BY DAVID PERRYMAN With a $1 billion state budget gap in the forecast, it would seem that everyone at the Capitol would be focused on...

BY SHARON MARTIN It was created as a day to share with family and friends the bounty around the table. Now, hucksters have commandeered Thanksgiving...

BY RALPH NADER Thanksgiving is a time for family, food and joy, but unfortunately it can also be a source of health-impacting stress and anxiety...

BY FROMA HARROP Like many others, I can’t resist academic studies on happiness. They often come up with persuasive reasons some seem to be happier than others. I’m always on the lookout for pointers. That said, there’s no happy-mometer to push under someone’s tongue to measure contentment with scientific confidence. So some skepticism is warranted. […]

BY JOE CONASON When France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls said after mid-November’s attacks in Paris, nous sommes en guerre – we are at war – there could be no doubt that the rest of the civilized world, including the United States and NATO, will stand beside our oldest ally in a common struggle to extirpate […]