By Madeline Hammett In a recent study conducted by Common Sense Media, it was found that “tweens,” aged 8 to 12, spend around six hours consuming digital media on a daily basis. This amount of consumption can become detrimental to the well-being of impressionable middle school students and can in…
By Elizabeth Lenart | Contributor St. Andrew United Methodist Church is holding this year’s Easter weekend worship services at the home of the Frisco RoughRiders Dr Pepper Ballpark, 7300 Roughriders Trail, to provide the community an opportunity to gather in a socially distanced, outdoor worship environment. The stadium is conveniently located…
By Lily Velez | Honest Paws When two things make you happy, the last thing you want is for them not to live in harmony. As pet owners, we know all too well that this struggle is real when it comes to plants. So many are poisonous to cats and…
By Sandi Schwartz | Contributor How many times have you yelled at your kids to clean up the mess? Believe it or not, that clutter isn’t just stressing you out because you are annoyed—it is stressing out the entire family because the sheer existence of clutter is linked to stress…
By Madeline Hammett As the pandemic seems to drag on, it feels as though dealing with it has become more and more difficult for high school students. Feelings of loneliness and isolation are only getting worse, and many students are finding difficulty in staying motivated in school. Students with ADHD…
By Bobbie Ames Ingredients:Yields 4 to 6 servings Non-stick vegetable cooking spray 1 cup short-grain rice (such as Arborio) 1 3/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth (or use vegetable broth and/or white wine if serving vegetarians) 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika 1/8 teaspoon…
By Sandi Schwartz | Contributor Imagine spending all this time and energy raising your kids, and then when you send them off to college someday, you still have to call to wake them up every morning to make sure they get to class on time. Sounds shocking, right? When I…
By Tanni Haas, Ph.D. Every parent of teens knows how difficult it can be to communicate with them. Oftentimes, it seems as though they live in their own bubble reserved for only their friends. It doesn’t have to be this way. There’s much parents can do to establish open communication…
By Chef Kenny Bowers Ingredients:Yields 6 to 10 servings 12 ounces (3/4 of a loaf) white bread 3 cups whole milk salt, iodized, to taste black pepper, table grind, to taste 1 cup parmesan cheese 1 ounce basil, fresh, chopped 3/8” no stem 2 1/2 pounds ground beef 1 1/2…