Pacific Science Center is offering an 8-week Environmental Science and Technology Practicum for students interested in environmental science and clean technology.
At a time when extreme sports are all the hype, mundane activities like walking don’t get much attention. It’s just too basic, too boring to even think about it. Yet walking can be a great indicator of both physical and mental well being.
There are a few things around the house that I can’t do anything about and fixing cars is one of them. My husband’s hobby is working on vintage cars, in which I only share an interest for the summer, family entertainment value going to car shows offers us.
A new grant will bring more science education to youth in Washington state. Children and teens in five counties and three tribal nations will have increased access to a wide variety of STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) activities along with more opportunities for youth/adult partnerships.
Here it is the weekend after Thanksgiving and I don’t see one Valentine in the store. How is a mother supposed to plan properly when the Valentines stuff isn’t out yet?
After families have stuffed themselves full of turkey on Thanksgiving Day, they head to bed, and often wake before dawn for the biggest shopping day of the year. Black Friday is known for its blockbuster savings that entice consumers to spend their hard earned money.
We celebrated Thanksgiving with my husband’s family last weekend, but I do plan on cooking a simple, carb loaded Thanksgiving meal on the actual day.
That many people’s waistlines expand during the holiday season is a well-established fact.
I hear laughter coming from down the hall. I must stop it. Laughter can only mean one thing on a Sunday afternoon during the school year – no one is doing their homework.
The food that we eat and the events that take place during digestion is a complex science.
Cold and flu season is upon us. With it, comes the dreaded stuffy nose. Add to that the pressure of congested sinuses and painfully plugged ears and you’ll be willing to try almost anything for relief. But beware — some over-the-counter decongestants carry hidden danger.
Most of us will never touch a Klansman’s robe, or want to touch one. Rachel Richardson, who lives in North Carolina, here touches one for us, so that none of us will ever have to.
My husband and I sat down with my oldest daughter last week to help her vote for the first time. I’m not going to go into how I voted and whether I’m for or against this or that, I’m just going to comment on the process.
It’s taken my husband and me a couple years to adjust to having teens around the house. They have opinions of their own, once they are driving they want to go places by themselves, and they may or may not do what we want when we want them to do it.
My husband and I had my mom’s roof replaced last week. I was contemplating the man from the roofing company who had “project manager” after his name. The tasks he did were varied and extensive, from writing up the contract to picking up supplies to bringing in the dumpster to actually working on the roof.
Rainier Youth Choirs announces several upcoming celebrations and auditions. RYC is a non-profit organization with no religious affiliation dedicated to providing affordable choral music education and performance experience to young singers.
Now in its 13th year, ‘Twas the Night… is a hilarious musical spin on this country’s most famous holiday poem, Twas the Night Before Christmas, and has become a cherished holiday tradition for many Eastside and Seattle area families. It’s fun for all ages in a relaxed, family-friendly theater environment with two rotating casts of 40 kids and adults.
I had coffee with a college friend the other day. We hadn’t seen each other for years and the conversation was kind of like a debriefing of our last 10 years of child-rearing. It wasn’t one of those conversations where we tried to one-up each other over the accomplishments of our children. It was more of a deer-in-headlights meeting where we wondered over the quirks and idiosyncrasies of our teens and how to figure out these last years of their childhoods.
Older Americans have a much better chance to enjoy many more years of good health and vitality than any generation before them due to better medical treatment and easier access to healthcare, according to a recent study, based on data collected by government health agencies over the last three decades. On average, seniors living today in the United States can expect about two more years of healthy living than their parents.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 70 percent of adults in America are categorically overweight or obese.
