Rates of anxiety have risen sharply around the world in recent decades. Nearly half of U.S. adults are reporting symptoms. Also, diagnosed anxiety among adolescents jumped 61% in the last ten years. My contention: To maintain a joyful heart in this broken world, we need a very important thing. ...
I was shocked watching the NBC nightly News last night as they announced that the mighty U.S. Congress has finally passed the Sunshine Protection Act which now goes to the U.S. Senate. If these people were in office centuries ago the pyramids might just be completed! Now all they have to do ...
At dusk, an RV parked near a Michigan lakeshore can tell the story of a family’s day: sand on the steps, life jackets hung, drying from the last boat ride, and bikes leaning against a tree. The memories seem effortless, but they are not. Behind that day lies a network of public roads, trails, ...
If one thing could be done to stimulate the economic vitality of our downtown, what would it be? Which projects come to mind? Could it be redevelopment of the DPI site? The restoration of a prominent downtown building? The introduction of a new employer to our community that would add new, ...
Every time questions arise about the advanced age of America's elected leaders, Washington responds with the same familiar refrain: Experience matters. Republicans say it. Democrats say it. Editorial writers repeat it. Longevity in office, we're told, produces wisdom, steadier judgment and ...
Somewhere in Los Angeles this year, someone will get home who otherwise wouldn't have. You'll never learn her name. There will be no headline, no celebration, no council resolution -- only an unremarkable Tuesday that ends the way Tuesdays are supposed to end. The same nonstory will eventually ...