I was excited to attend my first neighborhood council meeting this fall, a finance and outreach meeting in Hermon. As I walked around, I didn’t see any signs. Some people were in the church across...

It was a few days before Christmas when my grandmother realized that she did not have nearly enough time nor the ingredients to prepare her homemade tamales. Nearly 50 guests would be expected for the...

Dear Denis, I am not looking for love. But why is it so hard to find intimate connections without all the commitment? -Angel   Dear Angel, I believe creating intimate connections does...

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Dear Denis, I’m really into this girl but I don’t know when it’s safe to make my move as she recently got out of a relationship. I want her to find herself and love herself first, and I want to...

Dear Denis, Do people have soulmates? How long should you wait to say “I love you?” - Angel   Dear Angel, I’ve always had the firm belief that people have soulmates. But I don’t...

I have always felt like my Jewishness confuses people. I am genetically half Jewish and half not. My mother is of European Jewish descent and my father is mostly Norwegian. According to Jewish law,...

When it comes to food service providers, I have the utmost empathy and understanding of the miracle occurring. Making large quantities of food of acceptable service level for a massive demand. Chartwells...

My entire life, I was very insecure about my body. Being Mexican meant I had more body hair, which is where my insecurities really stemmed from. I have had bad acne since the fifth grade. I had big,...

As a young girl growing up in Tanzania, a developing country, the idea of attending a four-year U.S. university was almost as mythical as an old African folktale. The fact that neither of my parents...