“This dance is for you. This dance is for us. This dance is for everyone.” When we dance, we celebrate. When we dance, we share memories. When we dance, we feel loved. …

“We must adjust to changing times and still hold on to unchanging principles.” – Jimmy Carter The first presidential election I remember as a child was the race between …

"Why level downward to our dullest perception always, and praise that as common sense?" – Henry David Thoreau Each year, the Oxford University Press chooses a word of the year. A word that …

“ The mass of the rich and poor are differentiated by their incomes and nothing else. The average millionaire is the average dishwasher dressed in a new suit.” – George Orwell …

“We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.” — Martin Luther King Jr. Edmonds author Kobi Yamada wrote a series of children’s books whose …

There has been much in the news this year about scary cats (or scary cat ladies, to be more specific), but with October upon us, it is time to celebrate why we like to be scared this time of year. …

Olá, Vizinho! Hej, Nabo! Sawubona, Umakhelwane! – Hello, Neighbor (in Portuguese, Danish, and the Ndebele language of Zimbabwe) Who knew that I would love the Sound Transit Link …

The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough. — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia …

“The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.” —James Baldwin A h, Paris! What a remarkable 17 days of Olympic glory! The …

“People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.” – James Baldwin I am tired. I am tired of the anger, tired of the mistrust, tired of the cynicism. The …

During this election year, polls and surveys break down results and findings by generation. Because just as the culture and economic realities differ within each generation, so do voting tendencies. …

“How deep is your love? I really mean to learn, ‘Cause we’re living in a world of fools, Breaking us down when they all should let us be, We belong to you and me.”  …

“I’ve had my share, I’ll help you with the pain. You’re not alone. Just turn on with me, and you’re not alone.” - David Bowie This past weekend, some dear …

“Our world is but a land of a master jam, get up and dance.”  - Afrika Bombaataa During a chat with a dear friend last year, we learned that we shared a mutual appreciation for …

What is your go-to question when a conversation stalls or you are meeting someone for the first time? What was your first concert? Who would you invite to dinner if it could be anyone? …

Editor’s note: We are happy to provide this public service announcement from columnist Maria A. Montalvo. It’s one we heartily agree with. The English language boasts 170 …

“And suddenly we see that love costs all we are and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free.” – Maya Angelou, from the poem “Touched By An Angel.” The …

Many in America – and the world – watched, riveted, to the dramatic scene in the musical “Hamilton” when Alexander Hamilton decides to vote for Thomas Jefferson to be …

"It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?" – Henry David Thoreau Busy is how most of us begin (and persist through) our days. A normal morning …

“We could be heroes, just for one day.” – David Bowie Walking down a long hallway the other day, looking at statues of important figures from American history, I saw an unambiguous …