Is she drawing her ideas from real life? Nancy Star is the author of a new comic novel Carpool Diem. In the book, a career woman loses her job and finds herself at home. Star takes a satirical look at the typical soccer mom in her work, but finds much of what she depicts hits close to home...
As a working mom, Star writes from what she knows...
Star says that moms can benefit from remembering that they are all in the same boat...
Star counsels parents to take cues from their kids...
Star learned from working on the novel, that horizons for mother's are expanding...
Hurricane warning issued in Jamaica as Tropical Storm Gustav gains strength, New Orleans keeping a watchful eye. Details on this and more top morning stories.
The securities were purchased by the Turnpike Authority, and the Massachusetts Housing Partnership. WBZ's Anthony Silva speaks with the head of the Partnership.
WBZ's Lisa Meyer reports that less than three months after a 7-alarm fire destoyed the James Hook Lobster Company, the family is back doing business on site.
WBZ's Lisa Meyer talks with UMass-Amherst professor Barry Braun about his research which suggests weekend warriors would be smart to steer clear of energy bars and sports drinks.
