There were worse days for Don and Peggy Cook to have lost their home, but the irony was inescapable: on Veterans Day, the bank was foreclosing. ...more

November 12, 2009

As millions of Americans endure budget cuts, furloughs and layoffs, more are turning to hundreds of coupon blogs to save suddenly precious dollars. "Coupon" ranks among the most-searched words on Google. ...more

October 30, 2009

Debuting at 8 tonight is a sitcom based on a sassy, snarky and often hilarious Web series. ...more

March 26, 2009

"Ugly Betty" fans don't need to panic yet. The romantic comedy will resume May 7 after a six-week break. ...more

March 26, 2009

As a stay-at-home mom and teacher to her children, Heather Tomasello said she is always trying to find ways to engage their imagination and creativity. One of the best tools she has found is to enter her children in contests like Toshiba's ExploraVision Program, she said. ...more

March 18, 2009

When hard times reached the Schneider household in central Oregon, longtime stay-at-home mom Colleen Schneider took action - getting a job at Subway to offset a drop in her husband's earnings. What she didn't do was also notable: She didn't stop home schooling her three teenage children. ...more

March 8, 2009

The Blue Martini will soon transform from chic nightclub to hip playground for parents with young children. ...more

February 5, 2009

At 5 p.m. Dec. 30, Sonya Kennedy locked up The Cottage Florist & Gift Shop for the day and drove home. ...more

January 28, 2009

About four years ago, Larry and Mary Carmody became foster parents to a 2-year-old girl. She still lives in the area, so let's call her K. ...more

January 16, 2009

Scores of parents and grandparents with tots in tow gathered Dec. 13 at the Brandon Family Support and Resource Center, where holiday music and giggles filled the air and youngsters munched Christmas cookies while waiting for the man in the red suit to arrive. ...more

December 24, 2008