The human spirit yearns for freedom and rebels against a regrettably human penchant for asserting dominion over others. The COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to stem the spre...
This was supposed to be the year of returning to the office. The same could be said for 2021, and even the second half of 2020. The office seems to have become a place wh...
How happy are Americans, really? This country has its troubles, surely, but a new study suggests things may be better than they seem.
Two economists, David G. Blanchflowe...
On Dec. 2, Gary Rasor, an 83-year-old worker at Home Depot, died from injuries he sustained after being violently pushed to the ground while on the job. Rasor had worked ...
My grandson Joshua died from fentanyl last month.
This beautiful and vibrant young man was 22 years old. He was part of my large, blended family — white, Black and Mexica...
The older I get, the more I find myself drawn to the Christmas songs that have a touch of melancholy to them. Songs that acknowledge the complexity of Christmas emotions....
In 1897, 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of the New York Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial on Sept. 21, 1897. The...
“Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart”
In those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.
This was the first ...
President Joe Biden turned 80 on Nov. 20, and so far, he has given every indication he plans to run for reelection in 2024. If he were to win, his second term would concl...
This week government scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory achieved a long-sought milestone in developing clean fusion energy. For the first time, the ...
