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The cure for hiccups is 20 years old. I was floored when I heard this claim on the radio last month. So why have I spent hours of my life wishing there was an easy way to end this mild inconvenience? Why are there a million hiccup “cures” out there? The answer is as ridiculous…

Gift-giving season is here, but budgets are getting tighter. I’ve got three ways to make this season easier on your wallet and beneficial for our community: 1. Get Creative with the Sound + Vision Studio Your library card gives you access to a recording studio, a digitization suite, and all the video, audio and graphics…

American adults are lonelier than ever. Angela takes a look at the multiple reasons why

Owning piles of books in the hopes that you'll have unlimited time to read them one day is a working hazard. Here's what is waiting on my nightstand.

Starting a book club at home is fun and fulfilling.

When I prepared to leave my Southern Californian home in the winter of 2004, I thought it prudent to purchase the heaviest coat San Diego had in stock. It was a lightly quilted affair made of nylon that I would soon learn was not waterproof in the least. I made my purchase and emerged from…

Parenting in the Time of Corona is an educational and emotional roller coaster. Whether you are prepping to board the hybrid trolley, sticking with distance learning for life, or jumping on board the homeschool train, we are all spending a lot more time with our kids' education. It would be nice if all this "extra…

I love a well placed swear word the way some folks love a well-written song lyric.  As a kid, swearing was my way of feigning maturity while lightly pushing the boundaries of societal norms.  As a teenage anarchist, swear words flowed freely from my lips to show everyone just how much I didn’t care about…