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9th annual Pumpkin Smash: Bring your Halloween pumpkins for composting, with family games, bowling and pumpkin smashing. Today and Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at four Thrifty Foods locations: Broadmead, Fairfield, Cloverdale and Admirals.

Cindy MacDougall thought she'd learned something after three kids. Then along came No. 4

Many parents aren't teaching children kitchen skills: survey

When making this beginner-level recipe with your kids, you can take care of the steps that involve using a knife or the stove and let them take care of the rest.

Dear Drs. Donohue and Roach: I recently was diagnosed with Meniere's disease. I had two violent vertigo episodes last year, about three weeks apart. These consisted of dizziness, sweating and uncontrolled vomiting. I have not had any attacks since.

Douglas Senft best-known locally for Water piece on Blanshard

Actress puts herself in the middle of a storm >C13

Dear Drs. Donohue and Roach: I came across a website that said an underactive thyroid can cause some of the problems that have plagued me for quite a few years.

Women who imbibe sugary soft drinks almost every day are 83 per cent more likely to have a certain type of stroke than women who rarely drink sodas and other sweetened beverages, according to a Japanese study.

Social media hashtags have found their way into everyday speech