FAMILY FORUM: Ever since I was young, playing this instrument has always been my dream, it has been said that the brain tends to member things better. Some of my friends mentioned that as we grow older, our brains tend to forget things more often, I thought that I was still young for this to happen to me, but it did.

COLUMN: The last time we met – we spoke about acne. I did not think I had anything else to say. I thought I covered it all, but then, wearing masks became an everyday occurrence, 8 hours a day and “Maskne” became the new buzzword on the internet.

COLUMN: Any parent of young kids knows date nights are hard to come by. Whether due to time restrictions or tight money, it can be hard to make time for your significant other. This year, it can feel even more overwhelming, since safety has to factor into the plan. Luckily, there is a variety of date night options right in the downtown neighborhood.

How can we be a good example of being anti-racist with young children in our families or in the classroom?

In a year like no other, some things have stayed the same. It’s the start of September, which means families are trying to figure out the usual juggle of school, child care and work. It’s true that things are more difficult this year. But several options for child care are still available, a…

Thinking back to childhood days of reading Little House books, the realization that early settlers had to figure out ways to preserve food to survive the long winters inspires admiration for their creativity and sustainable ways.

COLUMN: Maximizing your backyard into a playtime area for kids can happen if you think in terms of Mess, Adventure and Projects. MAP your backyard!

After the kids’ school closed from the virus, I knew the trip we had tickets for this summer to New York wasn’t going to happen. I am old enough to know this isn’t a real problem. But I had promised the kids they could get a cat after the trip to New York. I thought the best way to break the…

Julie Figgins

Acne. If I knew then what I know now, I would do a lot of things differently. I suffered from acne as a teenager, all the way into my late twenties. To say the least, it’s was all a bit problematic and sometimes quite literally, a pain. Perhaps, that’s why I hold my acne clients so near and …

As we are all huddled in our homes during this troubled time in our community, my heart turns to the mothers who, in a very real sense, hold our society together.

I am guessing that every single one of you has experienced a flood of emotions in the past two weeks. I’m guessing that your children have sensed those emotions too, whether they’ve seen you wipe a tear from your face or heard your anger — they’ve felt them through you.