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ST. PAUL, Minn. - As much as Brett Hull has been a part of the Stars' front office for the last four years, fans never really got to honor him for his contributions to the team as a player.
Maybe through the eyes of 18-month-old Shelby, the tiny button batteries for their jack-o'-lantern candles looked like cookies. Or cereal.
Daylight Saving Time ended this week, with most of the country "falling back" an hour to return to Standard Time. This time change marks the end of the harvest, and store shelves and road side stands should offer wide varieties of squash, apples and pumpkin during this time.
Empower: one of my least favorite words--is the key word in the mission of Maria Shriver's annual Women's Conference, held this week in Long Beach: We Empower Women to be Architects of Change.
Raising a teen? Here's some advice from the book "How to Survive Your Teenager" (Hundreds of Heads Books, www.hundredsofheads.com, $13.95), straight from people who've done it:
Joanne Cantor's son was 5 years old when he passed an elaborate Halloween exhibit with a scarecrow oozing "bloody" macaroni-and-ketchup intestines.
Lane Carsh of Walnut Creek calls her daughter, Dawn, her biggest blessing. They are close, share the same wit and love of family. However, she is careful not to call Dawn her best friend. They tried that briefly when Dawn was 18, Lane says. They went shopping, dancing, and talked about "everything." It didn't quite work.