California governor sacks effort to limit tackle football for kids
A California proposal to phase out tackle football for children under twelve came to a screeching halt when the governor…
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Ask Amy: Retired priest struggles with critiques of Catholic Church
Although you will always be a priest, you absolutely have the human right to react publicly to topics, behavior or…
Create a colorful home with African violets
You can easily add color and interest to your home with African violets. You can easily add color and interest…
Readers’ wishes for 2024: TLC for Earth, an end to AIDS, more empathy, less light
As a new year dawns, we asked our readers to send us their global wishes. Here’s what they’re hoping for….
Ask Amy: Grandson’s clothing can’t travel between homes
Dear Amy: His father established that the clothes that came from one parent needed to stay with that parent. Dear…
Oldest known Scottish tartan ‘brought back to life’ for people to wear
Historians analysed dyes in the 16th-century Glen Affric tartan, found in a peat bog, to recreate the true colours The…
Landmarks: Celebration, preservation on tap as Prairie style architects become a society in Blue Island
Architect George W. Maher, a contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright and fellow proponent of Prairie School design, is the subject…
Proposed federal law would put limits on use of $50 billion in opioid settlements
Lawmakers want to ensure the funds are actually used to fight the addiction crisis, not “as a piggy bank for…
Why Vice President Harris is going to Wisconsin today to talk about abortion
The vice president is hitting the road to talk about reproductive freedom, an issue Democrats want to highlight in the…
A visit to one Florida school where mindfulness is helping youngsters succeed
Mindfulness has been shown to reduce stress, anxiety and loneliness. And it benefits school kids too. One elementary school in…