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Sun, May 18 2008

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Be a better role model

Parenting column: To be the most effective influence, it is important for parents to understand why teens are attracted to certain role models and what they can do to be a better role model for their teen. ....more>>

Playgroups can help keep kids active, mommies sane
In the 1950s, when mothers insisted their children “get outside and play” it was mostly a reason to give mom a chance to finish her laundry list of chores for the day.
Cat tales: As the fan blades turn
Column
On Mother's Day, like every day, moms just pray troops stay safe
Soldiers serving stateside and overseas have no way of knowing just how much their moms will miss them this Mother's Day.
Abstinence topic of girls' tea
Parents can equip teens to stand up to peer pressure
Parenting column: Parents can communicate to teens that their worth and identity aren't found within a group of friends and that you love them for their uniqueness and individuality, not their ability to blend in.
Heart help: Anyone can do it
Hands-only CPR is a compression-focused source of resuscitation to be used on adults experiencing interrupted breathing or heart attack-like symptoms until professional help arrives.
Stroke survivor among 'World's 100 Most Influential People'
Jill Bolte Taylor, a brain scientist, suffered a potentially lethal stroke in 1996, and used her expertise to heal and better herself.
Most challenging opponent
Loyal Bishop took hits, lost teeth as a three-sport athlete in college. Now the retired Lutheran pastor is helping himself and others battle Parkinson's, a disease that afflicted his late wife too.
Help your teen find a summer job
Parenting column: Parents can make an enormous impact on their teen’s chance of finding a job or volunteering opportunity that can teach them about financial responsibility and living up to expectations not set by parents but by the world at large.

• Heart help: Anyone can do it
• Stroke survivor among 'World's 100 Most Influential People'
• Most challenging opponent
• New book tells 42 stories of life that sprang from death
• Midwesterners seek mind, body balance

• AUTISM: Understanding/Recognizing
• Helping Children of Divorce Around the Holidays
• Working Mom's Tips to Take Control of Mornings

• Old movies trigger memories for Alzheimer's patients
• Kidney donor reaches century mark
• Centenarian credits laughter, family and chocolate as secret to longevity
• Bird lovers flock together
• Seniors lining up to play Wii

• Teaching teens the value of a dollar
• So, what are you going to do with your tax rebate?
• Should you reapply to Social Security?
• Make the most of the underused, misused 401(k)
• Protect your credit rating from identity theft

• Be a better role model
• Playgroups can help keep kids active, mommies sane
• Cat tales: As the fan blades turn
• On Mother's Day, like every day, moms just pray troops stay safe
• Abstinence topic of girls' tea

Home

• Nissan 350Z a future icon
• Biopetroleum, electricity could power future vehicles
• Addiction to speed
• Two flavors of practical style
• Patrick's win big on many fronts

Life

• Art plays role in Pittsburgh’s 250th
• Tampa: Short visit simply isn’t enough
• Busch Gardens Tampa a real treat
• Red tide rising: Scientists find 30 percent more spores than in 2005 crisis
• The fashion rules they are a-changin'

• Eel-like fish makes rare appearance
• Air Time photo
• State pulls food pantry venison to check for lead
• Bear, bee buzz may prolong hunting season
• A beloved resort erodes

• Christmas in America A Melting Pot of Traditions
• formal wear '08
• Gloria Moran
• Bringing Carnival to you!
• Games bring home the magic of the movies

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