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Check Out the Best of Betsy and Sal

From Words With Friends to the Green Bay Trail, here's a look at 2012 so far through the eyes of Betsy and Sal.

Betsy and Sal are taking this week off, which means now's a perfect opportunity to look back on some of their top columns from 2012.

This year, the pair have tackled everything from entertaining a daughter's college boyfriend to handling an election yard sign vandal to the pros and cons of Words With Friends. Check out the columns below, and leave a comment if there's a topic you'd like to see them take on.


After the two week vacation gap between the end of school and beginning of camp, one mom is ready for a break.

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Betsy and Sal talk discuss dog walking and cycling etiquette on one of the North Shore's more popular trails.

After the two week vacation gap between the end of school and beginning of camp, one mom is ready for a break.

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An Obama sign has been proudly planted in front of our home for more than six months. In that time, five signs have been uprooted and two of them have been physically stolen.

The shortcomings of an iPhone app for a competitive player.

Betsy and Sal take on a recent Time magazine cover story and answer the question, "Are you mom enough?"

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