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Going Urban: Family Life in the Tower District

Where should we live? My husband, Jimmy, and I needed to find a place to rent. “I’m done with the idea of white-picket fences and the exact-right school district,” I said while scrolling through ads on Craigslist. “We should live somewhere for the experience of it.” Jimmy agreed. An old dream wiggled, jiggled and then [...]

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You can sling your baby and co-sleep safely. Yes, you can.

Oh man, it’s hard to feel confident choosing products for my children while being barraged with fear-marketing and dramatic it-will-harm-them headlines. Do we really need a hands-free soap dispenser because the push-top on typical dispensers can collect germs? Lysol seems to think so. And what’s up with organizations parenting my parenting? It was a real [...]

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Star Crossed: Teen novel series goes astro

“No one need fear the stars. They don’t limit our destiny, only point out possibilities. Indeed, the stars, the planets, and the very study of the zodiac can transform our lives.” —Fearless Astrology Logan McRae is an ordinary high school girl who wants to change her sucky life until she finds an old astrology book. [...]

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