Tis the season of spending. The National Retail Federation predicts 2025 will be the first $1 trillion holiday shopping season — up roughly 4% from an estimated $976 billion in 2024 — which means most people will be making a lot more purchases in the coming weeks. But while it may be ...

With it being the week of Thanksgiving, custody battles are about to intensify. The holidays trigger more custody emergencies than any other time of year. Parents who've maintained relative civility suddenly wage war over turkey dinner, using children as weapons in battles over "fairness" and ...

This is the season of giving and receiving. Examining this statement rests on one's perception of what value is. The occasion for offering value, while being open as the reciprocating benefactor, is a choice for every day of the year. What is a gift? One cannot offer what they have not given to ...

I don’t usually choose to ride in the sand – I prefer mountain trails — but I have friends who can’t imagine that I don’t know how to get to where they want to go. So, I relent and try to maintain that image. It has gotten me in trouble before, but the redeeming part is that people ...

“I do not want to leave this place,” I scribbled in my journal the night we flew home. I meant it. Rio de Janeiro has that effect on you. It’s not just the raw natural beauty—though the cinematic rainforest mountains kissing golden beaches is enough to leave you gobsmacked. It’s the ...

Here is a look at many of the events going on in Northern Utah and beyond in the next week: CENTRAL Ogden Nov. 29 Radiate Vendor Markets Holiday Market, Golden Spike Event Center, 4-9 p.m. (Nov. 22-23, goldenspikeeventcenter.com) Ogden Musical Theatre Presents: A Christmas Carol, Peery's ...