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Media Life: Family treasure trove of Placer’s Olympic artifacts on display

    AUBURN CA - Trekking up Interstate 80 and then making a right-hand turn into the Tahoe area will have the added benefit starting next week of not just some of the m ...

Rosebuds: Another thing for me to worry about

Great, another thing that can hurt my kid. It was reported Friday that four major retailers would recall the Nap Nanny after the Consumer Product Safety Commission said it receive ...

Rosebuds: The time I believed in Santa

A few Christmases ago, I was reminded of the joy of believing in Santa Claus. Now that I have a child of my own, I can’t wait to see that same light and magic in his eyes. H ...

Jalisco Grill brings the taqueria to Granite Bay

Perhaps I could make an argument that nothing represents true California cuisine quite like the taqueria. Found in just about any city or town throughout the Golden State, the taq ...

Rosebuds: Talking to kids about tragedy

News of the elementary school shooting in Connecticut this morning is causing everyone heartache, especially parents. But how do you explain this kind of senseless violence to y ...

Rosebuds: I don’t do nursery rhymes

Girl, look at that baby Girl, look at that baby Girl, look at that baby Uh-uh, I work out When I walk in the spot, yeah, this is what I see Everybody stops and they’re s ...

Recognizing Youth: Student shares stories to combat bullying

We want to recognize Granite Bay High School senior Paige Finkemeier, who is an honor student and Student Body President. More importantly she is leading the development of a high ...

‘The Hobbit’ cooks in second half

It was more than a decade ago that director Peter Jackson brought Middle-earth to life in his epic trilogy, “The Lord of the Rings.” Those three films are regarded as ...

Rosebuds: Adventures in breastfeeding

Weeks after my son’s birth, I felt a lot of anxiety about breastfeeding in public. How did I overcome it? I just did it! Take a very tender, private moment (feeding your bab ...

The Saturday Skinny: Remember the big picture when trying to lose weight

The holidays are a time of weight gain for many in America, myself included. Over the course of three weeks in November, I somehow managed to find eight pounds, knocking me back u ...