Today is Saturday, Dec. 20, the 354th day of 2025. There are 11 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 20, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was formally transferred from France to the United States. Also on this date: In 1860, South ...
Dear Annie: In 1996, I met a man while traveling. At the time, I was a single mom of three in a new city and state away from family. I was struggling with finances, child care and transportation. My family and I weren't close and had many disagreements, so I moved far away. When I arrived at my ...
Dear Heloise: I like to move around when I use my laptop computer. I put it on a cafeteria tray to keep it steady and the airflow clear. I can put handy things there like glasses, pencils, sticky notes, earbuds, and a flash drive. I'm good to go! -- A Reader, via email WRINKLE REMOVER Dear ...
On the last day before the winter solstice, the light thins to its softest whisper. The ancients gathered at stone circles and sacred markers, waiting for the moment when the returning light would thread itself through narrow passages of rock. We feel that same hush, suspended between seasons. ...
Today is Friday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2025. There are 19 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court recount decision in Florida’s tightly contested presidential ...
Do you live for the extraordinary? These early stages of Neptune's direct path call to artists, visionaries, dreamers, reformers and anyone who insists on more than the world easily offers. Demanding the impossible means setting your sights on something that might never be fully achieved. When ...
