Family

He cooked up a successful plan to get to know her Tim Taylor didn't ask Leslie Welch what was cooking the first time he met her. What he said was that he needed a new recipe he could use to cook dinner for a gi... by Kimberly Dishongh - December 16, 2018

Elizabeth Paige Rystrom - Simon Michael Gooch Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church was the setting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, for the marriage of Elizabeth Paige Rystrom, who goes by Bess, and Simon Mic... December 16, 2018

Samantha Michelle Minyard - Benjamin Douglas Sheard Samantha Michelle Minyard became the bride of Benjamin Douglas Sheard at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at The Scarritt Building in Kansas City, Mo. Robert Schaeff... December 16, 2018

Tantrum thrower needs some basic ground rules Q Our 15-year-old daughter is very demanding and, to be honest, self-centered. by John Rosemond - December 11, 2018

SHARON RANDALL: Give loved ones your words for Christmas I've been thinking a lot about Christmas. I haven't decorated a tree or even looked for the boxes of ornaments that we packed when we moved six months ago and h... by Sharon Randall /Special to the Democrat-Gazette - December 10, 2018

Conversation leads to kidney donation Lisa Schumacher didn't know Pam Cassidy when she first heard the Yorkville woman needed a kidney transplant. by JANELLE WALKER Chicago Tribune (TNS) - December 9, 2018

SHARON RANDALL: Loving memories linger long after the grandkids go home We stood on the curb waving goodbye as they all drove away, carload after carload, pieces of a beautiful puzzle that forms our big, blended family. by Sharon Randall /Special to the Democrat-Gazette - December 3, 2018