Really good news for women comes in an inexpensive bottle of aspirin, according to numerous news reports including ABC News and NPR. Yesterday broadcasts revealed that aspirin may prevent  development of melanoma.

It also reduces risk of colon, breast, esophagus, stomach, prostate, bladder and ovary. and heart disease, according to theExaminer.com

Click on the link to watch the video, or click here to read the story.

Do NOT take aspirin without asking your doctor first. It can be harmful to stomachs and anyone with an aspirin allergy.

Pam Parker is the editor of Lake Erie LifeStyle, Her Times and House to Home at the Erie Times-News in Erie, Pa. She is the mom of three, stepmom to three and step-grandmom to one.

It was a news moment that I want to share with everyone. Women gave me faith in government after weeks of fiscal cliff news.

Republicans and Democrats — 20 women senators admitted their frustration with how Congress works. See the video here of Diane Sawyer’s interviews with the inspiring women in government.

Senator Dianne Feinstein, pictured at left, says women can be independent lawmakers and still work together.”I think we’re problem solvers, and I think that’s what this country needs,” she said to Sawyer.

It’s an interesting few minutes of video that will give all of us hope. Here are more links to all the great news about these women.

Pam Parker is the editor of Lake Erie LifeStyle, Her Times and House to Home at the Erie Times-News in Erie, Pa. She is the mom of three, stepmom to three and step-grandmom to one.

From ABC News: U.S. home prices rose again for the sixth straight month, signaling that the housing recovery is taking hold, according to S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices.

Read the story here.

Pam Parker is the editor of Lake Erie LifeStyle, Her Times and House to Home at the Erie Times-News in Erie, Pa. She is the mom of three, stepmom to three and step-grandmom to one.

My son Ryan bought this Ralph Lauren Buffalo check polo. My husband says he looks like Elmer Fudd in it, but I think he looks really cute. If he would awaken from his Thanksgiving Day food coma, I would get a picture of him. Maybe around noon.

Anyway, plaid and checks are fashion forward this year. Here’s an ABC News report on men’s patterned fashions. Here’s an Elle story on how women can wear these fun finds.

Pam Parker is the editor of Lake Erie LifeStyle, Her Times and House to Homeat the Erie Times-News in Erie, Pa. She is the mom of three, stepmom to three and step grandmom to one.

Saw it on GMA — facelift that comes in a jar. It’s under $30, and you wrap it around the back of your head. It stretches those wrinkles right out of your  face. Watch the demo here.