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Have you seen the e-mail circulating about the danger of outdated cake mixes?

Beginner's Box: Healthy omelet

In these days of the salmonella egg scare, you can still safely enjoy scrambled eggs in this recipe.

Wise to the Word: Habanero

This is one of the hottest of chili peppers, now being harvested in our gardens.

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?

Wine Wisdom: My list of exceptional whites

I've recently decided to assemble a list of my favorites. I'd be remiss if I did not share that list with my readers.

Would You Buy It? Reese’s peanut-butter flavored Whoppers

SJ-R staff tests Reese’s peanut-butter flavored Whoppers.

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.

In the Garden: Herbs enhance recipes in summer and winter

This is the time for harvesting herbs from the garden. Recipes improve when you add fresh herbs for seasoning.

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