Commentary

Tonight at 7 p.m. members of the Friends of Compassion will gather at The Center for Spiritual Living to discuss having compassion for people with special needs.

When the mind that first imagined the Wild Things disappeared for good last week, the children-turned-adults who adored Max and his wild rumpus with big-eyed monsters didn't just mourn the loss of Maurice Sendak; they also grieved for their own ever-fading childhoods.

This story goes back to Albert Einstein in 1905, called Einstein’s miracle year. In just that one single year, Einstein published four papers, any one of which would have made the career of any other scientist.

Wiccans celebrate the full moon with a sacred circle of candles and incense. It’s a nighttime, outdoor ritual that could alarm un-expecting police and residents, particularly in a small town like Pullman.

I have come to realize that you can't really teach someone abstinence.

I will freely and unashamedly admit that I helped secure "The Avengers" a $200.3 million opening weekend. Sure, I went for the entertainment value, too.

President Obama’s recent endorsement of same-sex marriage opened a torrent of speculation on what his newly enunciated position will mean politically, but the latest polls indicate the public largely backs his views and that his stance may not hurt him at the ballot box.