Cupid draw back your bow And let your arrow go Straight to my lover's heart for me, for me. For many of us, Music Hall of Famer Sam Cooke's 1966 lyrics still can dance in our heads. As we …

A mentor and close friend died by suicide. There are just too many words, phrases, and sentences that run through my sad, but smiling head. My limited wordage is not even close to how I wish to …

With open educational doors they are coming. It was women’s rights activist Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) who challenged the male’s hypotheses that women are inheritably unable to learn …

Jan. 27 marks the anniversary of the Russian Army's liberating the most murderous Nazi death camp: Auschwitz-Birkenau. Now, every year on that date, Holocaust Memorial Day acknowledges that …

It’s the start of 2023, and with our tradition of setting New Year’s goals, darn right I have a suggestion. How about learning how Occam’s razor can be a tool for you? Many years ago, while …

The Martin Luther King Jr. federal national holiday coming up lets us think about a civil rights activist assassinated for his activism. He is the only American, other than George Washington, …

The Department 56 seasonal tradition setup at Karen and Chuck's house is now going into its third decade. I guess, unconsciously, the seed was planted back when my parents were very poor and, for …

It's a BIG RED-letter day on our calendars and in our hearts. Since there are so many folklores and dubious legends about that special day of giving, we can ask: What do we truly know about …

The cliché says to get ahead you must think outside the box. But is this the best advice? Yes, we must be creative if we want to emerge above the horde. By turning to what you have already placed …

In 1990, Congress passed, and President George H.W. Bush signed, a bill dedicating November as National American Heritage Month, with National American Heritage Day celebrated on Friday, Nov. …

Even with our hectic days, we still make time to just isolate ourselves, and sit down to think over our to-do list. And most of this time can be done while sitting on our white porcelain throne. …

I served in Korea for 13 months, five days, nine hours, and 12 minutes, so I'm extremely interested in hearing about that Forgotten War. It's said that our participation in the Afghanistan War …

With the celebration of Halloween earlier this week, many of us still talk about that Oct. 30, 1938, classic Halloween Eve frightful Orson Welles' CBS "Mercury Theatre on the Air" radio …

October is the busiest month for matrimonial bonding. During this month, as you line up to walk down the matrimony aisle to take the vows to merge your life with another, you should not forget …

I challenge you before you read any further to close your eyes for a least one minute. Now that your eyes are open again, you may be able to see more clearly what this October Blindness month is …

During my years as a supervisor for the Washington State Probation and Parole Department, my staff and I had to constantly come up with solutions to problems. From this, we learned every solution had …

With Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs through Oct. 15, Halloween, and All Soul’s Day (Nov. 2), just within reach of a witch broom ride together, let us think about The Day of the Dead or Dia de …

Editor’s note: This article discusses self-harm. If you are thinking of harming yourself, there are resources. 988 is the new, nationwide, three-digit dialing code for the Suicide and Crisis …

Sigmund Freud said, “The aim of all life is death.” It’s the drop-off point from the moving conveyer belt of life. That’s a topic many of us do not wish to address. Therefore, with this …

After reading several of my Darn Wright columns, with one being "Saddle up and go for an equestrian scholarship," a friend texted me: "How do you come up with such a variety of interesting topics to …