You see it on the news more and more frequently, and it seems that YouTube has become a venue for activities you'd see only on late-night television in the past: girls hitting, punching and wrestling with each other. But these are not professionals being paid to entertain; they are school-age young women, often egged on by friends and onlookers. What gives?

A reader writes: "My oldest sister has been through three bad marriages so far, and maybe that's the reason I've never gotten married. I'd love to be married (I'm almost 24), but I'm so afraid I'll end up like her that I just can't seem to make a commitment to anyone. Is something wrong with me?"

Riesling is the grape that built the Washington wine industry in the '60s, '70s and '80s and it may be poised for a resurgence.

Riesling is the grape that built the Washington wine industry in the '60s, '70s and '80s and it may be poised for a resurgence.

A reader writes: "I married a man 3 1/2 years ago who has two adult children. The grandchildren are 3, 3, 1 and 4 months. I feel it is disrespectful to have the children call me by my first name (which is what they are doing), yet Mrs. is too formal."

Riesling is the grape that built the Washington wine industry in the '60s, '70s and '80s and it may be poised for a resurgence.

Riesling is the grape that built the Washington wine industry in the '60s, '70s and '80s and it may be poised for a resurgence.

Riesling is the grape that built the Washington wine industry in the '60s, '70s and '80s and it may be poised for a resurgence.

Say cheese. Then wait two days. There will be plenty to keep the smile on your face at the fourth annual Seattle Cheese Festival.

A reader writes: "We went to our first Moroccan restaurant and had a soup with tomatoes, herbs and spices that was like none I'd ever eaten. I know the name began with an "H" and that the soup had chickpeas in it. We drank it from small bowls -- no spoons. Do you know what this is and how it's made?"