Kim Ode
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Social media are the new 'plus one' at weddings
Forget Bridezilla. Beware Guestzilla, as social-media-addicted attendees tweet, post and click during today’s weddings.
Updated: April 05, 2013, - 02:28 PM
For volunteer hospice companions, it's all about being there
Amid the health professionals providing hospice care are the volunteer companions — regular folks who just sit and chat, forming...
Updated: April 01, 2013, - 09:57 AM
Pessimists outlive optimists -- not that they believe that
The study, in the journal Psychology and Aging, said that a darker view of the future “may encourage people to live more carefully, taking health and safety precautions.” Unswerving optimism sets you up for disappointment, with the accompanying anxiety.
Updated: March 20, 2013, - 03:24 PM
Baking Central: Sky-high meringue as easy as pie
Lemon meringue pie practically shouts “Spring!” It just takes a little planning and patience to pull off.
Updated: March 13, 2013, - 04:59 PM
Review: "Girls of Atomic City' by Denise Kiernan
The women who helped build the atomic bomb never knew it involved uranium.
Updated: March 12, 2013, - 11:33 AM
Minnesota's quality of life among best for fifth year
We here in Minnesota couldn’t be more proud of the strides that some of our neighboring states have taken to...
Updated: March 11, 2013, - 04:23 PM
Annual Camp Guide: Time to plan your child's summer
If you ever went to summer camp, there’s probably a song that brings you back to a particular cabin or campfire just as surely as seeing that scar on your ankle. Camp songs can be as much a part of the experience as lanyards and leeches.
Updated: March 09, 2013, - 06:33 PM
Gutting out the last weeks of winter, one step at a time
Marathoners dread hitting “the wall.” We think that describes March in Minnesota. Fortunately, the strategies for survival are similar.
Updated: March 08, 2013, - 05:23 PM
Switch to Daylight Savings Time costs sleep
The shift to Daylight Savings Time results in one less hour of sleep, which contributes to a collective — and potentially dangerous —deprivation.
Updated: March 08, 2013, - 04:56 PM
At long last, a Pill for men?
The Pill may become an equal-opportunity prescription, if a U of M researcher’s new approach proves successful.
Updated: March 01, 2013, - 05:30 PM
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