Los Angeles Times
How to find a good Doctor
It's easier now as physicians provide more info and become more patient friendly. A key question to ask: How is the practice run?

Alameda Sun
A local weekly newspaper in Alameda, Calif., for which I wrote a monthly column, "A Mom's Life," on parenting
A Mom's Life: Sometimes It's Boring
The perfect mom is supposed to find the activities of young children fascinating, but reality is quite different.

A Mom's Life: Worry, Worry
Every parent worries, but sometimes it can get out of hand. Here's how to keep anxiety in check.

A Mom's Life: Never A Vacation From Motherhood
You can go to the airport and fly away from your kid, but the maternal instinct doesn't go away. Ma'am, can I change your baby?

Underwater Parenting 101, July 2005

No blood, few tears; how to survive birthday party season, June 2005

A (Newly Single) Mom's Life, May 2005

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice, February 2005

Growing Up is Hard to Do, January 2005

Taming the Inner Holiday Shopper, December 2004

Please Pass the Tofurkey – Or Else, November 2004

Truth is Scarier Than Fiction, October 2004

Rules for Dating My Preschooler, September 2004

Las Vegas Review journal
The major daily newspaper in one of America's fastest-growing cities
International dognappers taking Toto to see the world
Wizard of Oz pooch is taken on a grand adventure in a campaign against animal boredom.

First Lady defends health reform
Hillary Clinton gives our intreped reporter a back-seat interview during a stop in Las Vegas to promote the Clinton administration's healthcare reform proposal.

San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune
Daily newspaper in California's Central Coast
DNA Rocket to Stardom
Poly pair are media darlings thanks to "Jurassic Park."

Quiet renewal at Carrizo
That emptiness can be deceiving. It makes the casual visitor believe there's nothing going on out here, and that's not true at all. You just have to know where to look.

Chicago Tribune WomanNews
I freelanced for the newspaper's WomanNews section
What's your Parenting Quotient?
What attributes make a good mom or dad? The answer might not always be apparent.