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Divorce: Dispelling a Popular Myth

In my first decade involved in disability issues, I repeatedly heard people claim that marriages involving parents of children with disabilities had a divorce...

Cute, adorable Fiat 500 a huge hit with the ladies

Jennifer Lopez might be the best thing that ever happens to the new 2012 Fiat 500. Her energizing TV commercial is seemingly popping up...

Reader: “I Consider My Life a Success”

A regular column reader, "Roseanne" (not her real name), has been a fighter. Weighing only 21 ounces at birth, she then became overexposed to...

Ford adds some much-needed muscle to its F-150

Give the braintrust at Ford credit for listening to their customers and critics in regards to its Ford F Series trucks. Enough of them...

Boys with Autism Joy to Raise

Every year, the Vance family attends a five-day Joni and Friends Family Retreat for families affected by disability. This year at family retreat, I...

Toyota Corolla no longer king of the compacts

Aย fraternity brother of mine proudly pulled his car into an adjacent parking lot one evening many years ago, quickly becoming the envy of most...

Housing Market Forecast – 2012

California home prices are predicted to improve in 2012 according to recent forecast released by the California Association of Realtors. According to CAR this will...

Diabetes Service Dogs Save Lives

It would appear 55-year-old Jean Lundquist of Good Thunder, Minn., has been handed a living and loveable lifesaver. Lundquist was diagnosed at age 16...

Scion tC hits target market with youthful appeal

When the design folks at Scion decided the tC needed some changes, the focus of the redesign was making the vehicle even more appealing...

2011 Lexus CT 200 Hybrid

There was an era when luxury automakers weren't concerned with producing a vehicle that was in an affordable price range. They were simply marketing...

๐Ÿ’ซ Business Spotlight

Making a Splash in Roseville at Steve Wallen Swim School

Roseville, Calif. - Steve Wallen Swim School in Roseville teaches swim lessons and water safety for infants, kids, and adults of all skill levels.

Welcome to the Brighter Side

Roseville named one of best cities in the U.S. for military...

Roseville, Calif.- When the time comes for members of the American military to hang up their uniforms for good, they'll inevitably face the same question anyone else asks themselves when nearing retirement: Where will I live?