Your valentine will love these gifts

Here are some simple gift ideas for Valentine’s Day. Extravagance is out, and meaningful is in as you honor your valentine:

Teen girls desperately need father figures

Do you know a teenage girl who has an unhealthy approach to life? Maybe she’s dating at 13. Or, is she plotting to run away from home and quit school?

Book used as a weight-loss tool for girls

PHOENIX – Here’s a novel approach for motivating girls to lose weight: Have them read a novel with an overweight heroine.

Know Your Neighbors: Michelle  Fassler,  Office clerk

Michelle Fassler, 24, an office clerk at the Dixon Water Department, lives in Dixon with her husband, Stephen, 24. Michelle is the daughter of Mike Wolfe and Chris Wolfe, both of Dixon, and has two sisters, Melydy Huyett, 26, of Dixon, and Sarah Reid, 25, of New Jersey.

A party that's love at first sight

To love and be loved is the greatest joy on earth. So this year on Valentine’s Day, celebrate those you hold dear by honoring them with a soiree that is so romantic and glamorous it will make their hearts jump.

Novel ideas for a romantic makeover for a creative room

Teresa is a busy wife and mother, but at every available opportunity, she escapes into a fantasy world. You see, Teresa is a romance writer, and her active imagination is helping write her third book.

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Mother, daughter have created confrontational pattern

Dear Annie: My 19-year-old daughter always has argued with me about everything. I could say the sky is blue, and she would say, “No, it’s azure.” When she was a child, I tried to ignore her debates and told her to just do as I say. But now that she’s a young adult, it no longer works. I don’t know how to put an end to these constant ridiculous arguments.

Never be ‘terrified’ of breaking up

Dear Annie: My boyfriend, “Michael,” has been irritating me for the past month. He breaks his promises, goes back on his word, bosses me around and gets angry and aggressive. He no longer seems fazed if we don’t get to hang out or talk on the phone. It appears he doesn’t care anymore, but he claims to be madly in love with me.