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Lost Italian: Homemade limoncello can brighten your summer

Lost Italian: Homemade limoncello can brighten your summer

The Amalfi Coast, located in the Campania region of southern Italy, is home to some of the most breathtaking coastal scenery in the world. Cities and towns from centuries ago are magically tucked into the cliffside, defying gravity. A popular destination for tourists, this area is also known for its production of lemons, and is the birthplace of one of our favorite liqueurs, limoncello.

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HerVoice: Woman turns apartment into Santa’s workshop to make gift baskets for homeless kids

HerVoice: Woman turns apartment into Santa’s workshop to make gift baskets for homeless kids

WEST FARGO – Rosie Coleman lives in a small one-bedroom apartment that looks like it could double as Santa’s workshop.

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Tuesday Tip: Creamer bottles make convenient containers

FARGO – I love coffee, but I don’t drink it black. I’ve tried, but I just can’t do it.

Parenting Perspectives: Like beauty, coolness is in the eye of the beholder

Parenting Perspectives: Like beauty,  coolness is in the  eye of the beholder

I have noted before that there is a vast distance between me and my daughter on the coolness scale.

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Older parents share their experiences raising kids later in life

Older parents share their experiences raising kids later in life

FARGO -- In 1987, Tom and Carol Moore weren’t the typical parents of a newborn.

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Areavoices: Buckwheat for more than just pancakes

My father raised buckwheat on one of our fields, but I did not know it wasn’t a grain until I was in college. It is actually related to rhubarb. The only buckwheat we had at home was buckwheat pancakes made with buckwheat flour, so my ignorance was understandable.

Certain foods can exacerbate risk for PMS

Certain foods can  exacerbate risk for PMS

FARGO -There may be a reason women say they crave chocolate around “that time of the month.” Dietary iron may reduce the risk for premenstrual syndrome, according to a 10-year study of more than 3,000 women published online in The American Journal of Epidemiology.

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Style Profile: Classic pieces make up marketing coordinator’s look

Style Profile: Classic pieces  make up marketing  coordinator’s look

FARGO – In her fluid, ladylike ensemble, Brenna Pratt is elegant and sophisticated – not unlike the old Hollywood stars she admires. Pratt, 24, keeps her look clean and simple with a neutral color palette and classic accessories.

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What SheSays: Separate awards for men and women?

What SheSays: Separate awards for men and women?

Should we give separate awards for men and women? Celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain raised the issue recently when the annual Veuve Clicquot World “Best Female Chef” was announced. Join this week’s “What SheSays” guests Heidi Shaffer, Tracy Frank and Anna Larson at www.InforumTV.com to join the conversation.

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Beauty breakdown: Professionals weigh in on hair, skin and makeup advice

Beauty breakdown: Professionals weigh in on hair, skin and makeup advice

FARGO – Women start learning beauty tips and tricks as soon as they’re old enough to observe their moms’ habits. Then come the sleepovers, magazines, websites and blogs. All devoted to beauty.

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Minding Our Elders: Siblings disagree about mom seeking dementia evaluation

Minding Our Elders: Siblings disagree about mom seeking dementia evaluation

Dear Carol: My sister Jean has wanted our mom to see a doctor about memory issues for months but Mom says she’s fine. Jean lives out of town, so she set aside a day to come into town and take Mom to lunch and get Mom’s hair cut. Then, Jean sprung a doctor appointment on Mom and, not surprisingly, Mom refused to go. She and Jean had a fight. I took Mom’s side, which probably didn’t help matters.

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Coming Home: My love of wildflowers started young

Coming Home: My love of wildflowers started young

When I was 10 years old, I was obsessed with wildflowers. Obsessed. Coincidentally, I was also obsessed with 4-H.

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Packing a punch: Four women pursuing their boxing passion at Fargo club

Fargo -- It seems like chaos at first. Music thumps with a heavy beat. Four women drop down for endless pushups and planks. The bell sounds. Using quick feet, everyone moves to the next rotation.

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Living Faith: Mother as widow changes daughter's focus

Living Faith: Mother as widow changes daughter's focus

Mother’s Day was different this year. Mother’s Day was different this year. The burnt toast, sloppy bowl of oatmeal and lukewarm coffee never arrived. Pictures of stick characters with word bubbles of “I love you, Mom” didn’t appear. No crumpled dandelions were offered.

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Healing sister: Nun helps women, children cope with effects of war in Sierra Leone

Healing sister: Nun helps women, children cope with effects of war in Sierra Leone

FARGO – As a lifelong educator, Okechi Bernardine Njoku sees distinctions of places not just through landscape, food and language, but by observing the faces of children.

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