Since the '90s, Christina Aguilera has proven time and time again that she can adapt to any challenge thrown at her; leading ...

For StoryCorps, a reflection on how a child's vaccination sparked the creation of one of the most beloved songs in the movie "Mary Poppins." It is Friday, which means it's time for StoryCorps. This ...

What better way to ring in 2026 than to get outdoors, take in a two-mile hike, and join others in a day of reflection? Led by Minneopa State Park area naturalist Augusta Grumdahl, 30 people joined on ...

This year I will not make any New Year’s resolutions. It’s not that I don’t have a need for personal improvement in many areas of my life. I do. Instead, my focus is at the macro level. What should ...

When Tatiana Schlossberg submitted an essay to The New Yorker, it had not been assigned or even expected. It was accepted immediately and barely edited. By Jesse McKinley It was the kind of piece that ...

New Year’s Day is a day of shaking off the failures of the last 365 days, while reflecting on the successes of the year just completed. Most of all, it’s a day of hope, a chance for a fresh start and ...

Landon Hunter stepped on the track for a meet on May 3 and his heart suddenly began to race. It wasn’t nerves troubling the seventh grader from the Lake Charles area, however, but a memory that he ...

This time last year I was sitting in a quiet cafe trying to decide if Portland was any different from anywhere else. This was one of those eclectic, slightly hippie-ish coffee shops that used to be ...

It’s time to look back — and forward. By Jancee Dunn At the end of every year, I like to reflect by asking myself a question. This year, I’m mulling one recommended by Kandi Wiens, the author of ...

Always on the Sunday after Christmas we keep the feast of the Holy Family. In this feast, the Catholic Church, I think, simply wants our Christmas adoration, our meditation, to linger. The Church ...

Kenyans across the country turned out in large numbers on Christmas Day, filling entertainment joints, public parks and open spaces as the nation marked the festive season amid tough economic times.