When it comes to fire preparedness, don’t just worry: Take action

Our forests and fields are tinder-boxes, and I’m scared! I know that just one spark can start a high-intensity wildfire that threatens homes, people, clean water, power lines and our economy...

New Zealand, an outdoor wonderland

From glaciers to fjords and mountains to beaches, there is no shortage of geographical beauty and outdoor adventure opportunities in New Zealand. I spent almost a month there most...

Kristof: Trump treats immigrant kids cruelly because he can

A lifetime ago, Anne Frank’s family applied for visas to the United States to escape Hitler, but we rejected the Franks and other desperate Jewish refugees. We thought: This is Europe’s prob...

Single woman pushed into dating

DEAR ABBY: I’m 37 and still single. I have never been able to keep a guy around very long. They have all given me different reasons, but the main theme is that I’m “too independent and b...

Dowd: Fake pearls, real heart and a 100 ways to shine light

WASHINGTON — Barbara Bush was an expert at throwing shade, even before the term existed. When Congressman Dan Rostenkowski gave the first lady a shampoo for white hair made in his...

Gallegos: The University of Colorado’s impact locally and statewide

I’ve been traveling around the Third Congressional district recently to hear from community and business leaders, as well as residents, about how the University of Colorado is serving the re...

Fackler: Drought-resistant electricity for the Southwest

We need to boil water to make chicken soup. We don’t need to boil water to make energy anymore. Water is scarce in Colorado, yet most of our electricity still comes from burning ...

Sisters refuse to travel for visits

DEAR ABBY: I have three sisters who won’t come to visit me. I am older and their only brother. We are all in our 50s. We all get along great and have no issues. Seven years ag...

Gerson: ICE and the bitter fruit of demunization

WASHINGTON – The attitude of President Trump toward federal law enforcement is, to put it mildly, mixed. The FBI refused to bend to his will. So it is comprised of “hardened Demo...

Wife asked to join porn watching

DEAR ABBY: My husband is retired. Except for golf a few times a week, he’s home all the time. He has taken to looking at porn a lot when he is home, including pictures and reading racy s...

Bruni: The Bush twins want to set the record straight

Editor’s note: This column first published in The New York Times on Oct. 19, 2017.The other morning, after too little sleep and with too much to do, Jenna Bush Hager found herself draggi...

Purnell: Does occupational licensing really improve public health and safety?

Barbers, dental assistants, electricians and many more jobs we encounter on a regular basis are increasingly regulated by states through occupational licensing, ostensibly for the purpose of...