only to find …
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Family Matters Feb. 28, 2010

Every year for some students and their families, they begin a dance that will end this coming Fall as they head off to higher education. By this point in the year you should have already applied to schools and getting acceptance letters. If you are procrastinating filling out the FASFA …
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Family Matters Feb. 21, 2010

Tomorrow is supposed to be another blue sky, fair weather day. However, for me, no matter how brightly the sun shines or how clear the sky, tomorrow will be dreary and sad. Captain John Smalley, a man I served with in the Army Reserves, will be laid to rest tomorrow …
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Happy Birthday to ME!

If you are reading this in print then you are probably reading it on Sunday, maybe with your coffee, as the nation gets ready for its biggest day of football. There will be Super Bowl parties across the nation where friends and family will come together for an exciting day …
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