Gasoline costs more than $4 a gallon. Food prices are rising. Home foreclosures are increasing. Credit card offers arrive in the mail almost daily. Does this sound like a recipe for disaster?

Temple Square ranks 15th on the Forbes list of Top 25 Most Visited Tourist Destinations in the U.S., but that’s not the only place worth visiting in the Salt Lake City area. Here are some close-to-home recreational ideas.

For many rushed families, Sunday dinner is the time during the week that everyone sits down together. But don't you find that after attending worship services, especially the LDS Church's three-hour block, everyone walks in the door wanting dinner NOW?

Nearly three out of five middle-class retirees will probably run out of money if they maintain their pre-retirement lifestyles, a new study from Ernst & Young has concluded.

Sherry Young talks about young girls and the Gardasil or Cervarix vaccinations. Sherry writes that whether you take the medical advice about HPV (human papillomaviruse), it is a topic and a choice to ponder seriously.

With the summer months well under way, researchers are finding that unstructured, or "free," play is on the decline, with children spending their time in organized, adult-directed activities, or inside watching television or playing video games.

When asked to contribute to a list of outdoor games kids could play this summer, Deseret News staffers responded with an overwhelming list. You could also try: www.gameskidsplay.net for additional games. Here are our favorites: