My birthday is in two weeks. I’ll be 45 years old. It’s not one of the milestone birthdays, but it’s a milestone marker of my life. I’ve now outlived a brother, both my parents and have almost no cousins left.
As the rate of obese adults in America rises, so does the number of people being diagnosed with the painful form of arthritis known as gout, according to a recent article published in Reuters Health.
Last week, I wrote about City Councilman Bob Holbrook’s theory that "deep-pocketed" aviation interests may enter local politics and back pro-Santa Monica Airport candidates for City Council pledged to keep SMO open and even expand it as an aviation center.
Q: It seems like my neighbors are having garage/yard sales every other weekend. It attracts a lot of people as we are located on a busy corner. Oftentimes it backs up and impedes traffic.
Since this column appears on Fridays, and since the 10th anniversary is Sunday, I felt compelled to write about 9/11. (It falls under my 48-hour rule.
It is fashionable in national circles to make fun of California for its political incompetence and dysfunctional government. The policies adopted by our elected leadership have unquestionably led to California’s dismal rankings in unemployment, business climate, out-migration of productive citizens
Dear New Shrink, The idea of having too much free time is hard for me, but I also hate to be overly busy. It’s so hard for me to find a balance; I’m either too bored or too stressed.
Editor’s note: Meredith C. Carroll is on maternity leave. This column originally appeared in December of 2007. BabyCenter.com released its annual Top Baby Names List on Thursday.
Families across the middle swath of our country — from North Dakota to Louisiana — have a disturbing question to ask themselves: “Do we want a leaky pipeline pumping 800,000 barrels of oil a day running through our community?” The proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would transport tar sands —
Someone has been conducting a telephone poll about local issues over the last few weeks. Nobody seems to know exactly who is behind the survey. Pollsters have been asking general questions like, “Where do you get local news?” Participants are asked to rate the job City Hall is doing and grade City C
When I was a kid I was “born again,” a process that involved being fully and totally immersed in water. Much more recently I was on the home stretch of an 8-mile walk in the hot sun when the minister I was walking with kindly poured her drinking water on my hot little head.
Q: As summer draws to a close, back-to-school season is in full effect. I feel safety should be a priority for every family as children return to classrooms this fall.
