Memorial Day is coming up next week. It boggles my mind that it has now slipped back in the month...
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There are mothers and then there are mothers. Some are like Greek goddesses, beautiful, tall and slim. Others are short...
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The Panama Canal is a modern day wonder that, after a lot of boondoggles with the Spanish and the French,...
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Have you always wanted to take a cruise but have been put off lately by the well publicized cruise ship...
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From stand-up comedy routines to mime acts to tap-dancing, spoon and harmonica playing, piano solos, hula dancing, singing and guiltar...
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Bettie Urbina is taking a short break.
This column orginally ran April 14, 2009.
Seniors love to travel. They love...
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For high school juniors ready to embark on their final year, one of the most important undertakings can be the...
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Bettie Urbina is taking a short break.
This column orginally ran Jan. 26, 2010.
There's no doubt that Judy Garland,...
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Bettie Urbina and husband Carlos recently returned home from an extended vacation and Bettie was unable to finish...
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Imagine, if you can, being on the high seas, sailing the bounding main or drifting, wind locked, with sails hanging...
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When was the last time you moaned and groaned about all your aches and pains and whined that it is...
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Ask Jo Kollar how it feels to be 100 years old and she'll give you a big grin and raise...
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They used to compose crazy songs back in the day and I particularly remember one that I loved: "Life...
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This is not a maudlin story. This is the story of two people who fell in love during WWII and...
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Remember the old movie "Gigi"? I think it starred Leslie Caron in the title roll, Louis Jourdan as the love...
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