SAN FRANCISCO T he unwanted were turned away from cafeteria tables. Fistfights broke out at karaoke. Dances became breeding grounds for gossip and cruelty. It became clear this place had a bullying problem on its hands. What many found surprising was that the perpetrators and victims alike were all senior citizens. Nursing homes, senior centers […]

The time was 7:15 p.m. If I hurried, I could leave Lindell’s baseball game and still make the last 30 minutes of the Academic Awards Ceremony at Ford’s high school. I ran through the orange baseball dirt, kicked up by dozens of cleats scampering to the snack shack for a postgame treat, and combed my […]

With the end of the school year looming, the proud parents of any number of soon-to-be-minted graduates are wondering how to pull off a celebratory party without spending a ton of time or money. Reuben pizza is the answer. It’s quick, easy to make, inexpensive and completely scrumptious. Even better, it’s not a typical pizza. […]

Food safety often is cited as the primary reason why people grow their own edibles, but that’s frequently an illusion. Food-borne illnesses are almost as likely to be caused by homegrown produce as by fresh foods acquired elsewhere. “The odds are better there won’t be any contamination from the things we grow ourselves, but no […]