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The benefits for young girls of a robust professional women’s sports culture is widely accepted. We all know that girls who play sports are more confident, less likely to do drugs, do better academically, and are less at risk for diseases.

Watching women’s sports is essential to this equation because it allows young girls to have role models. Watching professional women’s sports with your daughters gives them something to aspire to. But what about your sons?

Last summer, I was stunned to hear my...

Who says the big game officially starts at kickoff and ends after the final score? For us, it starts and ends when the party does. From viewing parties, concert festivals, player meet-and-greets and even firework shows, this year’s Super Bowl party lineup is guaranteed to impress everyone who visits the Valley for the game. Check out our top picks for public and private parties in the Valley.  

With effervescent spirit running through her every word and vibrant passion directing her stories, it’s no question whether or not the Valley’s Heather Novak can entertain and amp up a crowd—and there’s proof in dollars for that. Organizations throughout the nation have raised millions of dollars thanks to her.

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Parenting is tough. It’s not a world for the weak or those who don’t pay attention. And to make matters more challenging, there is no real guidebook or a guaranteed how-to book on raising kids.

I know from personal experience that all of the above is true. Hopefully, my wife and I have learned from our mistakes as we’ve gone through the process of raising our four kids. We can only hope that our core belief that unconditional love overcomes all holds to be true.

It wouldn’t be unfair to say...