Articles filed under You and Your Family

John Tobin, Rebecca Thees and Tim Lentz.

Worthy Causes: St. Tammany Parish Suicide Prevention Support Program

Like many people, Tim had not talked much about his personal experience with suicide because of society’s “hush, hush” attitude toward the subject.

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WYES: The Voice of New Orleans

For more than 50 years, local public television station WYES-TV has worked “to inform, teach, illuminate and inspire” its audience by offering programs and other activities focusing on

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2011 ISNS Hot Husbands

We are happy to present Inside Northside’s Hot Husbands 2011! Without a doubt, northshore wives think their husbands are HOT—for many, many reasons! Most of all, they expressed their

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Outstanding Seniors 2011

Please see the Digital Issue version of this article for complete text and photos. Inside Northside’s Outstanding Seniors are just too outstanding! The response from area high

IN Better Health: Dalton Welch

Health Concern: Hearing loss from complications due to chronic ear infections. Treatment: Surgery and hearing aids. While riding his bike or scooter, shooting basketballs or running around the neighborhood with

Raising Our Children On Bourbon

Book Report: Raising Our Children On Bourbon

There’s Bob Carr, a self-described “stupefied, commuting zombie,” looking to quit a dead-end managerial job. There’s Bob’s wife, Jan, “an adjusted hausfrau,” fearful of becoming a stay-at-home mom,

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IN Fashion with Martha Goodson

In honor of Mother’s Day, I wanted to dress my style icon: my mother, Martha Goodson. My mother came to America from the small island of Skopelos, Greece, when

Publisher’s Note: A Crowded Rowboat

A man has to get a fox, a chicken and a sack of corn across a river. He has a rowboat, but it can carry only him

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Choosing a Career in This Economy

The economy has undergone tumultuous times lately, and we have seen many changes in the workplace as a result. Some industries are thriving, while others are now dwindling.

IN the Arts: The 2011-2012 Cultural Season

Fall marks the beginning of the season for many cultural organizations, both on the northshore and the southshore. Take advantage of two special events, Culture Collision and Culture

IN Better Health with Abby Meehan

Health Concern: Catastrophic Injuries to arm. Personal Strategy: Extensive surgery and therapy; support from friends. Doctors told Abby Meehan that if she hadn’t made a last-minute, split-second decision, she could

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CFF Visionary Verna Bieber

When Verna Bieber found out that her son had cystic fibrosis, she knew what was ahead of her. Her best friend and “backdoor neighbor” had died at the

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IN Better Health: Cherie Meyers

“I’ve never been one to dwell on the bad,” says Cherie Meyers. That attitude has kept Cherie alive and living after receiving one of the toughest diagnoses a

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Better than Home Cooking!—St. Tammany’s Award Winning School Lunch Program

When is the last time you had a real, honest-to-goodness home-cooked meal? At Cypress Cove Elementary School, nearly all meals served in the school dining room are made from

Baby Carsyn will arrive home to an ultra-feminine and charming nursery all ready for her.

Keep Your Baby in Style

Creating just the right nursery that reflects the personal style of the parents and is peaceful and restful for the new baby is a job Jennifer DiCerbo of