I recently spent time with a friend who came to visit all the way from cold, snowy Finland. We did..

One of the perks of my semi-retired life as a columnist and volunteer board member for one of the best..

Leland Kim and his partner Leif Malcomson had planned and dreamed and trained for months – and it was finally..

Congratulations to Mayor Kirk Caldwell, a fine, smart and decent man. I know you are the right person for the..

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This is Bullying Prevention Awareness month. It’s a topic our family knows about – now. Our family was fortunate. Once..

Candy Crowley – what did you think of her debate performance? I’ve heard and seen a lot of reaction in..

My husband’s birthday came around and his sister threw him a party. It was potluck, the best kind of party...

I have a thought about the infamous “47 percent” remarks by Gov. Mitt Romney, which were secretly taped at a..

My dad and I celebrated an anniversary the other night. It’s been seven years since “our” transplant – one of..

The world watched portions of the Middle East explode last week as protesters erupted over a terrible anti-Muslim video that..

I watched portions of both the Republican and Democratic conventions. Why, you ask? Why pay attention to hours of speechifying..

It’s official. My husband and I are now keepers of an empty nest. The chick has sprouted wings. His first..

OK, I admit it. I bought 50 Shades of Grey. I tried to read it. I can appreciate a sexual,..

Ouch. The Ukraine fencer completes an explosive attack on the U.S. competitor and ties it all up. Oooh. U.S. wins..

Back from vacation means back to reality – and a barrage of sobering news. First, my heart died a little..

We are on vacation! The good news is we visited Paris, London, Rome and Venice in two-and-a-half weeks. The bad..

I have one last follow-up on the topic of science fiction, Ray Bradbury and the “Big Three” authors Heinlein, Clarke..

Aww, what a sad week it was. John Koko died at the too-young age of 51. I met Koko only..