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A breast pump startup wants to give working mothers more of their day back
Breastfeeding is one of the biggest challenges for a new mother returning to work in the U.S.
It usually requires bringing a breast pump to work, making time in a busy schedule to express milk every few hours, and then cleaning and putting it away after each session.
“What if, to order a cup of coffee, you had to pack up your coffee maker in...Read more
Safe Passage workers honored for protecting Chicago students on walks to and from school
CHICAGO -- Glenda Rivera’s teenage son was shot while walking just across the street from his high school in Chicago's Hermosa neighborhood.
Rivera’s son survived. But eight years later, when her daughter enrolled in the same school, Rivera felt that she needed to do something to protect the children in her neighborhood from violence on ...Read more
On Gardening: Estrellita Scarlet stars in the pollinator garden
Last year was exciting for The Garden Guy as I became introduced to a plant called Estrellita Little Star. The name is neat to me as Estrellita actually means Little Star. While that might sound redundant it also sounds like a profound introduction: This beautiful flower is Estrellita…. Little Star. It is like Spanish and English celebrating ...Read more
City has two iconic clocks downtown. This man has been caring for them for 50 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Columbia’s Main Street bustles with state employees walking to lunch, students shuffling in and out of their apartments, visiting relatives, prospective hires, panhandlers, landscapers and more. Tim Sease makes sure whatever is happening, it’s happening on time.
Almost every week for the last 50 years, Sease has been at ...Read more
A guy known for fixing neighbors' homes finally gets to renovate his own
PHILADELPHIA -- Dwayne Fair has to be careful about sitting on the steps outside his North Philadelphia house.
Someone is likely to walk by and ask him for help fixing something around their home. But he loves it.
“I don’t mind helping nobody,” said Fair, 60, building manager for the union hall of Philadelphia’s largest city worker ...Read more
Kids with incarcerated parents need support, not stigma, say these siblings
MIAMI – Every Saturday morning without fail, siblings Joshua, Ava, and David Martoma used to wake up before sunrise, get dressed and pile into their mom’s car to drive down to the Federal Correctional Institution in southwest Miami-Dade to visit with their father in prison. They would often spend the ride asleep in the back seat.
The family...Read more
Nedra Rhone: Students aren't the only ones who need cellphone bans
Last week, a group of students from Decatur High School in Georgia narrowly escaped a tragedy. The students were almost hit by a car when they neglected to do one of the most important things their parents probably taught them to do — look both ways before crossing the street.
The reason? They were all looking down at their phones.
An ...Read more
It's been 60 years since LBJ made food stamps permanent to end hunger, but food insecurity is still high
PHILADELPHIA — J. Jhondi Harrell, the founder and executive director of the Center for Returning Citizens (TCRC), remembers life before food stamps.
When he was 12, his father, a long-distance truck driver, had a heart attack. That was in 1967, and the family's economic well-being plummeted as his mother became the sole provider. To help make...Read more
Erika Ettin: Don't text your ex 'Happy Birthday'
Your ex’s birthday is coming up, and you’re sitting there with your phone in hand, debating whether to send that little “Happy Birthday” text ... and, of course, which emoji to go with it. It seems harmless, right? Maybe even polite. And I get it. You want to show that you still care and remember the important things.
But, often, the ...Read more
Ask Anna: My partner is always on their phone -- am I being needy?
Dear Anna,
I'm a 29-year-old bisexual woman. My girlfriend (30) and I have been together for almost two years, and we recently moved in together. I love her deeply, but I’ve noticed that she’s always on her phone — whether we’re watching TV, having dinner or just hanging out in bed. I’ve tried to brush it off, telling myself it's no ...Read more
After saying goodbye to kids heading off to college, these parents look forward to their next chapter
CHICAGO — Ever since Chuck Blatt got divorced 14 years ago, he’s established a routine with his daughters — visits and dinners on Wednesdays, Fridays and every other weekend. But this year, it started to significantly change when both women went away to college, his youngest for her freshman year at the Chicago College of Performing Arts. ...Read more
The Kid Whisperer: How to protect your family and sanity during family gatherings
Dear Kid Whisperer,
Our 11-year-old nephew is spoiled, entitled, rude and disrespectful to both young and old family members. Family gatherings have become very stressful and tense due to him refusing to eat at certain times, refusing to greet adults, punching family members, interrupting adult conversations and generally being completely out ...Read more
Lori Borgman: AI and I will be with you in 1 moment
Whoever first coined the phrase, "It's nothing big, it's everything small," was ahead of the times.
I think about that every time I pause over AI, A1 and Al.
Depending on whether you read that sentence in serif type (letters with slabs on the end of strokes) or sans serif type (no slabs), you may or may not have read it correctly.
The first ...Read more
Ex-etiquette: Will grandson, boyfriend clash?
Q. I have lived alone since my husband’s passing six years ago. Over those six years, I have grown very close to my grandson who is now 7. When he sleeps over, he likes to sleep in my bed. I recently met a man who I care for very much and he occasionally sleeps over. My grandson has met him and seems to like him, but he has never slept over ...Read more
Debra-Lynn B. Hook: Organizing the lived-in house is not for the feint of heart
Let’s get one thing straight, Mr. Home Organizing Service.
When I said I wanted to organize my house, I did not mean I want to discard everything that you shame me into believing is useless.
I am not interested in throwing away the souvenirs my late political science professor husband collected from his world travels just because they don’...Read more
Jerry Zezima: All in good taste
If it weren’t for my wife, I would have starved to death long ago. If it weren’t for me, we both would have starved — or we would have had to eat out every night for a while — because Sue recently had surgery on her right hand and couldn’t cook.
That left me to be her right-hand man and make dinner without having to call either the ...Read more
Apple AirTags are helping cops catch thieves. Here's how you can protect yourself
LOS ANGELES -- Need to find your lost bag? Trying to locate your neighborhood mail thief? Apple's AirTag can help you with both.
Released in 2021, the $29 Apple AirTag was created to help users easily locate items through a Bluetooth signal. Some people are even using it to find their stolen property.
In a recent case, a woman in Santa Barbara...Read more
Heidi Stevens: Something shifted when Gus Walz stood up and cheered for his dad, and I don't think it's going away
When Gus Walz stood up and cheered “That’s my dad” on the third night of the Democratic National Convention, in front of 20,000 people in the United Center, in front of 21 million viewers at home, in front of—most importantly—his dad, I felt something shift.
Something big. Something necessary. Something permanent.
Sure, it was a ...Read more
On Gardening: Let loose the chartreuse
Over the years The Garden Guy has written about the various Pantone Colors of the Year. I really love applying trendy colors to the garden. A new coleus making its debut has made me really start to think about this color that is so thrilling. It is a color that you simply can’t use wrong. It makes you happy when you see it in mixed containers...Read more
This rare mural in Miami is 'dying.' A $750,000 grant will bring it back to life
MIAMI — A delicate, rare mural of shimmering water, glimmering shells, swirling fish and friendly turtles decorates the grotto at Vizcaya, one of Miami’s most picturesque historic sites. But it’s in a sea of trouble.
Above it, a layer of corroding metal. Below it, a swimming pool. Surrounding it, weather so humid it clings to your skin. ...Read more
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- Apple AirTags are helping cops catch thieves. Here's how you can protect yourself
- After saying goodbye to kids heading off to college, these parents look forward to their next chapter
- Nedra Rhone: Students aren't the only ones who need cellphone bans