Pet theory

Do cats and dogs tend to look like their owners? You be the judge.

Do dogs and their owners look alike?...(more)

Pet Q&A: For walks, the harness beats halter

Our 2-year-old golden pulls on the leash. There's no way the kids can walk her, and she's supposed to be their dog. Our veterinarian recommended we try a head halter. I've seen them a couple of times, but I thought they were muzzles. Do you second the endorsement?...(more)

Best from our pet-advice archives

This week and next, we're pulling out some of the best "must know" information from our just- released books, "The Ultimate Dog Lover" and "The Ultimate Cat Lover."...(more)

Kids need awareness of financial facts of life

If there's one bright side to this country's growing economic crisis, it may be that it's forcing parents to sit down and have the talk with their kids....(more)

The Fighting Ground: Chapter 3

The story so far: Determined to fight in the American Revolution, 13-year-old Jonathan struggles to catch up with the other soldiers after borrowing a musket from the local tavernkeeper....(more)

A happier person usually is a healthier person

Unhappy people are generally not as healthy as happy people, and can make life miserable for their loved ones. All too often, sandwich-generationers feel guilty that they can't make their parent(s) happier....(more)

Beethoven quartet cycle should be drawing all ages

Two things are absent from classical music these days: humor and young people....(more)

Carolyn Hax: Pre-wedding fuss is rehearsal for married life

DEAR CAROLYN: I have never been a drinker. My mother and two groomsmen have drinking problems and I do not like to be around them when they drink. My fiancée's family has about half a dozen people who get falling-down, shout-at-the-deejay drunk at most weddings....(more)

Jiménez opens his heart again

Francisco Jiménez was born in Mexico and grew up working in the fields of California as the son of illegal immigrants....(more)

Snapshots: Ga-ga over her bathtub goggles

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