September, the beginning of a new school year, is the perfect time for skirt! to publish the RULES issue. Remember adjusting to a new teacher’s new expectations? It always began with the “you’re a year older and shouldn’t act like 4th gr...

We thought we had 8 more weeks of political campaigning before choosing a president. Today, however, the gloves are off. Last night’s speech by Democratic candidate Barack Obama left warm and fuzzy images of Americans helping one another along t...

Happy Birthday, Erin, my younger sister. She was always the lanky one, whose hair was thin and who looked a little undernourished. But maybe being the youngest of 7 was a gift? There’s a Reuters article circulating that says wome...