Opinion

Take Two #13: The Time of our Lives

The New Year's resolution is all about getting a fresh start, about examining your life and seeing which parts of it you like and which parts you might want to tweak for the better. I know I'm not the…MORE

At age 12, I, like my four brothers, became an indentured servant at the weekly newspaper published by our father.

Dad told us we needed to learn the meaning of work. We dutifully headed to the office on our bikes after school. There, in…MORE

[Insert epic movie trailer voice.] Oh. My. Gawd. It's the year two-thousand and twelve, and we're all gonna die. You have been warned. [End epic voice.]

Or something like that, right? In 2008-9 Columbia Pictures launched a stealth…MORE

Every culture has its patterns of communication but eye contact, at least in Western culture, seems to be important in establishing relationships. Since young women learn informally that men expect them to give the come-on signal, they lower…MORE

Innovative recycling changes have flown into SeaTac, making recycling more convenient than ever for its residents.

Allied Waste Services now accepts more recyclables in your curbside-recycling cart. By keeping all recyclables out of your…MORE

(Editor’s Note: This column was written before the Jan. 5 Des Moines City Council elections for mayor and mayor pro-tem.) 

In comes the New Year of 2012 bringing with it some new and some not-so-new local politicians. It’s been an…MORE

If you don’t plan on selling your house soon, or even if you do, here are some handy hints for fixing the place up. I learned these tricks over many years and am now willing to share them with you.

I’ve done it all-- plumbing, electrical,…MORE

With a pardon to the Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare of Staten Island NY, displayed poetry in motion with his own style of play while 81,000 football fans and two young boys on a crystal radio witnessed the “greatest football game” of the…MORE

“You’re too young for that,” was something that I always hated to hear when I was growing up. Since I was six years younger than my next sibling I was the tagalong. One time my sister promised me she would take me to Deep Lake to swim if I would…MORE

With a pardon to the Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare of Staten Island NY, displayed poetry in motion with his own style of play while 81,000 football fans and two young boys on a crystal radio witnessed the "greatest football game" of the…MORE