The beatings are more brutal, the families more desperate. ...more

April 1, 2009

The bug spray bandits are back. ...more

March 28, 2009

It's all your fault Salma Hayek. I was so over my longer-than-shoulder-length hair. I was ready for a change - something a bit more, ahem, mature. After all, conventional wisdom says once a woman hits the big 4-0, she shouldn't wear her hair long, right? ...more

December 14, 2008

Regarding "Experts No Longer Urging Monthly Breast Self-Exams" (Nation/World, July 31): ...more

August 4, 2008

Long hair is a younger woman's domain, but apparently Salma Hayek didn't get the memo. ...more

July 24, 2008

Increasing numbers of younger women continue to be diagnosed with the most dangerous form of skin cancer even as the rate of new cases has leveled off in younger men, federal health officials reported Thursday. ...more

July 11, 2008

Dear Abby: On Father's Day, many stepdads are often underappreciated or excluded, so I wrote this poem to honor these unsung heroes. I hope you'll put it in your column, so my husband - and other stepdads everywhere - will know it was written for them. -Lesley Stitt, Ontario ...more

June 15, 2008

Remember, I'm an historian, so I see everything in historical terms. ...more

June 15, 2008

Amy Gorman, author of "Aging Artfully: 12 Profiles of Visual and Performing Women Artists 85-105," will speak at the SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way, at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. ...more

November 29, 2007

Amy Gorman, author of "Aging Artfully: 12 Profiles of Visual and Performing Women Artists 85-105," will speak at the SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way, at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 6. She will show clips of filmmaker Greg Young's movie, "Still Kicking," based on her book. ...more

November 26, 2007