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Byline: Lucia Herndon Jul. 27--After the recent terrorist bombings in London, there has been increased scrutiny of public transportation systems in this country. We see more police presence in the [...]

Hillary Clinton, depending on whom you talk to, is either foolish or shrewd to stand by her man after what must certainly be profound humiliation. Whatever it is that is [...]

Remember the science project Biosphere? I thought it sounded like the perfect mother getaway. Think of it: two years in a big bubble. Yes, scientists in there did have to [...]

Hey, Mom. Do you still have those old Beatles albums?'' These words actually came from my 13-year-old son's mouth. It seems he has become fascinated with the story that Paul [...]

Byline: Lucia Herndon Sometimes, the violence on "The Sopranos" is positively repulsive. But for the last five years I have never missed an episode of this bloody, compelling saga of […]

My head is full of what I call my home-movie scenarios. I've been dreaming them up since I was a child _ projections of how I imagined my life would [...]

Two letters _ both from at-home mothers _ arrived within days of each other. At first, I thought they were going to be like others I have received from full-time [...]

PHILADELPHIA _ Maria Alvarez finds it helps free her mind for the rigorous classes at Swarthmore College. Juliane Steele, 8, likes it, even though she gives away most of what […]

Twenty years ago, a few parents were searching for help. Their children had recently told them that they were homosexual, leaving the parents distressed. Those couples began meeting on Sundays […]

See if this sounds like a dinner-table conversation at your house: Parent: How was your day? Child: Fine. Parent: What happened? Child: Nothing. Odds are that this child is somewhere […]

It's now March, and that 'whew' sound you hear is the huge sigh of relief being heaved by countless people. February is over and so is Black History Month. Somehow […]

Not again. That was my reaction to the latest round of allegations of sexual misconduct by President Clinton. Not again. Here's a man who you would think would find his […]

The titles of the short stories and essays in a recently released holiday book conjure up Christmas cheer _ 'Elsie's Christmas,' 'The Children's Christmas.' But 'A Treasury of African-American Christmas […]

PHILADELPHIA _ The Million Woman March is over. The hundreds of thousands of women have gone back to their routines in different parts of the country. Some women _ the […]

PHILADELPHIA _ Kerry-Ann Elliott was on the bus in Albany, N.Y., at midnight Saturday, ready for the five-hour ride to Philadelphia. She was one of 94 members of the Albany […]

The recent meeting of the Philadelphia school board was an example of bureaucracy and turf battles at their best and _ simultaneously _ their worst. The meeting was supposed to […]

I know men are from Mars and women are from Venus. Anyone who lives in this world and lives or works with a member of the opposite sex knows that. […]

When children are little, the thing they want most is to be older. Ask a first grader how old he is and '6-1/2' might be the response. Every month added […]

It's September, the traditional time for new beginnings. It's the end of summer, the beginning of school. It can be the time when a new job begins. What happens to […]

PHILADELPHIA _ A father gets a notice of a parents meeting at school. He wants to attend, but doesn't. A woman notices a lump in her breast, but doesn't know […]

It's been a good summer. What's a good summer? It's one that doesn't have a record heat wave, where you have lots of down time, where you learn something new […]

It's a summer ritual for my son and daughter. 'We need an air conditioner!' Our old house is full of charm and windows and French doors. But like many in […]

It's been the topic of endless water-cooler discussions. Face it, Bill Cosby would have been better off if he had acknowledged the child years ago. How do you defuse a […]

It ended rather quietly, in stark contrast to how it began. Early last month, the Oakland, Calif., school board withdrew its support of the theory of Ebonics as a separate […]

Motherhood today is one tough act. Just ask the mothers themselves. The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press did just that. The organization surveyed 1,101 American women […]

This column is in praise of a certain type of mother. Mothers-in-law, to be specific. I know that many of you already are snorting. How can anyone openly praise mothers-in-law […]

To the 63-year-old woman in California who recently gave birth to her first child, I send happy Mother's Day greetings a little early. She needs them, with the brickbats being […]

PHILADELPHIA _ On any given weekend, Luz Cantres will not be found at home. She might be helping gut a house for renovation. Or she might be walking five kilometers, […]

Over my years as a parent, I have been working on a theory. After years of research, study and data collection, I have a breakthrough and am ready to announce […]

It started out as a favor for my friend and next-door neighbor. A friend of hers was co-chairing a career day at her church for middle- and high-school students. Would […]

Nate Lazowick is 88, but for a bit, he was a teen-age boy sharing ice cream with his girlfriend. Hosea Baker is a high school junior, but when required, he […]