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Enjoy the Spring Thaw: 21 Ways to Welcome Spring Together

03/03/2023 ● By Pam Molnar

Spring is a time for new beginnings. Every year you vow to make more time for your spouse and the warmer weather of spring is beckoning you to keep your promise.

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Decline in Vaccinations Puts Children and Families at Risk

03/03/2023 ● By Pilar Bradshaw, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Pediatricians locally and across the nation are concerned about the health of children because fewer kids have been getting vaccinations in recent years, increasing the risk that otherwise preventable diseases will spread among children and families.

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Talking About the Cost of Living Crisis

03/03/2023 ● By Brandy Browne

Despite our best efforts, our children are noticing our complaints about the rising cost of the necessities. In the United States, eggs are ringing up at almost ten dollars per dozen, a far cry from this time last year.

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Gift Your Child with a Green Start

03/03/2023 ● By Beth Stein

New parents and friends of people with little ones read on! Spring is the perfect time to gift the children in your life with a green start.

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Family Health Q & A with Dr. Kimberly Ruscher

02/02/2023 ● By Kimberly Ruscher, MD

PeaceHealth offers a growing range of specialty medical services just for kids.

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Community and Connection

02/02/2023 ● By Meredith Tufts, Debbie Jensen, Kallen Korin

Humans are wired for connection, particularly during times of stress or change. Becoming a parent is enough to rock even the most well-prepared boat.

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Rekindle the Romance - 52 Date Night Ideas

02/02/2023 ● By Janeen Lewis

Are you skipping date night with your spouse or significant other? If so, you may want to rethink the amount of time you rendezvous with the one you love.

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Little Sister Strikes It Rich

01/02/2023 ● By Rick Epstein

I need about $700,000. That’d cover state college for my kids, a new roof for our house and something for retirement. My daughter Sally, age 8, needs $7. That’s the difference between her life’s savings and the $15 price of a chunk of iron pyrite she wants to buy in the gem-and-rock shop downtown.

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Electronic Waste Competition is Here!

01/02/2023 ● By Daniel Hiestand

The competition runs from January to Earth Day in April and invites all county elementary, middle, K8, and high schools—staff, students, and parents—to divert toxic electronics from the waste stream.

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Growing a Thankful Family - In a Want More World

12/02/2022 ● By Jan Pierce, M.Ed.

One of my favorite childhood stories is Laura Ingalls Wilder’s account of the Christmas when Mr. Edwards braved a snowstorm to bring gifts to the family.

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Season of the Weird and Creepy

10/05/2022 ● By Rick Epstein

"If your head was cut off, could you still talk?” Five-year-old Sally, who carries Halloween in her heart year-round, was tapping into the paternal store of vital information.

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