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Sun, January 29, 2023 | 18:19

Dear Dry January, we need to talk

A lot of people I know are weeks into what has now become an annual tradition: Dry January. The concept behind Dry January is that with the revelry of the holidays behind us and the new year beginning, the consumption of alcohol is reined in for a month of sobriety.

2023-01-16 16:30

No debate anymore: Climate change makes extreme weather worse, federal scientists say

MIAMI - South Florida has always been hot, rainy and vulnerable to hurricanes. So it's understandable that some longtime residents remain skeptical that climate change is doing anything to make the region's age-old problems any worse.

2023-01-15 16:30

Four powerful words for the new year - 'Do you need help?'

On New Year's Day, I found myself thinking of Mr. Rogers. "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping,'" Fred Rogers famously told his neighbors on "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood" years ago.

2023-01-12 17:00

It's not as simple as 'get a job'

When frigid temperatures struck Morgantown over the Christmas weekend, organizations and volunteer groups struggled to find accommodations for 110 people who are homeless. Sixty people hunkered down in the emergency warming shelter; another 20 had been placed in hotel rooms; and 30 waited out the cold in Bartlett's year-round shelter.

2023-01-12 16:47

'Extraordinary' K-drama gets winning verdict

K-drama seems to be everywhere these days, which is fortunate for its Hawaii fans, who even have a TV channel dedicated to it. But streaming platforms such as Netflix are also showing K-drama, and with the multitude of options to see these shows, it's easy to miss a good one.

2023-01-12 16:30

Another senseless tragedy

Shock. Anger. Sorrow. Outrage. Even as those emotions flow in abundance following Friday's shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, none seems sufficient. That a 6-year-old boy would bring a firearm to a schoolhouse and use it to harm his teacher - which the police chief said was no accident - defies comprehension.

2023-01-11 16:30

Time to call a truce in the history wars

One of the most striking things about Volodymyr Zelensky's recent address to the U.S. Congress was the way the president of Ukraine invoked the history of the United States. In framing his country's fight for freedom as a universal struggle, Zelensky cited the Battle of the Bulge, the Revolutionary War victory at Saratoga, and Franklin Roosevelt's appeal to the “righteous mig...

2023-01-10 16:40

Species protections have never been more important

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, a product of 1973's far more functional and rational Congress working hand in hand with President Richard Nixon.

2023-01-09 16:30

Charlie Hebdo magazine issue mocking Iran's supreme leader sparks Tehran threats

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday published a special issue mocking Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in support of anti-government protests in Iran.

2023-01-08 16:40

Players, fans are joined in the shock of Hamlin's sudden collapse

Most of all, the horrifying collapse of the Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin is a personal calamity for the player and his devastated family.

2023-01-05 17:00

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