Columns
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Pot liquor from cooking beans and leftover ham packs this humble soup with flavorDec 28, 2022 5:00 am - Did you have ham on Christmas? One consultant in The Washington Post estimated that 15% of households did in 2019. I would guess that number went up this year, given the...
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The best of the products that made a healthy impact in 2022Dec 28, 2022 5:00 am - With a new year just around the corner, this is the time when I look back to see what useful products I discovered. The column that received the most 2022 emails was my ...
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Guest columnist Lucy Chang Evans: You're never too old to learn new thingsDec 28, 2022 12:00 am - If you can remember the 1986 movie "Back to School" with Rodney Dangerfield, you might be in my age group. In the movie, Dangerfield plays Thornton Mellon, a rich old ma...
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Jim O'Donnell: Even when Ditka didn't want him, Jim Harbaugh and his iron will never waveredDec 28, 2022 12:00 am - THE FIRST MEETING WITH JIM HARBAUGH was memorable. So memorable that it's odd to likely be pulling for Harbaugh and No. 2 Michigan (13-0) to beat Max Duggan and No. 3 TC...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Congress has a fiscal road map; it just needs to use itDec 28, 2022 12:00 am - Dealing with high inflation and an increasingly shaky economy, Americans are forced to make tougher spending choices. With public debt at an all-time high, government sh...
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You saw what kind of owl? Murphy's Law in natureDec 27, 2022 5:00 am - I've been a naturalist for decades and I have come to accept the fact that Mother Nature hates me. If I schedule a stargazing program, it will be overcast and the owls w...
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The U.S. Constitution: Articles V, VI and VII - amendments, slavery, supremacy, ratificationDec 27, 2022 5:00 am - This is 10th in a series of essays about the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution has seven defining Articles. I have covered the first four in stand-alone essays. This ...
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Guest columnist Amy Florian: As long as there are people working for positive change, we have hopeDec 27, 2022 12:00 am - My work is in the field of grief, and I've seen an overwhelming amount of it recently. Many struggle with the death or serious illness of a loved one. COVID alone caused...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Three big surprises of 2022: weakened russia, weakened china, weakened american economyDec 27, 2022 12:00 am - 2022 was a year full of surprises. Important things didn't work out as many people had expected on just about every point on the political spectrum. The prime example: U...
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Traffic up, gas prices down: What the transportation experts see for 2023Dec 26, 2022 4:00 am - Drone deliveries, decent gas prices, carpool lanes and another federal bailout for transit? They're all percolating, according to three wise men and transportation exper...