Universal Press Syndicate

Housing prices have slipped in many neighborhoods. But that doesn't mean it's easy for everyone to become a homeowner. Many young singles and couples still struggle to obtain even the...

One can only wonder how a country like Myanmar -- historically known as Burma -- can bear all the miseries being heaped upon it. On top of the savage military...

Tarragon is a key ingredient in classics such as bearnaise sauce and Green Goddess salad dressing. Yet this popular French herb does just as much for everyday fare such as...

In a far too busy world, Mother's Day can be a day of dilemmas: Do we go out or dine in? Is it a breakfast, brunch, afternoon or evening meal?...

Visitors from around the globe stand in reverence in the shadows of America's Shrine of Democracy, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt once called Mt. Rushmore. The visitors speak in hushed...

In 1982, while visiting Haiti on a reporting trip, I found myself talking with the new U.S. AID director there, Harlan Hobgood. This experienced developmentalist was filled with goodwill toward...

Combined, the Greek words avgo (egg) and lemono (lemon) form the name of one of Greek cooking's most beloved and essential dishes: avgolemono (av-goh-LEM-o-no). The sum of simple ingredients and...

Thousands of visitors spend a few hours here every summer on shore excursions from cruise ships and think they've seen it all. They haven't. There's more to Ketchikan than one...

Own a home here? You won't have sidewalks or street lights. No street address or home mail delivery either. All this may sound as if this charming coastal village 125...

I might as well get it off my chest. I am bitter. Oh, I am not bitter to the bare bone of things, because I love this great country and...