One of my favorite spirituality writers is Ron Rolheiser and his Mother's Day column today was beautiful. He explained how his mother died too young, leaving a big brood of children that "felt too young to be on its own." Here's the graph that sticks…
The photo of Osama bin Laden, looking old and gray, in the dingy room watching his old speeches on old tapes on a television screen reminds me of the times I've heard -- and read of -- people encountering a scary or mean person from…
Mother's Day brings feelings of gratitude for the mom we have and what she has brought to our life. Perhaps. For some people, the day stirs up grief for the mother who has died, grief for the kind of mom we never had, or grief…
Richard Miller, who worked in our newsroom for many years and now is a communications professional at Washington State University, has become a spotter for interesting obituaries. Last week he sent me this line from an Idaho Statesman obit about a woman named Ellen: We…
Last week in his Earthweek column, syndicated writer Steve Newman quoted "two of the world's most respected scientists" saying that human civilization has only a 50 percent chance of surviving until 2100 without being done in by a nuclear threat, climate change, overpopulation -- or…
Thank you, Mr. President Thank you, Mr. President for not releasing the photos of Osama bin Laden’s body. We do not need the evidence. See story. We trust that the months of planning, the built-to-scale model of the compound, the drills, the intelligence data and…
My husband I now have a rule that when we're in conversation over coffee and we can't find the right word, person, book title, movie title, we don't pause at the forgetting but move on. So instead of saying, "You know, that guy who played…
U.S. officials said they buried bin Laden at sea, and the controversy begins. According to an Associated Press story: "Muslim clerics said today that Osama bin Laden’s burial at sea was a violation of Islamic tradition that may further provoke militant calls for revenge attacks…
Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.
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