Opinion
We’ve got spirit, yes we do!
Gimme a C! Cheerleading teams from across the state competed Saturday at Comcast Arena. The cheering and shrieking…
Opinion
What ever happened to the friendly skies?
Successful air travel, the writer Paul Theroux once observed, is defined by negatives. Your plane didn’t crash. Your…
Opinion
What happens in Vegas…
Where does coffee come from? (Hint: We don’t mean the coffee hut on the corner.) If you’d like…
Opinion
Dr. Hello Kitty, Ob/Gyn
Baby’s first marketing tool: A maternity hospital in Taiwan has decorated its walls and blankets with images of…
Opinion
Breeding dogs, cats and cars
It’s in the breeding: Ever wondered why there are hundreds of breeds of dogs and fewer than 50…
Opinion
We just watch it for the commercials
The Super Bowl will still be a jam-packed commercial extravaganza, even if some companies are toning it down…
Opinion
Unsolicited life advice
Respect your elders: In “How to Live,” author Henry Alford makes an admirable attempt to share senior citizens’…
Opinion
Hey, this wasn’t in the tour guide
Try the termite tostada: Rick Steves has made himself quite a name advising people what to see and…
Opinion
More proof that men are from Mars
Mars attacks: Scientists have detected a large plume of methane gas belching from below the surface of Mars,…
Opinion
No harmful emissions (when the engine is off)
It’s a classic. Really: Hoping to encourage people to get rid of their gas-guzzling wrecks, Congress is considering…
Opinion
Did you ever wonder why …
Aren’t birthday candles annoying? The Buzz notes the birthday of “60 Minutes” commentator Andy Rooney, who is 90…
Opinion
From the edification department
The more you know: We’ve got a few public service announcements today, so please pause while we adjust…
Opinion
While you’re here, Joe, can you unclog this sink?
Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher has been sent to Israel as a TV reporter for conservative Web site…
Opinion
Life’s no Beach for Silvertips
Trading Kyle Beach is sure to be controversial with Silvertips fans, since the move signals the team isn’t…
Opinion
We’ve got a solution for everything
The Buzz is suggesting ways to kill two birds with one stone today.
Opinion
How ‘bout them M’s?
The Mariners have three months and one day before the start of their next season. Kirby Arnold explains…
Opinion
Celebrating a whole new epoch
Guess what? Not only is it a new year, it’s a new epoch, or so scientists from the…
Opinion
Question of the day
From this year’s Great American Think-Off in Minnesota: “Is it ever wrong to do the right thing?” While…
Opinion
The stormclouds of 2008
Picture this. Herald photographers take a look back at some of the highlights of 2008. The Buzz would…
Opinion
Le Cars, Levi and galvanized nipples
And take the Gremlins, too: The French government is demanding that a Seattle man hand over a 1919…