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Sholeh Patrick

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Updated 5 days ago

Sick of culture wars? Drop your weapons

Never mind the old sticks and stones adage. Words can do more than hurt. They also transform human interaction b...

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
MLP: Repeat it again?

Like sunshine to the desk-chained office drudge, like the length of this sentence, useless words are tantamount to frustration for Your Mrs. Language Person....

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
Studies: Equality rising in Idaho

On Sunday, America celebrates the birth of a man whose dream could be ascribed to the nation as a whole: A land of equal opportunity for everyone.

Updated 2 months, 2 weeks ago
SHOLEH: New Hope for Alzheimer's

For folks with early-stage Alzheimer’s hope is on the horizon. A drug newly approved by the Food and Drug Administration may help slow its progression.

Updated 2 months, 2 weeks ago
No speaker. Does it matter?

It’s been 100 years. And McCarthy is only the second. The last and only other time a Speaker of the House wasn’t elected on the first ballot was in 1923. ...

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Laugh more, resolve less

“What’s a New Year's resolution? It goes in one year and out the other.”

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Cheers to points of hope

If you’re concerned about the world around you, it’s easy to find bad news, especially if the source is TV.

Updated 2 months, 4 weeks ago
SHOLEH: Is this the American way?

Jesus might have wept at the irony. Christmas Eve, a night dedicated to celebrating his example to humankind (which the Bible repeatedly quotes as comp...

Updated 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Is this the American way?

Is this the American way?

Updated 3 months ago
For Forefathers Day, take a holiday

Just over four centuries ago in 1620, a weak and weary group of religious refugees aboard the Mayflower arrived on American shores.

Updated 3 months ago
Shed that holiday stress

Some holiday planners and preppers seem to thrive on the mania.

Updated 3 months, 1 week ago
How a whining kid brought joy to the world

Holiday music can do magic.

Updated 3 months, 1 week ago
Freedom to marry remains fettered

Now that the Respect for Marriage Act has cleared Congress with more than expected bipartisan support, it’s nearly as good as established law.

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Is the balance of power teetering?

On Wednesday the Supreme Court heard a case potentially affecting every American.

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
And the WOTY goes to…

They say language, like man, is an evolving thing, its metamorphoses and trends a reflection of human culture.

Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
A what’s what of Nederland

Even if you’re not a soccer fan, odds are at least one World Cup game has already graced your television.