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She arrived like a flash of flame and disappeared like a wisp of smoke. In that magical summer and fall of 1988, Anne Hannam ran nine road races from Alaska...

Growing perennials from seed is almost as easy as starting your own tomato plants. The hard part--if anything about seed starting can really be considered "hard"--is making the commitment. Unlike...

Imagine this: Preteen girls gather for a pajama party and spend the night playing a hot new computer game. Or try this: A group of teenage girls, hanging out at...

Stephanie Nadalin takes her 18-month-old son Christian to a fitness workout once a week. The idea, she says, is to introduce him early to fitness. "I'm a couch potato and...

Some of the most savage wars and oppression of peoples do not regularly grab the headlines. Here's a list of trouble spots around the world. - AFGHANISTAN: Since the overthrow...

The new U.S. ambassador to China, former Sen. James Sasser, aims to push human rights by expanding opportunities for American businesses in China. "When we trade with China, we do...

Many parents don't measure up when it comes to supporting their child's school performance. Answer the following questions to test your school-support quotient: - Does your child have quiet time...

Job search strategies abound that, on the surface, make good sense, but just don't work--and may backfire--in real life. Take follow-up letters and telephone calls for example. Many employment counselors...

Whitney Houston is still trying to figure out how she became a movie star. " `The Bodyguard,' seriously, really just happened," Houston says of the 1992 blockbuster in which she...

Josh Brown, an eighth-grader, plays trumpet in his middle school band. When Josh began playing as a sixth-grader, his mother, Rosa Brown, decided to rent a horn for him, "basically...