Yuletide Mea Culpa

11/30/2012 10:03 AM

I’m known at home as the Grinch Who’d Like to Steal Christmas.

Driven to near madness by financial stress and knowing they call it Black Friday because of the dark ... 

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Rod Walton Staff Writer

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Teen angels help carry the load for weary moms

11/29/2012 10:33 AM

This is a tribute to what I call teen angels, young girls who become attached to families with small kids, and form a symbiotic relationship that enriches everyone involved.

Our ... 

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Bill Sherman Staff Writer

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Sitcom actor offers 'Two and a Half' apologies

11/28/2012 2:56 PM

First, he apologized for being part of the potty-mouth banality that passes for prime-time entertainment these days.

Then actor Angus Jones turned around and apologized ... 

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Michael Overall Staff Writer

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Christmas ornaments hold special memories

11/28/2012 12:21 PM

'Tis the season for Christmas ornaments.

While many folks collect magnets or shot glasses from the places they visit, I am always on the lookout for new Christmas ... 

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Colleen Almeida Smith Staff Writer

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What NOT to get for kids this Christmas

11/26/2012 11:00 AM

A few weeks ago I gave some baby (shower) gift ideas. Here's the opposite: Don't give these gifts.

All gifts will usually warrant a kind 'thank you' from the ... 

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Althea Peterson Staff Writer

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Mom's first field trip

11/25/2012 10:58 PM

What do you get when you mix guilt, exhaustion and crazy postpartum hormones? Horrible parenting decisions. I should know, I’ve been making a lot of them lately. Like ... 

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June Straight Staff Writer

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Forging the gridiron bond between father and son

11/23/2012 12:41 PM

By this time Saturday, my son and I will be headed north on U.S. 75 in a rented car. Our travel plans: an overnight stop in Overland Park, Kan., dinner at Buffalo Wild ... 

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Rod Walton Staff Writer

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Knee-deep mud hole makes visit to grandparents' house special

11/22/2012 6:00 AM

Grandparenting was a central topic of conversation last week when I got together with long-time friends on a visit to Wisconsin.

My old canoeing buddy, Paul, who ... 

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Bill Sherman Staff Writer

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Go ahead. Let the wolf eat the duck.

11/21/2012 8:07 AM

In Disney's version of 'Peter and the Wolf,' the ferocious villain goes chasing after an innocent little duck, ending with a mouthful of feathers and a satisfied grin.

But ... 

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Michael Overall Staff Writer

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The attitude of gratitude

11/20/2012 2:01 PM

The holiday season means many things to many people -- family and friends, good food, shopping, decorating.

And giving thanks.

Thanksgiving through New Year's ... 

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Colleen Almeida Smith Staff Writer

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Sick or tired parents usually follow a sick kid

11/19/2012 9:00 AM

The last time I remember being ill this much was back in high school.

I seemed to be a magnet for disease back then, never going any winters more than a day between ... 

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Althea Peterson Staff Writer

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The Hackberry and the Amur Maple

11/16/2012 12:30 PM

It’s a sad day at our little white house in the double cul-de-sac. We no longer have any trees in our yards.

Truthfully, this last one I don’t mourn so much. We ... 

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Rod Walton Staff Writer

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