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Question: We tend to eat a lot of vegetables and fruit at home, not only during meals but for snacks too. But our daughter...

A Japanese electronics company made the world’s last VCR at the end of July. The manufacturer discontinued the big, clunky videocassette recorders because required...

Unbelievably, I finished my counted cross-stitch projects for the county fair two whole weeks early, unlike my typical schedule of reaching the deadline with...

Question: My blood pressure has been inching up recently, and although I don’t yet have high blood pressure, I’m on the lookout for ways...

A friend’s 40-year-old daughter recently opted for fair food as her birthday meal. I totally understand her choice; fries with vinegar have that unique,...

Question: My wife was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and so we are both watching what we eat much more carefully. I was...

A friend popped in the other day with a dish of homemade vanilla ice cream. He fretted about the right combination of ingredients, but...

Question: I’ve never been a fan of Nutrition Facts labels, but a friend recently mentioned that she reads them all the time, using something...

Question: We really enjoyed having corn on the cob on July Fourth. One of my children asked why we don’t have it more often....

My usual upbeat attitude has been faltering of late. Increasingly, I worry for the future of our nation and the world. My gravest concerns,...