Lifestyle

Morning joe to help you go?

So, yeah. About 30 percent of humans feel the need to defecate after drinking their morning joe. If you’re one…

On the side

Two new chefs will be teaching the culinary program at Manna Soup Kitchen. Culinary Manager McKenzie Miller graduated from The…

It’s fun to mix fruit and fire

grill skills to test with berries

Beyond gumbo

Orleans restaurants rebound post-Katrina

Unforced friendship

A: Congrats on your first-grader! Friendship is a big topic in the lower grades. Many parents, teachers, counselors and school…

When am I required to disclose my HIV status?

A: You know it. I know it. Speaking up about your HIV status is better than not. If you’re asking…

Religion

From challenging outlaws to sainthood?

‘Fastest Nun in the West’ faces long, slow road to canonization

August 28, 2015

Religion

Religion Briefs

The public is invited to celebrate the 100th birthday of American monk and writer Thomas Merton from 2 to 5…

August 28, 2015

Religion

The Mormon church will keep its affiliation with Boy Scouts

LDS church sponsors nearly 38,000 scout groups

August 28, 2015

Why women are more likely to initiate divorce

For most of Western history, marriage had little equality. Wives bore the brunt of child care and housework, depended on…

August 27, 2015

Ashley Madison, meet the kids: Infidelity and divorce

Contrary to the hacked Ashley Madison cheaters’ site that offers anonymous opportunities for affairs, infidelity more often includes somebody a…

August 27, 2015

What I’m doing to make my single guests comfortable at my wedding

I’ve been to more weddings as a single person than as a pair, so as I planned to say “goodbye”…

August 27, 2015

Southwest Life

Early to bed, early to rise

School’s back in session, and it’s time to get serious about sleep

New book about dating blames the numbers – not the women

Business journalist Jon Birger has crunched the data on hetero singlehood and blames massively off-kilter gender ratios – not whether…

In the world of fantastical creatures, the Tooth Fairy is the weak link

You had one job, I thought to myself as I frantically rifled through my desk drawers looking for a pen…

Baggage Check: Solving a nervous energy crisis

A: You’re living proof that anxiety, energy, stimulation and excitement are all part of the same (sometimes loud and obnoxious)…

Turkey burgers not to be feared

Chipotle barbecue turkey burgers can be grilled or cooked in a lightly oiled skillet or under the broiler.Matthew Mead/Associated Press…

Stock your freezer with fruit pops

This easy recipe for Peach-Blueberry Frozen Pops can be made from your frozen fruit stash any time of year.Matthew Mead/Associated…

Brewers discover surprising results of aging beer

A wealth of flavors emerges after years of storage

The new hues of food

Popular products being reformulated without artificial dyes

Crying over spilled water: Raising twins during a drought

Gillian Flaccus’ daughter brushes her teeth without leaving the water running at the family’s home near Los Angeles. Flaccus, an…

12 tips for taking great back-to-school photos

Getting ready to head back-to-school is a process that requires a lot of preparation and involves a lot of excitement.…

I’m on the Ashley Madison database, and it’s changed what I share about my kids

As expected, my inbox instantly flooded with vulgar responses. And then I chickened out. I never messaged anybody and simply…