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The Secret Mission of 'Culinary Class Wars' on Netflix: Find Yourself Oct. 12, 2024
The last thing I expected while watching a Korean cooking TV show was to confront my childhood feeli... Read More
What Visitors Want, Alaska Provides Apr. 21, 2024
By Victor Block When I began planning to visit Alaska, three words came to mind: "big," which descri... Read More
Toora Loora Loora Mar. 15, 2024
Sure, and it's a little St. Paddy's Day story from my grandmother. She was Irish American herself, a... Read More
Giving Irish: A Nation and a Vibrant Community Celebrate One Another Sep. 12, 2023
The phrase "fighting Irish" did not originate with Notre Dame's football team, but with the Irish im... Read More
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Wherever You Are Aug. 27, 2023
By Bonnie and Bill Neely Each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 we in the United States celebrate the co... Read More
By Any Other Name Lacks Respect May. 09, 2021
When he responded to my call with a deep, slow hello, it sounded like I roused him from sleep. I blu... Read More
While We're Still on the Same Planet Dec. 27, 2020
There will be plenty of empty seats during Christmas this year. It's not just the overwhelming numbe... Read More
Survival Skills Rise From a Wisconsin Girl's Roots May. 06, 2020
You may see me as a Washingtonian journalist, but there's a Wisconsin girl more than skin deep. Faci... Read More
Which Food Future Will You Choose? Nov. 27, 2019
It's time to talk turkey! No, not the Butterball sitting in the Oval Office. I'm talking about the r... Read More
DNA Results Oct. 05, 2019
I am American. I know where my grandparents were from, given that they either immigrated to America ... Read More
Classic Ann Landers Jan. 13, 2019
Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to pub... Read More
No One's Perfect Oct. 18, 2018
As someone who has been trying to get a woman on the ticket since 1984, I'm glad that the Democratic... Read More
Luck of the Irish Mar. 16, 2018
Green has never been my favorite color, but I happily wore it each March 17 growing up. Attending Ca... Read More
Proud to Be a Veteran, Anyway Nov. 12, 2015
One of the smartest things I did was to enlist in the military back in 1973. My draft number was in ... Read More
Finding Dad in a Museum Aug. 18, 2015
There I was, on my Great Hispanic American History Tour, visiting yet one more gallery where our her... Read More
Searching for Not-So-Hidden Hispanic Heritage in Washington, DC Apr. 21, 2015
When we go to our nation's capital, mostly as tourists trying to make time to cover all the major at... Read More
Irish Eyes -- Not Always Smiling Mar. 07, 2015
There was a lot more drinking in Washington, D.C., before May 15, 1978. That was the date, as of thi... Read More
Under a Utah Lake, Hispanic Heritage Lives Dec. 09, 2014
Back in 1776, while 13 British colonies were becoming an independent nation on the eastern side of N... Read More
'Tucson' Is a Spanish Adaptation Dec. 02, 2014
Long before southern Arizona was part of the United States and long before it was part of Mexico, ba... Read More
The First Thanksgiving in the (Southwest) United States Sep. 16, 2014
When you get to San Elizario, Texas, in a part of the country that bears little resemblance to Plymo... Read More
