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LA Times
Los Angeles Times

How to find a good Doctor

It’s easier now as physicians provide more info and become more patient friendly. A key question to ask: How is the practice run?
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Alameda Sun
Alameda Sun

A local weekly newspaper in Alameda, Calif., for which I wrote a monthly column, “A Mom’s Life,” on parenting

A Mom’s Life: Sometimes It’s Boring

The perfect mom is supposed to find the activities of young children fascinating, but reality is quite different.
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A Mom’s Life: Worry, Worry

Every parent worries, but sometimes it can get out of hand. Here’s how to keep anxiety in check.
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A Mom’s Life: Never A Vacation From Motherhood

You can go to the airport and fly away from your kid, but the maternal instinct doesn’t go away. Ma’am, can I change your baby?
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Underwater Parenting 101, July 2005

No blood, few tears; how to survive birthday party season, June 2005

A (Newly Single) Mom’s Life, May 2005

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice, February 2005

Growing Up is Hard to Do, January 2005

Taming the Inner Holiday Shopper, December 2004

Please Pass the Tofurkey - Or Else, November 2004

Truth is Scarier Than Fiction, October 2004

Rules for Dating My Preschooler, September 2004


Las Vegas Review Journal
Las Vegas Review Journal

The major daily newspaper in one of America’s fastest-growing cities

International dognappers taking Toto to see the world

Wizard of Oz pooch is taken on a grand adventure in a campaign against animal boredom.
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First Lady defends health reform

Hillary Clinton gives our intreped reporter a back-seat interview during a stop in Las Vegas to promote the Clinton administration’s healthcare reform proposal.
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San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune
San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune

Daily newspaper in California’s Central Coast

DNA Rocket to Stardom

Poly pair are media darlings thanks to “Jurassic Park.”
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Quiet renewal at Carrizo

That emptiness can be deceiving. It makes the casual visitor believe there’s nothing going on out here, and that’s not true at all. You just have to know where to look.
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Chicago Tribune Woman News
Chicago Tribune Woman News

I freelanced for the newspaper’s WomanNews section

What’s your Parenting Quotient?

What attributes make a good mom or dad? The answer might not always be apparent.
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