Lynn Pritchett

Over 100 types of adult and childhood arthritis are listed by the Arthritis Foundation. Health professionals often recommend paraffin therapy to relieve painful symptoms like aches, cramps, throbbing, joint stiffness and more.

What began as a simple, fun Halloween-style substitution for a birthday cake eighteen years ago, is now a crazy tradition in our home.

Folk music lovers of all sorts flock to Marc Gunn's music, cat lovers or not. "Whiskers in the Jar: Irish Songs for Cat Lovers" is available in CD, iTunes, and MP3 at CDBaby and through Marc Gunn's website.

Mother's Day brunch is a fiesta of delectable choices in Tucson, Arizona.

The Las Vegas Strip has it's priorities all figured out! Not even a power outage halts gambling in "Sin City!"

Don takes the high road in this exclusive interview, sharing his most personal story behind his connection to The Giving Tree and its founder, Libby Wright.

Marc Gunn's newly released project focuses on preserving performances, formerly only witnessed live at Renaissance festivals across the United States.

Teen birthday party planning is fun and easy, if you simplify the process. Keep in mind that it's all about allowing laughter and fun in a safe environment - It's not about "Keeping up with the Jones's".

The best automotive shop attracts business by reputation. Customers spread the word about the shop's workmanship, fair pricing, and product knowledge. Thankfully, such word-of-mouth led us to Buck's Automotive Service Center, at 4360 N 1st Avenue in Tucson, Arizona.

Prom can be a very expensive night! Save money on prom expenses with these cost-cutting tips!

A lump grew in my throat, as we crossed into the city limits on Christmas Eve.

The 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, was about the whole trip for me!

Aging Sucks . . . Charla Krupp's longevity in the fashion publishing industry gives her a unique perspective in "How Not to Look Old."

Whether your guests are age 3 or 103, keep Valentine's Day party games simple and everyone has fun!

From girlfriends road trips to the grand retirement trip of a lifetime, the wanna-be traveler need look no further than the travel writers of the AC. Just like the Traveler's Express Card, "Don't leave home without 'em!"

The Associated Content boasts hundreds of prolific, professional writers, male and female. Yet, our culture, as liberated as we are, still many women feel it unladylike to promote their own work, as deserved as it may be.

The Tonight Show is an American television icon. Jay Leno retires as host in 2009. My teenager and I expertly joined together in a successful adventure as audience members of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno while we still could. You can too!

"Hindsight is 20/20." Millions of people have had the reality of that saying, as they learn they've lived with Valley Fever for weeks, months, or even years before proper diagnosis.

Determined to test USA Weekend's Lobster Roll Highway theory, we set out to answer the question: "Was Red's Eats truly the lobster roll king of Maine's coastal Route 1?"

The "Victims of Irish Music" have finally been released! Victims? What victims? Oh, yeah - The few poor souls, who haven't heard Marc Gunn's musical Irish-ness, are free at last to enjoy honest Celtic acoustics with the release of his newest CD, "Victims of Irish Music."

Curious about sushi, but afraid to dive-in to eating raw fish? No problem! Sushi On Oracle has a potpourri of baked, grilled, and breaded menu items to please you.

Greensburg, Kansas was known for its famous "World's Largest Hand-Dug Well." With up to 90% of the town destroyed yesterday, it has a far different recognition in world news today.

Magpie's Gourmet Pizza has been the "Taste of Tucson" for nearly twenty years! Seven locations, strategically placed across the greater Tucson, Arizona area, keep Tucson's Italian casual dining appetites well satisfied.

Greek, Kurdish, Turkish, Italian - Gyro's Cafe is All That and More! They only opened in January of 2007, and regulars already come from over twenty-five miles away, just to relax and savor the flavors of Gyro's Cafe.

Marc Gunn's Irish tunes hearken back to Burl Ives' ballad styles with a new twist. Random cat 'meows' slip into the mix, evoking the playfulness of Weird Al Yankovic's recordings.

Some will try to excuse this tragedy, because of Brandon's autism. Autism is not a justification for murder. Nothing is. Many parents raise autistic children without even contemplating murder.

Ready or not, spring fever infects us all! In Arizona, spring fever brings Major League Baseball (MLB) spring training games and thousands of Cactus League baseball fans. Valley fever also infects the Southwestern United States, but it's nothing like spring fever!

The American West is a "fiesta" for Valley Fever! If you visit or live in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, Utah, or California, you have breathed-in the coccidioidomycosis fungus. The fungus causes a lung infection that can lead to pneumonia and even death.

Each region of the United States has it own unique features. In Arizona, one feature easily overlooked is some of the unusual terminology found in its real estate advertisements.

Peruse Arizona real estate advertisements and you'll find jargon not found in many parts of the United States, such as: kiva, beehive, Arizona room, golf cart garage, and more!

Ken had not been ill. He was not a drug user. He was not a habitual smoker or drinker. He lived a healthy lifestyle, so why were his young, strong, twenty-something-year-old lungs filled with blood clots?

May 2007 marks the 85th anniversary of the death of a Texas town. Few will notice, though descendants of those who lived it, remember their frightened whispers: "If we speak the name 'Quakertown' too loudly, it might happen again."

Long after her death, I learned my grandmother & I shared the same favorite blossom. This is my tribute to her and 'our' daisy.

The Tucson, Arizona area has much more to offer than cactus and sunshine! Some of the best natural areas await for the appreciative hiker, or bird and wildlife watcherr to breathe-in the hidden beauty of the region's mountain canyons.

The three best choices for French dining in the greaterTucson, Arizona area are: Joel's Bistro, The American Creperie, and the French Twist Cafe. All welcome guests without reservations, are family-friendly, and even offer tasty vegetarian menu options.

There are a multitude of recreational activities to choose from in the Coeur d'Alene Lake area of Northern Idaho, but my favorite is fishing.

The Tucson, Arizona area is home to some of the best bird watcher spots in the world. Don't overlook this region of the Sonoran Desert for shorebirds and waterfowl. Both are plentiful, if you know where to look!

A good night's sleep is as important to our health as the food we eat and the exercise we get.

Polycythemia vera is a rare, chronic disease of the blood. It masks itself with many common symptoms that may be misdiagnosed as other problems. This disease is treatable but not curable. Polycythemia vera does not go away, though it can be controlled.

When in the Tucson area . . . Paris awaits you!

A brand-new "magnifique" casual French café takes your imagination and your appetite away to France with a "twist" . . . the French Twist Café, that is!

Neither of my parents had gone to college. They had no idea how to help direct me through the fog of the college financial aid and scholarship protocol. My high school counselor knew that, and told me to call if I needed help over the summer.