Lifestyles
- First lady FASHION
- A look at 40 years of White House styles
- By Candice Shih/Freedom News Service
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- As the nation prepares to pause to acknowledge Presidents Day on Feb. 15, let us pause to take a look at their better halves.
One year after Michelle Obama became first lady, many Web sites and fashion critics avidly report on her style. A new book... Full story
- Prime Time: Still cutting up at 94
- Business, and Elvie Lewis, are slowing down at his barbershop
- By Bob Pool/McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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- LOS ANGELES — Past the iron-mesh security door and the empty, 20-foot-long vinyl waiting bench, Elvie Lewis gives his ancient barber's chair a slap with a striped towel to dust off the last stray wisps of hair from the customer he has just... Full story
- From workout to workplace
- New styles let women transition to office without breaking a sweat
- By Wendy Donahue/McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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- In Sara Walther's closet, only one pair of jeans comes anywhere close to getting as much wear as her yoga pants from Lululemon and Athleta.
"I have suits, and I look at them, and I wish I could get my money back for them," said Walther, 35, who... Full story
- Novel help
- A therapeutic book aims to help teens deal with military family stress
- By Courtney Perkes/Freedom News Service
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- Adam's dad has been drinking a lot since he returned from Iraq. Mariah misses her mom, and she's tired of doing the laundry.
Carlos wishes his father would come to his basketball games, but he can't stand the crowds after losing his leg in a bomb... Full story
- Prime Time: Rolling back the decades
- A refurbished Pullman car returns to the rails
- By Beverly Fortune/McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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- LEXINGTON, Ky. — The interior of the vintage Pullman car looks as if it came straight from a 1940s film — heavily paneled walls, scarlet drapes swagged over the windows and a dining table that easily seats 12.
Unlike a train parked on a... Full story
- Ex communication
- A Web site helps contentious former spouses exchange information without fighting
- By Courtney Perkes/Freedom News Service
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- Hilary Perez wishes she could have had a divorce like Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, who remained friendly enough to attend one another's weddings.
But 10 years after splitting up, she and her former husband clashed over everything from holidays to... Full story
- Color up on aisle 5!
- Women inject personality into their line of household products
- By Cindy McNatt/Freedom News Service
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- Sometimes you've got to go with your gut. Despite the naysayers, Maria Barnes and Raili Clasen plunged into the housewares business, tromping through China looking for manufacturers and working with art director Clive Piercy to get a grip on their... Full story
- Our friends say 16 is too young to know true love
- By Lauren Forcella/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- Dear Straight Talk: Is 16 too young to know if you're truly in love? My boyfriend, "Jackson," and I both feel we are truly in love. We want to spend the rest of our lives together. We realize it will be a few years before we can marry.
My older... Full story
- Are genetic tests worth the money?
- By Jim Miller/For the Appeal-Democrat
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- Dear Savvy Senior,
What can you tell me about home genetic tests that predict the risks of developing certain diseases? My mother died from breast cancer and my dad died from a heart attack many years ago, and I'm wondering if these diseases are in... Full story
- When financial sense trumps your credit score
- By Mary Hunt
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- Dear Mary: I am paying off a credit card this month and will not be using it again. Soon, I will be charged the annual $50 fee on that account. You have said not to cancel a credit card because it will hurt your credit score, but do I have to keep... Full story
