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Love at Everest’s Peak
Chapter 1: Dreams of Mountains Once upon a time, in a small village nestled in the heart of the Himalayas, there lived a young girl named Aanya. As a child, Aanya would often spend her days gazing at the towering mountains that surrounded her home, dreaming of the day she could scale their mighty peaks.…
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Carolyn Hax: A guest resents getting roped into post-dinner cleanup
Reader’s annoyed that guests at family dinners are expected to help clean up, even though they all take turns as hosts.
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Miss Manners: Why should I write thank-you notes to people I don’t know?
Should the letter writer send thank-you notes to her mom’s friends for baby gifts even if they don’t know the friends?
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Ask Amy: My girlfriend’s potluck requirement at parties is annoying
Letter writer’s girlfriend throws birthday parties and asks guests to bring food in exchange for raffle tickets.
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Missing in this year’s debt-ceiling talks: Democratic demands for new taxes
Democrats have not made tax increases a central plank of their demands even as Republicans have vocally pushed for deep spending cuts.
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The Trump down-ballot drag
New polling from DeSantis allies gets at the generic ballot in an interesting way.
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Book bans soared in the ’70s, too. The Supreme Court stepped in.
Library book bans are fueling national fights and a new Florida lawsuit. But only one such case has ever ended up before the Supreme Court: the mostly forgotten Island Trees v. Pico.
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The Trump down-ballot drag
New polling from DeSantis allies gets at the generic ballot in an interesting way.
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Why Dianne Feinstein, Like Many Before Her, Refuses to Let Go
A life in Congress comes with power, prestige and perks that can be hard to leave behind. For some lawmakers who view their job as their identity, the prospect is unthinkable.
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Air DeSantis: The Private Jets and Secret Donors Flying Him Around
As the Florida governor hopscotched the country preparing to run for president, a Michigan nonprofit paid the bills. It won’t say where it got the money.