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Change our story, change the world

I doubt that there are many folks who wouldn’t agree that our world could benefit from some change. Not everyone would agree, however, what that change should look like. As a soci...

Diabetes: Avoid joining the trend

Are you diabetic or have a close family member or friend who is? November is National Diabetes Month and brings attention to the group of disorders and their impact on millions of Americans....

Egan: The vacuity of the Vice President

With Donald Trump in Asia plugging his golf resort and telling his hosts “I never knew we had so many countries,” the leaderless United States has had a week to try out President Mike Pence....

Dionne: Trump’s real constituency - the super rich

WASHINGTON – The focus on President Trump’s political strength among white working-class voters distracts from a truth that may be more important: His rise depended on support from rich cons...

Girlfriend finds pregnancy tests

DEAR ABBY: I am a lesbian. My girlfriend and I have been dating for six months. We have an awesome relationship and are very happy and open with each other. I know she has da...

Samuelson: We are having the wrong debate on taxes, again

WASHINGTON – We Americans are having the wrong debate. Almost all the arguing about the Trump administration’s proposed tax cut centers on two issues. Will the tax reduction stim...

Undressed man greets grandma

DEAR ABBY: After my future son-in-law moved in with our daughter, my husband and I stopped by unannounced to visit. He answered the door in his underwear and never bothered to go put on ...

Water law has different slant on roofs and snow

There’s a big new house going up in our neighborhood. So here’s the thing: Nearly every house nearby is designed so that snow sheds to the back and front yards. This new one, however, is des...

Extra fees increase airline revenue – and consumers’ ire

A recent U.S. Government Accountability Office report revealed that domestic air carriers collected $7.1 billion in revenue from checked-bag and changed-reservations fees last year. The extr...

Smokers urged to quit after loss

DEAR ABBY: The winter months are hard for me. They remind me that another year has passed without my father and younger sister. Dad had been a smoker since his teens and died ...

Treasure trove: Nina Heald Webber’s extraordinary donations to Fort Lewis College

By Andrew Gulliford Special to the Herald Colleges love donors, and Fort Lewis College is no exception. Center of Southwest Studies at FLC has many friends and donors, ...

Brooks: How to engage a fanatic

I’ve had a series of experiences recently that leave the impression that everybody on earth is having the same conversation: How do you engage with fanatics? First, I was at a Was...