Opinion
Decluttering till death do we part
Local columns
Margareta Magnusson was an artist in Stockholm who wrote a bestselling book, "The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning." Decluttering, the removal of unnecessary items from our living spaces, had already become an international obsession. That was doubly so for Americans, whose large houses ...
Ex-election clerk’s sentence commuted after Trump pressure
Local columns
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters after pressure from President Donald Trump, the latest instance of the president using his powers to reward those who echoed his baseless claims of mass fraud as the cause of ...
Almanac for May 16, 2026
Local columns
Today is Saturday, May 16, the 136th day of 2026. There are 229 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1966, the Chinese Communist Party issued the May 16 Notification, a document that criticized "counterrevolutionary revisionists" within the party and marked the beginning of the ...
AAA: Gas cost‑cutting moves could backfire
Editorial
Thinking of stretching that tank of gas as far as it can get you before facing the current pain at the pumps again? AAA is warning why that ultimately could come back to bite you. As gas prices soar, AAA is discouraging cost-cutting measures it says increase the risk of breakdowns and ...
