The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA

Dear Dr. Gott: Before the age of 49, no one ever mistook me for a man. It has only been since I have gone through menopause that I get such comments from people . The first two years after this started to happen were traumatizing for me. I have seen other post-menopausal women who have the same problem to varying degrees.

A Life of Color & Passion

By Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot

Add Some Leisure Books to Your Reading List

WITH SCHOOL READING assignments picking up as students settle into the new school year, 757 decided to give teens a choice of other books to read for pleasure . These days, teen readers have options - books written about characters their own age, experiencing, to one degree or another, many of the same emotions, tribulations and issues that they may go through. So why stick to what the teachers' assigned? Some of the following books might help you relax and forget about schoolwork for a while...

Grab Bag Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau

"I still have sex several times a week. But . . . it's the intimacy that matters." Antediluvian goat Hugh Hefner, 81, speaking to Details magazine The heiress and philanthropist, who has given thousands of dollars to club bouncers, waiters and cab drivers, says she's sick of the tabloids: "It makes me mad that I'm such a good person and I'm treated like" rubbish by the press.

Sister-in-Law Concerned About Family Secret

Dear Abby: I'm married to a wonderful man with a big family secret. His brother "John" used to be his sister "Joanne." This does not bother me in the least because I met John as a man, and I consider him a man 100 percent. However, now that I am expecting, I have started putting photo albums and scrapbooks together. I want our future children to see pictures of my husband during his childhood - right along with mine - but his "sister" is in almost all of them.

With Weak Game Play, All-Star Idea Fizzles

By Alec Dawson Teen Correspondent

Shepherd Said to Be Joining 'View' Cast On Monday

The Associated Press Actress Sherri Shepherd will be introduced next week as a new cast member on "The View," giving the daytime chat show its first full cast since before Rosie O'Donnell came and went.

Movie Capsules

opening 3:10 to Yuma Russell Crowe and Christian Bale star in roles created by Glenn Ford and Van Helflin, respectively, in the 1957 original about a family man and impoverished rancher (Bale) who tries to get a gunslinger-outlaw on the 3:10 train to Yuma prison. Peter Fonda plays a wounded bounty hunter . R (Story, Page 1)

'3:10 to Yuma': Part Western, Part Spoof

By Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot

Influence Cd Release Set

By Jeff Maisey Correspondent

Add Some Leisure Books to Your Reading List

By Victoria Ford Teen Correspondent

Support Sister in Difficult Marriage

Dear Annie: My sister, "Jenny," and her husband have been married 10 years and have two children. For nine of those years, Jenny has been miserable. The two of them fight constantly, and normal conversations turn into disagreements. They are so loud the neighbors can hear them. Jenny and her husband never do anything as a couple, including vacations, dinner out, etc. He has never complimented Jenny, never told her she looked nice or cooked a good meal. My sister, after years of complaining ab...

What Do You Have to Say?

TeenSpeak wondered: Would you ever tell a friend he or she has a serious problem, whatever that problem might be?

Skating and Music at Mount Trashmore

VIRGINIA BEACH Get ready for a jam-packed Saturday at Mount Trashmore Skate Park - from a band battle to a skater bash.

Soundwaves

Cielo, a nightclub in Manhattan's Meatpacking District, captures its allure in this two-CD set, Volare. Cielo is a cozy little spot in (once) New York's trendiest neighborhood, and it has won international acclaim for its sunken dance floor and sound system but, most importantly, for its stellar house music. Though the club, which democratically flings celebrities, models and the hoi polloi together, features some of the best DJs and producers working today, the house here isn't the booming, ...

Add Some Leisure Books to Your Reading List

By Octavia Mathis Teen Correspondent

Add Some Leisure Books to Your Reading List

By Keith Zirkle Teen Correspondent