Donations going to the dogs

By Melissa Davlin - Times-News writer

Without help from anonymous strangers, Robin Hunt isn’t sure she could keep her pets.

Nov 15, 2009 | 1:40 am | (0) Comments

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Tame the holiday chaos with organizing tips

By Brenda Gutierrez - McClatchy Newspapers

The holidays typically send most families into high-stress mode. But before you start panicking, “The No. 1 thing is put the pressure on paper,” says Deniece Schofield, a home management expert and author of several books on organization, including “Confessions of a Happily Organize…

Nov 15, 2009 | 1:30 am | (0) Comments

Stork report

St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center

Nov 15, 2009 | 1:25 am | (0) Comments

Spilt Milk: Board games don't require family therapist

David Cooper

With the holidays approaching, I’d suggest it’s time we all brush up on our board game skills.

Nov 15, 2009 | 1:20 am | (0) Comments

Cats are trainable - and that's not a punchline

By Linda Lombardi - For The Associated Press

People have low expectations of cats.

Nov 15, 2009 | 1:15 am | (0) Comments

How to help kids accept visitors with disabilities

By Wendy Donahue - Chicago Tribune

A long-distance relative has a child with physical and mental disabilities. How do you prepare your children for their first visit over the holidays?

Nov 15, 2009 | 1:10 am | (0) Comments

Who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?

By Moira E. McLaughlin - The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — Nov. 13 was the 27th anniversary of the unveiling of the somber Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a wall on the national Mall in Washington that sinks into the ground and lists all the U.S. soldiers who died or were left missing in action in Vietnam from 1956 to 1975.

Nov 15, 2009 | 1:05 am | (0) Comments

The Thompsons

Mike and Wanda Thompson will be celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary on November 20th, 2009.

Nov 15, 2009 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments

Koopman-Stover

Jesse Wilbur Koopman III and Stephanie Sue Stover were married in a double ring ceremony on September 19, 2009, at the Wild Rose Manor in Caldwell.

Nov 15, 2009 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments

The Shorthouses

Bill Shorthouse and Donna Thometz were married 60 years ago on November 16, 1949 in the United Methodist Church of Castleford, Idaho.

Nov 15, 2009 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments

Site creates online community for people living through divorce

By Susan Kinzie - The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — Just about every week, it seems, another sex scandal breaks: Gov. Mark Sanford, Sen. John Ensign, Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino. And that’s nothing compared with all the cinematic scripts playing out behind closed doors, the ones that most people never hear abou…

Nov 15, 2009 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments

The Partridges

The family of Mr. and Mrs. James S. Partridge invite you to share in celebrating sixty years of marriage.

Nov 14, 2009 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments

Women customize their labor experiences

By Melissa Davlin - Times-News writer

There is no lack of noise in a delivery room.

Nov 08, 2009 | 1:45 am | (0) Comments

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It's app time - college that is, not iPhone

By Beth J. Harpaz - Associated Press writer

NEW YORK - If you're throwing around the term "app" a lot but it has nothing to do with iPhones, you must have a high school senior in the family working on a college application.

Nov 08, 2009 | 1:40 am | (0) Comments

Spilt Milk: Let's continue student-led conferences, shall we?

David Cooper

Call it an idea fit for the future, or better yet, one my mother would approve.

Nov 08, 2009 | 1:35 am | (0) Comments

Stork report

St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center

Nov 08, 2009 | 1:30 am | (0) Comments

Dogs funnier than cats? Home video show says yes

By Sue Manning - Associated Press writer

LOS ANGELES - "America's Funniest Home Videos" has been going to the dogs for years, even if cats make it a game from time to time.

Nov 08, 2009 | 1:25 am | (0) Comments

AP poll: Pet owners willing to go mouth-to-muzzle

By Sue Manning - Associated Press writer

LOS ANGELES - Most pet owners would leap into action for an injured pet, even if it meant risking dog breath by going mouth-to-snout.

Nov 08, 2009 | 1:15 am | (0) Comments

Refunds offered for Disney Baby Einstein videos

By Julie Deardorff - Chicago Tribune

If you were duped into thinking that Baby Einstein videos were helping your baby's brain, you can now get your money back.

Nov 08, 2009 | 1:10 am | (0) Comments