The Low Down on Down syndrome
When the vice presidential debate came to a close October 2, the families of both candidates filed forward and gathered on stage to greet...
Forget The P’s and Q’s, Watch Your Forks and Spoons
A simple dinner conversation about school lunchroom activities turned into a "actions have consequences" discussion at Family Life Editor Laurie Steeb's home.
A Current Occurrence
(That title is an answer phrase just made for the daily Jumble puzzle.)I was out of bed early for a trip to the bathroom,...
25 Ways to Enjoy Soy Foods
April is Soyfoods Month. Serve something soy.
Hot Weather Meals: Give Them a Toss
If there's one food that really captures the essence of summer, it's salad. All kinds of beautiful, ripe produce are overflowing from gardens and...
What Happened With Barbie?
Although my daughters are, for the most part, pretty good kids, and I shouldn't complain, I used to think no child rearing could be worse than my two little girls when they were fighting - until now that they are teens, they are both bigger than I am, and just as loud.
Glorious Harmony
The Salem Community Theatre's Youth Chorus have learned to make beautiful music together during the not quite 2-year span since they began.
The wonder of Oz
The experience of community theatre was a new one for family life editor Laurie Steeb, but one worth sharing.
Mrs. Greenthumbs says:
Home Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb takes some common sense advice on gardening.
Labor Day: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How
Night sounds intensify as August draws to a close. Though a cooler night air usually means a more comfortable night's sleep, the sounds of singing crickets and katydids always wash me with a bit of melancholy since I associate them with starting back to school.
