Milestones: Dinah Shore: 100th birth anniversary
Dinah Shore: 100th birth anniversary She was the first woman to be a successful television host beginning with the “Chevy Show.” Dinah Shore was born…
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Snapchat not just for kids anymore
If you have always wanted to see yourself with cat whiskers and pink bunny ears — and, let’s face it: who hasn’t? — Snapchat might be the app for you….
Bone crushing handshake is not welcome!
Some historians believe that the traditional handshake originates as far back as the 5th century BC. Most think though that the gesture began in medieval…
Losing your spouse to exercise
It may feel as though your spouse is having an affair, and he or she is. Kind of. But it is an affair with the gym not Jim. This is the kind of affair…
Struggles in parenting older teens
Kids between the ages of 17 and 23 can seem more independent than they actually are. Even if they are working and taking care of many of their own…
Rite of Passage: The minimum wage job
Jeet Banerjee is now 24 years old. At the age of 21, he had already written two books and started “several different companies.” The self-described…
Mom’s greeting card is unreadable to young people
A plaintive email posted on Yahoo Answers: A questioner says her mother gave her a beautiful Valentine’s Day card with a lovely written message. She…
The other athletes on the floor: Cheerleading becomes international sport
Now that 97 percent of cheerleaders are female, it is hard to believe that cheerleading started as an all-male sport. Back in 1898, when cheerleaders were…
St. Patrick’s Day: From local to global in 400 years
Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, and that means everyone — worldwide. Somehow a local celebration of a revered holy man became a global…
Beet juice: drink up!
Beet juice really does have some health benefits. A 2015 study in the journal Hypertension reported that one cup of beet juice daily lowers blood…