Four reasons to watch classic television with your family
by ALOISE BOZELL VANSANT My family’s love affair with classic television started last year when…
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The Christmas tree: an ancient tradition
by VICTOR M. PARACHIN In 1851, Mark Carr, a logger from New York’s Catskill Mountains,…
Tick Tock
by CAROLE CHRISTMAN KOCH My husband and I decided to entertain five children, ranging in…
Life is their teacher now
by KAREN WHITE-WALKER As a high school teacher, I know teens can be exasperating: those…
Riding the tides of adolescence
by HEATHER LEE LEAP My children are like sunflowers; I turn my head and they…
Don’t give a puppy for Christmas: Finding the right dog
by KIMBERLY BLAKER Every year thousands of dogs are turned over to animal shelters because…
Tinsel, terror and toenails
by SARA MATSON In many ways, that particular Christmas was typical. We had a tinsel-trimmed…
Storms pass, so hang on!
by NANCY HOAG Trusting the skiing would be excellent and hoping the frequently fickle weather…
When you can’t be together at Christmas
by AUDREY CARLI I couldn’t get my widowed mother off my mind on Christmas Eve.…
Go tell it on the mountain
by JANE SCHROEDER Editor’s note: At Christmas, many of us enjoy singing a rousing and…