Tips to help you organize your spring cleaning
— March 21, 2023Even though it doesn’t quite feel like spring yet, the faintest hint of warm weather makes me anxious to open my windows and doors to let the fresh air in. It also makes me itch to…
Tag: family
-
Take time to share and record family history
— February 22, 2022There was a time when reminiscing about life events and history served an important community building function. This function was often the responsibility of older persons in the…
-
Youth sports and mental healthcare
— October 5, 2021As this past summer has shown, more top professional athletes are putting a spotlight on mental health. “I think it’s important to emphasize part of what we’ve learned here from…
-
THE KITCHEN DIVA: Recipes for life can be a real lifesaver
— July 21, 2021Dear Readers: Over a decade ago, I was given the wonderful opportunity to work with King Features Weekly Service to create The Kitchen Diva! food and lifestyle column. Editor Jim Clarke…
-
Radishes: The nutritional powerhouse
— April 13, 2021I was looking for a new spring vegetable to explore (move over asparagus and spring peas) and discovered a wealth of information about radishes. I should have titled this article “Everything…
-
DIVAS ON A DIME: Healthy soup makes eating vegetables easy
— January 13, 2022Like most folks, I’ve resolved to eat more vegetables in the new year. Here’s an inexpensive and appetizing idea that’s been making my goal much easier. Each weekend, make one…
-
DIVAS ON A DIME: Bean dips make easy after-school snacking
— September 9, 2021As the new school year kicks into high gear, we’ve got so much on our plates that we hardly have time to put food on them. Such times call for effortless snacky noshes, and not just…
-
CREATIVE FAMILY FUN: Get creative with cow-print lampshade
— May 13, 2021When sprucing up your home for spring, think twice before tossing out a tired-looking, plain-white lampshade and spending money on a new one. You and your school-age kids can brighten…
- 1
- 2
Trending News
With scant notice, Rockford hospital ...Residents on Rockford’s west side are feeling abandoned and betrayed after Javon ...
Three men shot – one ...Three men were shot – one fatally -- Saturday afternoon on Chicago's ...
State ends fiscal year with ...Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half ...
Highland Park parade ‘full of ...Highland Park’s Fourth of July events included a parade which stepped off ...
