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Cooking doctors say they give better advice

Cooking doctors say they give better advice

Perhaps the next time you see your doctor, he might finish the visit with a reminder to take a medication and a conversation about cooking salmon.

The Parent Rap: Let preschooler enjoy princess fantasy

Last week, a mom wrote about her daughter’s princess fixation. “My four-year-old daughter is exposed to a lot of different interests and sports and books and films, but her absolute passion is princesses and stories of romance.
Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller up to date at 900 years old

Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller up to date at 900 years old

There's nothing secret about this society of philanthropists
Family 411: The battle over Barbie

Family 411: The battle over Barbie

My grandmother gave me a case of 1960s-era Barbies and accessories when I was little.

Global Voices: Violence against women an epidemic

The headlines this past week made us want to scream in outrage.
Pa. girl fights to keep playing Catholic league football; archbishop reviewing boys-only rule

Pa. girl fights to keep playing Catholic league football; archbishop reviewing boys-only rule

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - An 11-year-old girl who's been playing football since kindergarten wants Philadelphia's Roman Catholic archdiocese to overturn a boys-only rule.

Calgary pedestrian dies after being run over twice; other cars failed to stop

CALGARY — Police are looking for answers in the death of a pedestrian who was run over by two separate vehicles that fled the scene.
Victoria fan hopes to reunite onstage with Sting

Victoria fan hopes to reunite onstage with Sting

Seventeen years ago, Ross Viner’s dream came true. He got to sing with his musical hero, Sting, in Vancouver. On May 31, when Sting plays here, the Victorian hopes to replicate the feat. But he needs your help.
Horse meat scandal reveals France's true eating habits as factory food gains on fine cuisine

Horse meat scandal reveals France's true eating habits as factory food gains on fine cuisine

PARIS - In France, eating is supposed to be an art.
Out of the cellar and into the drink: Winery experiments with aging wine in ocean off SC

Out of the cellar and into the drink: Winery experiments with aging wine in ocean off SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. - A small boat with four cases of California wine has left Charleston Harbor and will submerge the wine in the ocean for three months to age it. Napa Valley-based Mira Winery, owned by Jim Dyke Jr.