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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.

Empty-nesters' junk food diet

Millions of older parents lapse into an unhealthy lifestyle after their children leave home - because they don't have to set an example any more.

Deborah Hill Cone: Screens are not vessels of evil

Deborah writes her beliefs on how computers and phones hold plenty of good for kids. "Interaction in ways other than face-to-face can be a godsend for sensitive children overwhelmed by the hurly-burly of schoolyard politics."