Letters to the Editor: Proposal to Limit Grant Funding Could Hurt Vulnerable Communities
to the editor: I never thought I'd agree with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), but the threat of the White House…
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Contributor: What a 700-year-old Italian fresco can teach America today
There are moments when history cuts across centuries with surprising clarity. Standing in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, Italy, and…
Low resistance tires could reduce drivers' costs and improve the climate
More than 20 years after lawmakers first told the California Energy Commission that replacement tires must be as energy efficient…
Truce Emerges in 'Hands Off Our Yards' Wildfire Landscaping Wars
Sacramento officials came to Southern California this week for the first public meeting since issuing new proposed rules on how…
Column: Here's why Trump fired Pam Bondi
In President Trump's first term, many members of his Cabinet were establishment conservatives with tangible executive experience who were willing…
Anne Lamott and Neal Allen Share '36 Ways to Improve Your Sentences'
on the shelf Good Writing: 36 Ways to Improve Your Sentences By Neal Allen and Anne Lamott Avery: 208 pages,…
EPA Takes Action to Reverse Recent Limits on Carcinogen Ethylene Oxide
On Friday, the Trump administration moved to roll back Biden-era limits on emissions of ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic chemical often…
Contributor: The 'no kings' movement of 1776 centered on one big idea
As we approach the 250th anniversary of our nation's independence in 1776, there is a temptation to focus on the…
Contributor: Prison methods are as bad as you've heard and they extend to the streets
I was one of the researchers of the well-known Stanford prison experiment in 1971, which demonstrated the destructive dynamics that…
Hollywood's 'Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern' Gets It Right
When I started playing “Dungeons & Dragons” as a teenager, my friends christened me with a new friendly nickname: gamer…