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Just the phrase “kitchen cabinet refacing” sounds daunting, doesn’t it? But it’s really not, says aspiring interior designer Rachel Ortega, who recently tackled a kitchen renovation in her Albany, California home, where she lives with her husband, four-year-old daughter and three-year-old son.  Their 2009 house came with a lot of pluses: a magical view of the redwoods, a functional open floor plan and an overall modern feel. But the cherry wood floors and kitchen cabinets were a major eyesore. “All the pretty rugs and home decor could not cover up the sea of red,” says Ortega.  Before the renovation. Courtesy...

A Florida high school has found itself in the middle of controversy after several female high school students noticed their school yearbook photos had been edited without permission. One student is speaking out, saying these edits leave her feeling sexualized. Other students and parents demand an apology for “body shaming” due to the school’s sexist dress code.According to The New York Times, at least 80 female students at Bartram Trail High School in St. Johns County, Florida, were shocked to open their yearbook to see their images had been digitally edited. Riley O’Keefe, a 15-year-old student in the ninth grade,...

John Bell, pictured here in 2006, is the latest to write a book on Shakespeare and leadership. Paul Millar/AAPReview: John Bell, Some Achieve Greatness: Lessons on leadership from Shakespeare and one of his greatest admirers. With illustrations by Cathy Wilcox. Pantera Press, 2021. John Bell’s new book Some Achieve Greatness is but the latest to use Shakespeare’s works to inspire and teach would-be leaders in the modern world. In 2000 alone, two books appeared aimed at business management students: Power Plays and Shakespeare on Management. In perhaps the best of the genre, Shakespeare the Coach (2004), Australian Olympian, medical graduate,...

Those pandemic pounds have snuck up on many of us. For me, the moment of truth came a few weeks ago when I could no longer squeeze into my jeans. Any of them. Faced with the rather unpleasant possibility of living my life in sweatpants, I swallowed my pride and set off for TJ Maxx, where I purchased two pairs of name-brand jeans in a larger size for less than I typically pay for one. After all, these would be transition jeans. They would remain in my closet only until I’d lost the extra weight that had migrated to my...

WAPAKONETA — Amber Gray doesn’t mind mixing it up with the boys. Gray, a member of the Columbus Diamonds baseball team joined the Columbus Muffins baseball team in a game of vintage baseball Sunday at the Armstrong Air & Space Museum. She’s been playing for about three years now. “I love playing. Obviously, we have to wear a dress or skirt for the women’s team. The rules are a little different, but it’s about the same as normal baseball.” Gray said. The combined squads of the Muffins and the Diamonds played a group of local gentlemen calling themselves the Wapakoneta...