The kidnapping sprees that made international travel perilous for Americans back in the 1980s and 1990s have returned in force. Only this time, other governments are joining in taking American […]
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‘There’s this very toxic energy circulating’
Alexandra Pelosi on her mom, dad and a new documentary by Mark Z. Barabak Alexandra Pelosi was having one of those days. She’s still raw from the hammer attack on […]
Becoming a father changes the brain. In a good way
by Jeffery M. Leving For better and for worse, the link between biological parents and their children is well known, from a child inheriting a mother’s wit and skill at […]
Dogs make out like bandits this Christmas
As the rest of the world — the holiday-celebrating portion of it, anyway — busily works to scratch names and tasks off their lists, I’m winding down from one of […]
Dec. 18 letters to the editor
Law protects patients from predatory prices I have spent my entire career working in the health care space and I wanted to bring awareness to a key piece of legislation […]
A compromise & a blessing
by Steven Roberts What’s more important? A political issue or a practical achievement? All too often in today’s Washington, representatives reach for rhetoric that scores a point or wins the […]
Giving animals as gifts a bad idea
by Melissa Rae Sanger Earlier this year, we opened our hearts to a tiny black kitten with a white stripe down her back. She had been abandoned outside in the […]
Let’s leave ‘zombie viruses’ — and oil — under the permafrost
by Faye Flam Vast stretches of permafrost are melting as the Earth’s polar regions warm, thawing ancient viruses and bacteria that had remained frozen for tens of thousands of years. […]
Sinema’s desire to be always in our face
Almost nobody likes Kyrsten Sinema. Some 57% of Arizona Democrats hold an unfavorable view of their U.S. senator, who just declared herself an Independent. Republicans dislike her almost as much, […]
Donating blood means giving a gift of life for the holidays — and every day
Christmas Day is next Sunday, and if you aren’t already done with your shopping, you’re likely filling out your list with stocking stuffers. Or, maybe you’re still looking for that […]
