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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, vigneron  For most, oak is an integral component of wine. The great...

DATE: Dec 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Food

Weight-loss resolution? Watch this first

Documentary highlights practicalities

DATE: Dec 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Food

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 200-square-foot Manhattan apartment. Months earlier, I had broken up with a boyf...

DATE: Dec 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: 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 and Afghanistan, the diminutive grandmother was a steadying presence over the past 12 ...

DATE: Dec 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

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 point for many leaders, uniting a range of poli...

DATE: Dec 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

TV series move religion beyond stereotypes

Storylines take faith seriously, realistically

DATE: Dec 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

Religion Brief

St. Columba invites Catholics to return St. Columba Parish invites Catholics to return to the church. The parish offers a program called “Landings” as a way to explore...

DATE: Dec 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

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 times since. But I can tell you exactly what he’s watching on Netflix. (“Friday Ni...

DATE: Dec 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: 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 our future. Thoughts raced to whether our kids would have her blue eyes, or my brown. But feeling i...

DATE: Dec 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: 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 wants. It usually occurs when we need to go somewhere, often walking to school with her...

DATE: Dec 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: 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 Diego, grabbed the duffel bag I’d packed that morning and checked in with my roommate’...

DATE: Dec 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Escape from the slimy co-worker

Q: When I started at my job, a certain co-worker befriended me right away. Time has shown me she is two-faced, manipulative, slimy and I need to steer completely clear. How do I do this, rea...

DATE: Dec 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

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