Thursday, October 1, 2026
July 2026 marks 250 years of America's existence. So let's take a short look back at what the Red Coats called a treasonous civil war. A rebellion where loved ones, neighbors at first, learn to …
You might know something about Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Stanton, and Lucy Stone. But what do you know about a local publicist and nationally known suffragist? March is the month when we bring …
You might know something about Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucy Stone. But what do you know about a local publicist and nationally known suffragist? March is the month when we …
The history of Valentine’s Day is like many historical events: it may have happened, I hope it happened, and it mostly did happen. But understanding how it came to be is like assembling a …
No matter which major study we look at, they all rank Washington as having either the second- or fourth-worst drivers in the nation. It’s more than embarrassing. It’s unacceptable how we drive in …
When it came to “fixing’ something as a young man, I too often turned to taping up the problem. My outlook was that the more tape on a present, the better protected it was. …
The headline of this column comes from the words of the comic character “Shermy,." On Oct. 2, 1950, he introduced Charles M. Schulz’s “Peanuts” serial comic strip to the …
Maybe while you are reading this article, you may want to heat up and slurp one of the many flavors of Campbell's Soup? But why Campbell’s? Art is everywhere, and what is art is in the …
August, aka the dog days of summer, and officially the last month of those long daylight and sunny days. It’s the last summer month to no longer put off one of those many once-in-a-lifetime …
No matter where they go, they have to take themselves with them. We see this sorrowfully too often when we watch the news, as some of our many wheelchair-bound Great Generation military veterans …
How often has your body been present with your partner, children, colleagues, or friends, but your mind was miles away? It’s a concept that is complex and one that throughout life we all …
I read recently that playing music can help keep the doctors away. Since June 21 is World Music Day/Make Music Day, this piqued my interest to learn more about how playing a musical instrument …
With Father’s Day June 15, let’s turn to the Greek and later Roman citizen Plutarch’s (46-120) fatherly wisdom. What were some of the insights this mentor would share with fathers? …
My son, daughter-in-law, grandson, and I enjoyed looking over the thought-provoking 56 or more displays inside the (Everett) Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum (FHCAM). When I arrived at the …
As the day turns to night, and when the bugler’s taps take over the garrison’s stillness, it can bring tears and sadness. Who among us doesn’t recognize the haunting call? As …
It was those left-leaning radical colonists who led us to the First Amendment of our Constitution. It emphatically tells Congress “that they shall make no laws abridging the freedom … …
E ven though many states had their own official Mother’s Day, that day varied among those states. Therefore, on May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed throughout the United States the …
It’s food that brings us together. Where would Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, Easter, weddings, or most festivities be without it? Some call cooking the overall No. 1 hobby in …
My partner, Karen, recently told me, enthusiastically: “The Evergreen Fairgrounds is hosting the three-day Quilters Anonymous (QA) 43rd annual Quilt Show. Are you interested in …
Over the years, have you ever been flabbergasted by popular slang words? I dove into the history of slang after I devoured Desiree Bowie’s article “191 Slang Words by Decade: From …