Who can find a virtuous woman?" queries the King James translation of one of the most famous chapters of Proverbs (31:10-31). This Scripture is often presented as the theme for "Women's Day" services--and I always cringe. Proverbs is uaually interpreted as handing...

The Virtuous Woman, a business that catered to women who wanted to learn homespun skills, has closed. The business earlier faced closing at the hands of the Village of Germantown, which first determined that it was operating in an area not zoned for...