Colleen Almeida Smith
Staff Writer
Every once in a while I read parenting advice so profound that it taps my mother-lode of emotion and makes me cry.
The latest item to cause my watery eyes was an ...
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My two-day SNAP Challenge is over, and I survived. I didn't actually thrive, though, which I think is the point.
By 3 p.m. the second day, I was tired and cranky ...
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I started the SNAP Challenge today after a run to the grocery store last night. I was going to say 'quick run' but it took me almost an hour to pick out $8.30 worth of ...
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Can you meet your food needs on $4 a day?
Normally I wouldn't have to find out whether I could, but this year as part of Hunger Action Month, the staff at the Community ...
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It's a new year and time for a new start at school: new classes, new teachers and a new attitude.
Parents and students have to work together to make it a success. ...
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My daughters don't need much incentive to go to the library. They have been regulars since I started bringing them as toddlers.
But it never hurts to add a little ...
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When my daughters came back from the Fourth of July celebration at the pool, they brought with them some new friends.
After years of warnings against giving kids ...
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My daughters have been die-hard 'Swifties' for years, listening to Taylor Swift's albums, watching her videos, recording her appearances on TV and yes, attending her ...
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It's back-to-school shopping time. For many families, that means stocking up on school supplies as well as new clothes and shoes.
When our legislators decided to ...
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A nasty encounter with a stomach virus last week left me without an appetite for days, but when I finally thought about eating again, I wanted comfort food.
I turned ...
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