When I was a young child, my mother and I would frequent a small gourmet shop that smelled like a hundred spices. I’d approach the high counter, stand on-tippy toes and proudly say, “A quarter of a ...

Carrie Ross (“Follow 10 Commandments,” Our Reader’s Views, Dec. 6) decried the absence of an Abrahamic God in schools and public life. Is she as accepting of Jewish or Islamic prayers in place of ...

As Nasdaq continuously strives to advance inclusive growth and prosperity, we spotlight Global Link of Black Employees (GLOBE), an employee resource group (ERG) for Nasdaq colleagues who have an ...

WOODLAND — Longtime local native Gayle Stock saw a need for empathy while working with special needs students in Vancouver, inspiring her to self-publish her book "Maybe I'm Different." Stock, 57, ...

If you ask the long-married couples you know what they want for Valentine’s Day, some will give the expected answers: A romantic dinner for two with wine pairings for each course. A dozen long-stemmed ...

This column is written in memory of my niece, Anna Marie Johnson, who taught me about the power of accepting differences in people. Anna died Feb. 20, 2000. She would have been 17 years old Tuesday.

My husband calls them “the lost boys,” those retired men who follow along behind their wives at the big box stores, carrying the list and loading the heavy stuff into the cart. He is well past ...

As a leader in our public school system, I regularly encounter my share of complex, polarizing issues. Unfortunately, but probably not surprising, public education is one of those issues. I listen to ...

As a Jewish student interested in politics, I’ve followed the divestment debate closely, and I’ve been extremely disappointed by what I’ve encountered. Don’t get me wrong: I love the fact that ...

Historian Ben Wilson has called them our greatest invention. A “miracle of human existence.” In his book ‘Metropolis’ he also noted the world’s cities can be a bit “beshitten” with the detritus of so ...