I know I should be appalled at the Miss Universe competition, but my inner girly-girl can’t help but love it. The costumes, the drama, the snarky comments to be made. I persuaded my husband to watch it with me last night (”Look, honey, bikinis!�...

I was deeply saddened to learn that Cathy Rose, a 34-year-old lung cancer patient and mother of three, died Tuesday. Cathy, a nonsmoker, was featured in the News & Record in May and I had hoped to profile her in our September issue. Sadly, I...

Meet Dara Torres, a 41-year-old Olympic swimmer and gold medalist. She had a baby two years ago and got back in the pool a week and a half after delivery. And she has the abs to prove it. Kudos to her for having a family and not letting go of her...