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Good nutrition fuels healthy energy as you grow older

While some people say energy is wasted on the young, Demetree Robinson says a healthy diet can ensure people don't lose energy as they grow older.

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Reader essay: Older and Smarter

When I was 12, I believed anyone who was over 30 was old. I wondered vaguely what they did for fun. Life must be boring when you're old.

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Reader poem: 'Flight Pattern'

The ridiculous clatter

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Reader essay: An Encounter with Greatness

The Community Concert Series was held in the auditorium on Western Washington University's campus some 30 miles away from where we were living at the time, and on Thursday evening Van Cliburn would be playing the Steinway.

HEALTH

Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported.

HEALTH

New rice contamination reported in China

Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal.

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LIVING

Ask Mr. Dad: Back off, Mom and Dad. Further back.

Dear Mr. Dad: I'm 19 and going to college nearly 1,000 miles from home. The problem is that my parents won't let me alone. For example, since I don't have any income, they're paying for my cell phone, but they call me nearly every day and ask where I am and what I'm doing. They go through my bills...

LIVING

Peonies help remember and honor

The peonies are slightly behind schedule for Memorial Day. I worry about such things, not because I want to, but because I have to. It's part of my heritage. For years, women in my family have monitored peonies like Patton monitored the troops, but without the swearing.

LIVING

Ex-etiquette: Set up a phone schedule to minimize stress

Q: My ex and I broke up two years ago and we share our 5-year-old's time. My problem is my ex will not allow me to talk to our child when he is with him. It drives me crazy. I want to buy a cell phone for my child so I can talk to him at his father's, but his father says that's a stupid idea. I ...