Column: A tale of two Christmases
The Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog, a seasonal guilty pleasure, arrived on the desk with a solid thud, bespeaking the 175 glossy pages of improbable, and improbably expensive gifts, inside.
View ArticleThomasson: Israel needs assurances on Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON - Since Jimmy Carter's utter miscalculations led to the installation of a radical theocracy in Iran, the Persian nation has become a thorn in the world's body politic - a rogue state in many...
View ArticleInteriors: Spruce up your home for the Christmas season
The holiday season is upon us. Beautiful lights twinkling everywhere indicate that Christmas is coming soon, so here are some decorating ideas for your home in these next fun-filled weeks.
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Hobbies: Make your own stocking stuffers
Every Christmas I love hanging large, decorated stockings on the fireplace mantel, but then I have to fill them. And with multiple stockings to stuff, it can get pretty pricey, so this year I decided...
View ArticleEditorial: Tis the season to drive carefully
O Earth peace, good will to man . . . but on the highway, not so much.
View Article$5K tip for real, Washington bar owner verifies
12-05-13 - PORT ORCHARD, Wash. - Christmas got a whole lot jollier for waitress-bartender Amanda Retrum and 10 other employees who worked the late shift at a bar here - they'll share a $5,000 tip left...
View ArticleHoliday music for your less-than-silent night
Looking for some mood music for the season? Each year I choose the best, worst and mostly in between. Here's this year's Christmas sack:
View ArticleMemphis gets the giving and receiving thing down
When Holly and Jeff Nelson heard about the offer, they could scarcely believe it.
View ArticleDan Thomasson: Banks know how to pass the buck
WASHINGTON-It has always been a Bob Cratchit/Ebenezer Scrooge sort of business..."empty as a banker's heart" and so forth.
View ArticleInteriors: Homemade snow globes, gift tags and other...
Let's try some interesting Christmas home decorations on for size.
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Gardener: Winter gardening activities, part two
Last week, I shared five winterish projects all gardeners could do during the colder "inside" months from late fall through winter to improve skills, have fun and be productive, too. This week I...
View ArticleFor Singer Jesse Winchester, writing songs is 'the most fun...
Not many artists get the opportunity to really understand how much they're loved and cherished in their lifetime. Singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester is one of the lucky few.
View ArticleOsmonds take their Christmas expertise on the road
You can trust that Christmas is in good hands with Donny and Marie Osmond.
View ArticleColumn: Shaping up as a tough Christmas for Santa Claus
This Christmas is turning out to be a potentially bad season for Santa Claus.
View ArticleWatch: D.C. jabs, quotes of 2013 will make you wince
WASHINGTON - This is the slightly twisted time of year when we look back with fondness, horror, disbelief and no little amount of wincing to review what came out of the mouths of our politicians since...
View ArticleMurdock: These are a few of my favorite charities
(NOTE TO EDITORS NOT FOR PUBLICATION: After 13-and-a-half years, this is my final op-ed for the Scripps Howard News Service. Please e-mail me directly at tiradesRus@hotmail.com if you would like to...
View ArticleThomasson: Towards constructive bipartisanship?
WASHINGTON-The budget agreement is hardly what either side would like, but its importance is that it is an agreement. Is this finally the end of the partisan strife that has been so debilitating since...
View ArticlePoinsettia challenges growers, but buyers' demand is...
There's no doubt that poinsettias, particularly the red ones, reign at Christmas.
View ArticleAttorney seeks return of shoes for convicted client
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - All convicted killer Douglas England wants for Christmas are his tennis shoes.
View ArticleEditorial: Speaker Boehner finally takes the gloves off
Finally, House Speaker John Boehner has stood up against hard-right groups, many of them financial backers of the tea party, who seem less interested in taking in the Democrats than thwarting the...
View ArticleEditorial: Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following editorial, among the most famous ever written, appeared in The New York Sun in 1897 and remains appropriate for this holiday season 116 years later. Distributed by Scripps...
View ArticlePost an idea of something you want, they will make it...
Not every holiday gift springs from a catalog or off the retailer's shelf. If you're in the market for handcrafted goods, there's no end of options, from the local crafts fair to online Etsy-like...
View ArticleInteriors: Gift ideas for the home
The season of the gift of giving is upon us. Or is it the giving of the gift? Sure, we know what gifts some of those on our list want but what about the hard-to-get for people? After all, some people...
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Hobbies: Fast and easy hand painted gift wrap
Have you ever received a gift that's been beautifully wrapped? I have a lovely friend who always wraps her gifts so thoughtfully no matter what the gift is inside. The gorgeous wrap is the most...
View ArticleWinter beers offer diversity of flavors, spice
Every craft brewery makes a round of seasonal brews and beginning in November, winter beers and Christmas ales become available.
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