Forget rhubarb gin and #roseallday; come January, it seems like all the cool kids are sober. The New York Times has written before about “the new sobriety,” highlighting the waves of people ditching booze for the sake of their health – not because they have an issue with alcohol. More […]
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A fresh session of the Minnesota Legislature kicks off Tuesday with some new faces but the same power structure and a now familiar pressing item atop the agenda: How to respond to a health pandemic that has cost thousands of lives and knocked the economy off-kilter. November’s election left Democrats […]
PHILADELPHIA — Jocelyn and Pete Lockard are planning major renovations after they close on their home in Phoenixville in January. They’ll redo the kitchen and renovate the main bathroom while they sell their Kensington home. Overall, Jocelyn said, they’re looking to make their new living space “really open and welcoming […]
TribLIVE’s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. What a year. Thankfully one of the weirdest and wildest in modern history is drawing to a close, bringing a new sense of optimism about the coming year. Or so I […]
The teacher on the screen told Lashay to pick a country, then draw its flag and list three facts about it. “A-l-g-e-r-i-a,” Lashay decided, even though she had never heard of it before. “And the first fact is that it’s beautiful.” The eight children, gathered inside a converted living room […]
If you feel a teeny, tiny pair of claws tugging on your hair tonight, willing you to buy a ticket for Ratatouille The TikTok Musical, don’t try to fight the will of your rodent pilot. First of all, having a talented rat take the reigns of your life for a […]
Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! ‘I Tried to Become Part of Wuhan’: Hector Retamal – Agency Photographer of 2020 – The Guardian The picture desk […]
WASHINGTON – As Republicans assess the future of their party following their seventh popular vote loss in eight presidential elections, the biggest remaining unknown could become clear this week in a longtime GOP bastion that two months ago flipped to Democrat Joe Biden. Republican losses in the pair of Georgia […]
Maybe you learned you enjoyed driving to the beach more than flying with your toddlers for a vacation. Maybe ordering out a few more nights a week was a lifesaver after a busy day. Maybe you want to keep contributing to a charity you came across. “Heading into 2021, we […]
Related video above: COVID-19 impacting New Hampshire ski resorts during historically busy vacation weekOn March 14, Colorado’s governor issued an executive order shutting down ski resorts across the state. The coronavirus had arrived and was spreading rapidly in small mountain communities that were attracting hordes of spring break revelers.The next […]
The Editorial Boards – USA Today Florida Network | The Gainesville Sun The damage caused by COVID-19 can be seen every day in rising numbers of deaths and hospitalizations, but some of the harm caused by the pandemic is more insidious. K-12 students had their schooling disrupted in the spring […]
During her winter break, English teacher Keara Williams has hit the phone, making call after call determinedly trying to make contact with her students and their parents. She needs to reach 28 students, including 11 seniors, who received an “incomplete” grade at the end of the fall semester. She tells […]
Get healthy in the new year: Resolutions for 2021 Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Get 7 Hours of Sleep (or More) Microsoft […]
Recreational vehicle sales are soaring, and the RV industry expects 2021 to be a record-breaking year. Dealerships say much of the demand is coming from first-time buyers and others anxious to find a safer way to vacation during the pandemic. As any RV owner will tell you, though, buying a […]
Between a pandemic, political controversy and general holiday-season stress, many families have enough friction to heat a house in winter. So why add to the conflict with competitive board games? Luckily, a growing number of games are purely cooperative. Players band together to overcome other obstacles, whether that’s a time […]
A hug. Such a simple gesture of love, camaraderie or good will. Hugs take no money, no planning and very little effort. Yet hugs are what many Akron Beacon Journal readers say they’re most looking forward to in 2021 once a majority of Americans have had their two doses of COVID-19 […]
© The Independent Singapore If there is anything the pandemic taught us (and it has instilled in us a myriad of useful life gems, like the importance of strict hygiene and that even the most angelic of dispositions can get cabin fever at some point), it is that we need […]
With people still being urged to stay at home as much as possible and public transit systems being difficult for social distancing, having an e-bike or electric scooter might make sense for essential short-distance travel — it’s an easy way to take supplies to vulnerable family and friends as safely and quickly as […]
Duties Summary This position is located on the Legislative Staff of the Policy and Procedures Staff in Compensation Service, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) at the VA Central Office in Washington, DC. The goal of Compensation Service is to deliver world-class service to veterans and their families through effective communication and […]
Robert Galbraith/Reuters On the social media site Reddit, a subreddit called “Am I The A–hole” (known as AITA) has became an unlikely source of joy this year. In it, people describe scenarios — often involving a romantic partner, often shocking — and ask other online to judge whether they were […]