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Fun-and-Games Gifts for Kid Campers Dec. 07, 2024
By Nicola Bridges If your kids love camping, they'll love getting gifts of games and gadgets for out... Read More
Shenandoah County: Virginia's Lesser-Known Gem for Families Sep. 22, 2024
By Candyce H. Stapen Shenandoah Caverns' aptly named Diamond Cascade entranced 7-year-old James and ... Read More
This Is the Time of Year To Touch Grass Feb. 24, 2024
Someone recently asked: Have you been to the beach lately? No, I said. Despite living in a peninsula... Read More
A Frugal Solution for the Heartbreak of Melted Ice Cream May. 16, 2023
Some people are born frugal. They come into the world with a bent to use it up, wear it out and do w... Read More
Overwhelmed by Ice Cream Oct. 26, 2021
Dear Annie: I read your column every day, and I read with great interest the letter from the wife wh... Read More
11 'Cool' Summer Tips, Tricks and Hacks Aug. 11, 2021
Whatever summer adventures you have planned — to the beach, pool, campground or even your own ... Read More
Ben & Jerry's Takes Liberal Distortions Global Jul. 28, 2021
Ben & Jerry's, noted for its ice cream made from "contented cows," has produced not such contented c... Read More
Virtue Signaling Causes Ice Cream Headache Jul. 24, 2021
Filling your freezer with Ben & Jerry's won't improve prospects for Palestinian statehood, and denyi... Read More
Binder Clips Useful To Organize the Home Jan. 21, 2021
As I rifle through my virtual mailbag where readers send their best ideas for how to save time and m... Read More
Great Reader Tips: From Orajel to Stain Removers to VIP Treatment at the Store Aug. 05, 2020
ORAJEL NOT JUST FOR MOUTHS Our teenage daughter badly stubbed her toe, and we needed to clip the nai... Read More
Far and Away in the Future Jul. 25, 2020
Time is a weird concept. Somehow my children have catapulted into the future and I have been sucked ... Read More
The One Restaurant in Town Has Unhygienic Help May. 03, 2019
Dear Annie: I live in a very small town. We have one small, locally owned family-friendly drive-in r... Read More
Short Takes on Billionaire Good Deeds and Ice Cream Obsessions Apr. 22, 2019
Sprinkles with That? According to polls, Americans used to prefer vanilla ice cream to all other fla... Read More
Tequila Inspires Turbocharged Meals Sep. 22, 2018
I don't drink, but George Clooney almost made me want to raise a glass. As I was taking a fitness wa... Read More
Ice Cream Rebellion Aug. 25, 2018
"I'm not touching you," my 6-year-old said, holding a pillow a mere millimeter from my face after I ... Read More
The Next Big Thing (or Not) Aug. 09, 2018
Trends are not something I would say I'm great at predicting. Years ago, when I was passing the Empi... Read More
I Scream for School Jul. 14, 2018
My cousin makes himself an ice cream sundae every evening. It began as self-medicating. For the prin... Read More
Mix and Match Cool Desserts for Healthier Warm-Weather Treats May. 11, 2018
Warmer spring weather often means cravings for cool treats. Even if you're on a quest for a bathing ... Read More
Are You a Lucky Fatty? Feb. 05, 2018
DR. WALLACE: You are constantly telling overweight teens to lose weight by eating properly and exerc... Read More
Bad News, Guys Sep. 06, 2017
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, which are used in everything from pesticides and sunblock to plastic... Read More
