Life
Mindfulness is all the rage. But what is it exactly?
Why should we aspire to greater mindfulness? And how do we actually achieve it?
Life
Berlin’s Reichstag: Teary-eyed Germans and a big glass dome
For tourists unaware of history, the restored Reichstag building in Berlin, which reopened to the public in 1999,…
Opinion
Schwab: By any other name (riots or guns) it still smells
When the truth convicts — on blame for insurrections and massacres — the only option is deny, deny,…
Opinion
Harrop: High fuel prices haven’t kept us off roads or planes
We grumble about prices, but predictions that we’d buy less gas aren’t coming to pass.
Life
Celebrate national pollination week
This year, the week of June 20-26 is National Pollination Week and here are some facts we should…
Opinion
Harrop: Calif. voters point: Democrats don’t like crime either
The primary results weren’t a repudiation of Democrats; just of its activist left.
Opinion
Sullivan: Jan. 6 hearing was brutal, reassuring, unfiltered
The first hearing was horrifying but a sign that officials and most media will present the truth.
Opinion
Saunders: To clear student debt, Democrats expand middle class
Biden’s plan to forgive $10,000 for those making less than $150,000 includes some well-off folks.
Life
Test yourself with this parenting pop quiz on trendy baby gear
Today’s pop quiz is on key vocabulary words that new parents know. But don’t worry, at least it’s…
Life
Instead of happiness, why not pursue well-being?
The qualities of well-being are far more enduring than the fleeting satisfaction of getting what you want.
Opinion
Sullivan: Beware ‘pink slime’ that passes for local journalism
Partisan sites looking for clicks are using lies to gin up outrage and score political points.
Life
Coping with the weather
There is an old expression that goes like this: “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” I would…
Opinion
Schwab: At long last, have Trumpists no sense of decency?
The GOP’s majority Trump wing won’t watch the Jan. 6 hearings and will only deny the findings.
Opinion
Comment: Sometimes you need a big screen for a good movie
The new ‘Top Gun’ sequel is setting box office records, raising hopes Americans might return to theaters.
Opinion
Burke: State of things leave me too beat up to be upbeat
Believe me, I’d rather look at old family photos and reminisce, but there’s just too much at stake.
Opinion
Saunders: Aiding, and not pressuring Ukraine, is right course
Biden is navigating a minefield, offering help to Ukraine but allowing its president to fight his war.
Life
How to slay — or at least cope with — the ‘green monster’
Jealousy, which has its roots in caveman days, can stem from a first romance that ended in rejection.
Opinion
Sullivan: Why we can’t count on another Watergate moment
The political and media landscapes have changed since 1972. Nixon would have wished for a Fox News.
Life
Dogwoods: June standouts in the maritime Northwest garden
Now’s the time for Korean dogwoods and their hybrids to bloom. Here are some choices for your garden.
Opinion
Schwab: Won’t somebody, please, think of the GOP and the NRA?
Sure, guns are now the leading cause of children’s deaths, but we have a gun lobby we must…