In June 1991, I found a lump in my left breast. I found it in the shower while performing a self-examination of my breasts, following the instructions on the little plastic card that hung from the shower rod. The lump was easy to find. It hurt. I called our family physician. ...more

December 13, 2009

Making Yourself Beautiful Inside and Out. ...more

May 18, 2009

What if someone told you turkey doesn't make you tired or that your nails really don't keep growing after you die? ...more

March 14, 2009

Certainly in the journey through life, IQ score is not a predictor of a successful life. ...more

March 6, 2009

When Limas Sweed received the phone call in the spring of 2008 from the Steelers, he was shocked to say the least. ...more

January 29, 2009

The Bulls have pulled off some of the biggest upsets in college football in the past (Auburn, West Virginia in 2007, West Virginia in 2006, Louisville in 2005). But when the Bulls are supposed to win, or are the "hunted," they shoot themselves in the foot – that is if a defensive lineman doesn't jump offside first. ...more

November 5, 2008

Rushing from school to soccer practice to piano lessons to science club meetings is no new thing for many Bay area parents. ...more

October 8, 2008

Rushing from school to soccer practice to piano lessons to science club meetings is no new thing for many Bay area parents. But there is a new wave of research that many might find surprising. Two studies into the lives of middle-class children buck conventional wisdom and conclude that they are not the overscheduled, frazzled generation that many believe them to be. In fact, it might be the parents who are overloaded, one researcher suggests. ...more

October 7, 2008

John Hedrick's recent guest column, "Hometown Democracy Returns Power To Citizens" (Other Views, June 26), peddles the popular myth that the "Hometown Democracy" amendment will give power to the people. ...more

July 5, 2008