Lifestyle

Family

It’s high season for online dating – plot your moves carefully

If dating is a game, online dating is a game of strategy. Message someone “hey,” and you’ll probably be ignored.…

January 4, 2016

Family

How to get married without losing friends or alienating people

So, you got engaged over the holidays? Congrats! It’s so exciting for you and all the other newly minted fiancées…

January 4, 2016

Family

Founder of White People Meet: Don’t call me racist, ‘I dated a black woman once’

Sam Russell suspected his dating startup, Where White People Meet, would ruffle a few Internet feathers. It’s why the site’s…

January 4, 2016

Religion

Americans do not apply religious freedom equally

Christians receive greatest priority, Muslims lowest

January 1, 2016

Religion

Religion Briefs

First United Methodists to begin sermon series First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, will begin a new sermon series…

January 1, 2016

Southwest Life

Before you make that resolution, think again

Consider a realistic goal, a specific plan of action

December 30, 2015

Southwest Life

Volunteers install lights at remote Navajo homes

La Plata County Rotary clubs deliver solar power

December 30, 2015

Family

My wife is mad I threw her a surprise party

Q. My wife is angry that I threw a surprise party for a major promotion she got at work. All…

December 30, 2015

Family

May the Lord bless you … unless you’re single

When my friend asked me to do a reading at her wedding, I was honored but mostly relieved. Relieved because…

December 30, 2015

Family

Three months without dating apps: It was harder than I expected

When my friend Abby dared me in September to delete my dating apps for the rest of the year, I…

December 30, 2015

Food

The best in the U.S.

For destination dining, these cities take the cake

December 29, 2015

Food

Rumors dog hipster Brooklyn chocolatiers

Mast brothers defend their business

December 29, 2015

Food

Little reduction has big impact on this simple holiday cocktail

Sparkling Orchard Grove cocktails spike sparkling wine with a apple cider-orange juice reduction, amaretto liqueur and a sprig of fresh…

December 29, 2015

Food

The Grapevine: Don’t overlook the stealthy but critical role of oak

“Oak in wine should be like a ghost. You sense its presence, but don’t actually perceive it.” – Pierre Seillan,…

December 29, 2015

Food

Weight-loss resolution? Watch this first

Documentary highlights practicalities

December 29, 2015

Family

How I broke free from New Year’s Eve expectations

On a New Year’s Eve many years ago, I watched an early evening snowstorm from the one window of my…

December 28, 2015

Family

Legendary grandmother who committed life to hugging soldiers passes away

She was known simply as the “hug lady” and for a generation of soldiers deployed from Fort Hood to Iraq…

December 26, 2015

Religion

Anti-Muslim rhetoric alarms, unites religious leaders

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s recent declaration that he would ban Muslims from entering the country served as a tipping…

December 25, 2015

Religion

TV series move religion beyond stereotypes

Storylines take faith seriously, realistically

December 25, 2015

Religion

Religion Brief

St. Columba invites Catholics to return St. Columba Parish invites Catholics to return to the church. The parish offers a…

December 25, 2015

Family

Why my ex-boyfriend and I still share a Netflix account

CLEVELAND – My ex-boyfriend and I broke up almost exactly two years ago, and we’ve spoken only a handful of…

December 25, 2015

Family

Love on lithium: What happened when I told my girlfriend that I have bipolar disorder

On the top bunk I woke early, thinking of weddings: the one where we met, the one I saw in…

December 25, 2015

Family

Connecting with the uncooperative child

Q: I have an 8-year-old girl who loves to turn on the passive aggression when she doesn’t get what she…

December 25, 2015

Family

Why I’m happily spending Christmas alone

On Christmas Eve last year, I rushed home from my job waiting tables at a busy brunch restaurant in San…

December 25, 2015