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No-cook cooking

Five cool-down dishes that don’t require flame, oven or stovetop

By Cathy Thomas/Freedom News Service

You know they are coming. Those scalding summer days, so heavy with heat that even sundown offers little relief. Summer brings evenings in which even the most dedicated foodie quivers at the mere thought of firing up the stove. The best defense might... Full story

Books that encourage kids to be themselves

Explore individuality with today’s titles

Story and photos by Kendal A. Rautzhan/For the Appeal-Democrat

Children spend a lot of their youth being told what to do and not to do, how to act, what to think and the difference between right and wrong. Some of that is good. Some of it is not. Ironically, despite the claim that human beings encourage individuality,... Full story

Keepers of the faith

Women who work to become nuns

By Mark Barna/Freedom News Service

Giving up the pleasures of this world for a life of prayer, silence and communal living is rare. Yet women do choose the narrow path and walk away from their careers, independence and material possessions to become Benedictine sisters. After six years... Full story

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