Travel

In the 1950s, when mothers insisted their children “get outside and play” it was mostly a reason to give mom a chance to finish her laundry list of chores for the day.

Column

In the 1950s, when mothers insisted their children “get outside and play” it was mostly a reason to give mom a chance to finish her laundry list of chores for the day.

Soldiers serving stateside and overseas have no way of knowing just how much their moms will miss them this Mother's Day.

A graphic sexual assault scene in the award-winning book has led to a school board member objecting to it being on the summer reading list for high school juniors.

Jim Albright worked as a prison guard through the last four years that Alcatraz operated as a federal penitentiary. He escorted the last inmate, No. 1,576, off the island on March 21, 1963. He's told his story in a new book, "Last Guard Out."

It’s become obvious to me lately that we’re at a crossroads. The suburban soccer mom lifestyle, long ridiculed by some, idealized by others, is becoming far too expensive for the average family to maintain. Most of us have never been the “ladies who lunch,” camera-ready, “Desperate Housewives” look-alikes with perfect hair and nails in the first place — many American moms hold part-time jobs and juggle a lack of retirement benefits with the investment of time put into our children — but right now, as we speak, the very hallmark of our existence is endangered.

Parenting column: Parents can communicate to teens that their worth and identity aren't found within a group of friends and that you love them for their uniqueness and individuality, not their ability to blend in.

Hands-only CPR is a compression-focused source of resuscitation to be used on adults experiencing interrupted breathing or heart attack-like symptoms until professional help arrives.

Jill Bolte Taylor, a brain scientist, suffered a potentially lethal stroke in 1996, and used her expertise to heal and better herself.

Dr. Food Science mixes bananas and Sprite, conducts other food experiments.

“If you want to be successful, here’s what you need to do. You don’t sit around and complain about it. You go out and do what you say you’re going to do.”

Loyal Bishop took hits, lost teeth as a three-sport athlete in college. Now the retired Lutheran pastor is helping himself and others battle Parkinson's, a disease that afflicted his late wife too.

Column: Inside the First Amendment

Column: Who talks like that?

Auto racing column: Danica Patrick became the first female driver to win a race in the history of Indy Car racing. She says it's big on many fronts.

Parenting column: Parents can make an enormous impact on their teen’s chance of finding a job or volunteering opportunity that can teach them about financial responsibility and living up to expectations not set by parents but by the world at large.

Around here, everyone’s getting ready for the Kentucky Derby. It won’t be long until the first Saturday in May, and the Fastest Two Minutes in Sports. Along with the bright pink tulips and yellow daffodils popping up, we’ve got signs for “get your Derby hat here,” or “Derby party supplies.” Come Derby Day, anyone with a heart will be huddled around a television set at a family potluck, sipping mint juleps with friends, or lying lazily on the couch, dabbing away tears for the memories of Barbaro, Secretariat, and the like.

Around here, everyone’s getting ready for the Kentucky Derby. It won’t be long until the first Saturday in May, and the Fastest Two Minutes in Sports.

She was only 15 at the time, and eight years have gone by since then but a young female victim of priestly abuse says the pope helped heal her psychological wounds by meeting with her last week.

Around here, everyone’s getting ready for the Kentucky Derby. It won’t be long until the first Saturday in May, and the Fastest Two Minutes in Sports. Along with the bright pink tulips and yellow daffodils popping up, we’ve got signs for “get your Derby hat here,” or “Derby party supplies.” Come Derby Day, anyone with a heart will be huddled around a television set at a family potluck, sipping mint juleps with friends, or lying lazily on the couch, dabbing away tears for the memories of Barbaro, Secretariat, and the like.

The stories range from a 22-year-old Olympic snow-boarder who was struck down by a rare virus to a disabled veteran of World War II, who had spent 48 years in blindness.

Two former residents talk about singing for the pope last week as the most uplifting form of prayer.

Photo story: "A lot of people think yoga is bunny foo foo. They think we have scented candles and are chanting 'chakra, chakra.'"

It’s little wonder that a single puzzle piece is used as the symbol by most organizations that deal with autism.

Folks, science and the intellectual community can do all the studies they want to disprove the power of prayer or the reality of our Heavenly Father.

Spring has finally arrived, despite the weather for Thunder Over Louisville. There are lots of new shows closing today and others continuing their runs or opening next weekend. Today at 2 p.m., New Albany High School will close its run of “Godspell.” The off-Broadway and Broadway musical is based on the Gospel of St. Matthew with songs such as “Day by Day,” “Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord,” “Save the People,” and “By My Side.”

Parenting column: By engaging teens through music, parents are given a valuable opportunity to peer into the life of their teen.

Four decades after he was abused by his parish priest in a sacred sacristy, Bernard McDaid got an unexpected chance to provide the details to the head of the church in a surprise meeting.

To Gary Varvel, the role of an editorial cartoonist is like walking into a bar, throwing the first punch and watching everybody else fight it out.

``Philosophy is just understanding the way people think.''

Parenting column: Most teens interviewed after making a suicide attempt say that they were trying to escape from a situation that seemed impossible to deal with.

Entertainment column: While the “Toy Story” series, “Ratatouille” and other computer-generated films are well-done, there’s just something about the old-school, hand-drawn movies that’s special.

Two new books about Bonnie and Clyde are among events surrounding the 75th anniversary of a shoot-out between law enforcement officers and the Clyde Barrow gang.