I’ve hit a milestone for many born before 1990 – my first painful bout with shingles. Around age four, I was blessed with chickenpox, which was kind enough to pass itself along to my brother during a family vacation that was promptly cut short by the virus. Nearly 40 years later, I still ...

Welcome to the end of Halloween month. Just one last helping of creepy, cringeworthy commentary and then we will return to our regularly scheduled program. Hang with me here. Imagine you are perusing real estate online and, suddenly, there it is again. The house you saw online a few weeks ...

This week, several unsolicited emails landed in my inbox from freelancers offering to help with research. One came with a résumé and portfolio attached. The sender said they preferred to communicate in writing and asked whether my team would pay for background research on an upcoming story. ...

The phone rings at 9 p.m. It's your grandson. He's crying. There's been an accident, he's in trouble, and please, please don't tell Mom and Dad. A man claiming to be his attorney takes the phone and explains that $8,000 in cash will make this go away tonight. The voice is his. The panic is ...

The 2026 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road arrived in our driveway wearing Heritage Blue paint and looking ready for a trip well beyond the city limits. With its muscular styling, elevated stance and trail-ready hardware, it certainly looked the part of an adventure pickup. Our plans to take it into ...

The patterns we carry into adulthood often have their roots in the roles we played in our childhood families. These roles developed as intelligent survival strategies — ways to navigate our family's emotional landscape and secure love, safety and belonging. They helped us make sense of ...