The Super Bowl? Forget it. The Oscars? Who cares. The biggest star-studded event on the horizon is President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.
Few people have been closer to the center of the debate over illegal immigration than Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, the top Democrat in a conservative state with little sympathy for illegal immigrants.
A Danish adventurer is first in line to ride aboard a privately funded, two-seat rocket ship designed by a California rocket maker to fly about 37 miles above Earth.
The quality of holiday leftovers depends on several factors: how well the food is wrapped, the freezer temperature, your own personal taste, and the length of time you've kept them.
Though it has all the trappings of a dessert, Cranberry Fluff is considered a salad in the Midwest. You can make it without the apples or pineapple, but most fans of this type of dish are of the more-is-better school.
By J.M. Hirsch Turns out cranberries complement the other white meat, too.
In my family, Thanksgiving is a mutt of a meal. Everyone contributes what he or she is best at, from Jell-O salad and corn pudding to Irish Potatoes and mincemeat pie.
A lot of shoppers are going green this holiday by doing one simple thing: Carrying their own shopping bags instead of leaving the store with yet another (petroleum-based) plastic bag.
Q. I have tried to grow pumpkins for the last three years and I have never grown a pumpkin yet. Something happens to the stem somewhere along the line and the vine suddenly wilts or the leaves get some kind of disease. Also are there different kinds of pumpkins such as for use in pies and making jack-o-lanterns? How much space does it require for those mini-pumpkins? Is it the same as regular pumpkins?
Q. We told my brother earlier this summer that we would come to his house for Christmas. He and his wife have been asking us to come for the last two years. It's a long driving trip, though, and we just received a puppy from one of my other brothers for our youngest daughter. What a predicament we have with what to do about taking this puppy with us.
Whover said "Life is a game" never played Monopoly with my sister.
As Thanksgiving week begins, let me pause and say "thank you" for:
Q. My father passed away last month. He was taking a wide assortment of medications, and now we have a cupboard full of them. Are there any groups that accept them? It seems a shame to throw them all away, considering how much they cost and all the people who could benefit.