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		<title><![CDATA[The Kid Whisperer: Families are hierarchies, led by adults]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[What a strange world we live in that I have to make the point that
adults are the heads of their households.

The evidence for the apparent need for this clarification is all
around us. So many parents seem to need to be told that a family is not
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4336260</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: Parenting after a nasty breakup]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Our breakup was nasty, and I rarely talk to my child’s other
parent. When we do, it’s on a court-ordered app. Lately I have been
getting notifications that my ex is trying to talk to me. I don’t want
to talk. He drives me crazy. How can I...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4336259</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: Thank you for the thank-you]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Sit down and take a deep breath,” the husband says, as he brings
in the mail. “You’re going to love this.”

“We won the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes!” I yell.

“No,” he says.

“It’s a check from the government ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4336228</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[In California and other states, dads are now even with moms in paid leave claims]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Karlo Campana is usually outnumbered these days. He has three young
kids under age 4. On a recent Saturday, he played a mini game of
basketball with his two older kids in their Southern California home,
shooting a ball into a hoop on the door, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4335417</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jerry Zezima: A jolt for a dolt]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t want to beat around the bush, so I’ll come right out and
say it: I should start a hedge fund.

It could have paid for my hospital stay — or, worse, my funeral —
after I came close to being electrocuted while trimming the hedges.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4335378</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Caring for aging parents is getting more expensive]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Costs are soaring for people who care for their older parents and
other family members, according to a new study.

Out-of-pocket expenses are nearly 60% higher than they were just five
years ago for family caregivers, who now spend an average of $...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4333430</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ah-hoooo! Werewolves of Wisconsin: Why an Elkhorn legend refuses to die]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ELKHORN, Wis. — Bray Road runs for 3 miles through Elkhorn,
Wisconsin. At the south, it begins not far from Lake Geneva. Enter off
U.S. Route 12, curl east, and other than a slight jog, it’s pretty
much a straight shot to State Route 11. Hence...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Oct/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[On Gardening: Tsunami of new hydrangeas has us dancing in the garden]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[In case you haven’t noticed, you have been living through an
explosion of new varieties when it comes to hydrangeas. It has been like
a wonderful tsunami of shrubs that we could not have even dreamed
about.

Today I looked at the Proven Winners ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4332609</link>
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    <pubDate>Oct/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Anna: My fiancee is struggling with her mental health, and I'm burning out]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Anna,

I’m 29, and my fiancee is 28. We’ve been together for five years
and are supposed to get married next spring. Since I proposed about a
year ago, her mental health has gotten progressively worse, and she’s
not seeking any kind of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4332601</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Column: Is everything we know about teaching kids wrong?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS -- Emily Hanford is a superstar in education reporting.
Four years ago, her APM Reports podcast “Sold a Story” rocked the K-12 world. Soon after
its launch, more than two dozen states, including Minnesota, passed laws
or policies ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4332560</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Balcony solar is coming to California. Can renters actually use it?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever since Gov. Gavin Newsom signed
the Plug and Play Solar Act last month and opened the door for
Californians to plug small solar panels directly into wall outlets
without utility permissions, people have been asking: Can renters use
this ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4332553</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Something borrowed, something blue: Bride-to-be helps bring closure to heartbroken stranger]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- When she was in fifth grade, Lexie Ippolito watched her
mother get married in a stunning Michelangelo-style strapless wedding
dress. Ippolito, now 28, always imagined that she, too, would one day
wear that same beaded gown and matching ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4332221</link>
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    <pubDate>Oct/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Surprising close encounters with marine predators in California bring awe and fear]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- A visit from Baja orcas in Southern California and a
kayaker's close encounter with a great white shark in the San Francisco
Bay Area highlighted a weekend of unexpected visitors along California's
shoreline.

Personnel and guests ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4332118</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is it aging or Alzheimer's? Knowing your risk can help you act on it]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Is your memory faltering, or are you
experiencing early signs of Alzheimer’s? Does your family history mean
you are more likely to develop the disease?

Learning your Alzheimer’s risk — and taking steps to curb it �...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4331784</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask Dating Coach Erika: My date gave me the third degree! Am I wrong for not liking it?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A client of mine recently was set up on a date through friends. She
walked into the bar to meet him, and she said he immediately started
peppering her with questions. At first, they were innocuous enough:

Where are you from?

What do you do for ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4331737</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: No rules at the other house?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. My child tells me that she can do various things at her mother’s
home that she can’t do at mine. It seems to me that there are no rules
over there, and it makes me look unreasonable. I think my ex is doing
this on purpose, so the kids will ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4330993</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: Till leftovers do us part]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[We often race one another clearing the table after dinner. It’s not
an overt race with running shoes, numbers strapped to our chests and the
crack of a starting pistol, but a low-key, passive-aggressive, run-walk
type race.

I move toward the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4330963</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Kid Whisperer: How to stop your kid from being resentful and entitled]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week’s column was all about how allowing kids to be resentful
(the bitter indignation of having been treated unfairly) and entitled
(the belief that one is deserving of certain privileges) is the best way
to make sure your kid lives a life ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4330959</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['I'm so proud of you': 18 incarcerated women earn Northwestern University degrees]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[KEWANEE, Ill.  — The educators made their way into the white
outdoor tent first, decked out in master’s regalia that provided a bit
of warmth on the nippy October morning and accessorized with wide
smiles. In purple robes and tassels ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4330651</link>
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    <pubDate>Oct/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chow time! Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego opens military's largest mess hall]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO -- They’re given only 20 minutes to eat a meal, during
which time chit-chat is usually forbidden.

But grabbing chow got a bit better Wednesday at Marine Corps Recruit
Depot in San Diego, which opened a bright, sprawling mess hall that...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lifestyles/s-4330486</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/26/2026</pubDate>
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