Mike Preston: Ravens OC Todd Monken makes a strong first impression BALTIMORE — Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken says his job description is simple, but the process is ever-changing. Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023
Review: 'Farrell Covington' charts 50 years in the rom-com life of two gay men FICTION: 'In and Out' and 'Sister Act' writer Paul Rudnick's novel borrows from his own life. Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023
Review: 'Watch Us Dance' is the latest from Leila Slimani, writer of bestselling 'The Perfect Nanny' FICTION: The autobiographical novel looks at class struggles in Morocco in the 1960s. Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023
Review: In Richard Ford's 'Be Mine,' a boomer reckons with his past and present FICTION: Ford's everyman Frank Bascombe is back for one more brush with existence. Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023
A brain disease in deer is found in Florida, the latest state to detect the illness A deadly disease that plagues deer was recently detected in the remains of a road-killed deer in Florida — marking the first known instance of the illness found in the state, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Thursday. Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023
Are Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving enough? How Mavs rank in West before NBA draft, free agency. DALLAS — With the NBA playoffs over — finally, mercifully, for the Dallas Mavericks, who participated in none of the postseason for the first time since Luka Doncic’s 2018-19 rookie season — it’s time for Mavericks action to resume again. Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023
Review: In Lorrie Moore's latest, brothers look back on the memories that made them FICTION: Moore's latest novel explores the joy of siblinghood and the enormity of death without a flicker of sentimentality. Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023
Sam Gordon: NBA expansion to Las Vegas could be what’s next LAS VEGAS — Not lost on this Las Vegan during the Golden Knights’ pursuit and capture of Lord Stanley’s sacred silver chalice were the words of NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who again recently acknowledged expansion to Seattle or Las Vegas. Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023
Death of deer farms a matter of time under new laws, group president says The president of the Minnesota Deer Farmers Association said herd owners across the state are reeling from a sweeping change in regulations adopted last month by the state Legislature. Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023
A rainbow of 7 books to help you get in the mood for Pride celebrations When figuring out our identities, books can be an important place to start. Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023
Overfishing leads to alarming decline in reef shark population, study says The reef shark population has dropped to dangerously low numbers — way worse than researchers anticipated, according to a new study co-authored by Florida International University. Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023
Jonathan Bernstein: Senators are undermining their own power The slow decline of the United States Congress continues. The latest example is a practice that has helped individual senators wield disproportionate influence: the “hold.” Once a justifiable way for senators to bring attention to a problem or issue germane to their state, senators are increasingly using the hold as… Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023
Editorial: Josh Hawley knows better about slavery and Juneteenth. But he just wants to fight We’ve long since become accustomed to Sen. Josh Hawley’s online provocations. The Missouri Republican (or perhaps his staff) is a prolific poster, one who uses Twitter not to enlighten or inform his constituents but to start fights and stir up politically useful culture wars. For the most part, we prefer… Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023
Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023 Editorial: Keep flagpoles out of culture wars Flagpoles are becoming the latest battlefield in the culture wars. Activists are fighting to get their banners onto public flagstaffs while keeping off those representing other groups or beliefs.
Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023 ‘A beautiful family’: This candy store provides opportunity for disabled employees BOISE, Idaho -- Twice a week, Robin Boudwin gets on the ACCESS bus, a paratransit transportation service, from her home in Boise. She arrives at Sweet Zola’s Candy Shop at 7172 Fairview Ave., where she packages candy boxes, trains her colleagues or operates the register.
Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023 Column: He was a pharmacist addicted to opiates. Now he works with people in recovery BOISE, Idaho — Jeff Middleton knows firsthand the challenges of being released from jail and trying to find a job — all while trying to stay clean from a drug addiction.
Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023 More states use taxpayer dollars to help people pay for private school In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which parents and educators reevaluated their relationship with public schools, lawmakers across the country have eagerly embraced state-funded voucher programs, giving public money to students to attend private schools.
Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023 Motormouth: What's wrong with the AM radio? Q: I have a 2008 Volvo S80 and the AM radio died. The FM and disc changer work just fine. Is this fixable and what part should I order or is it just a loose connection somewhere? I really miss my AM radio.
Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023 F.D. Flam: Want to be more creative? Try dream-hacking while you sleep In our competitive society, some consider it a badge of honor to get only four or five hours of sleep a night, or pull all-nighters in the service of work. And forget naps. But sleep may have more benefits than just making you sharper and more alert during your waking…
Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023 Lisa Jarvis: Goodbye, body mass index. You won’t be missed. The scales are formally shifting on Body Mass Index, a measurement that has been the source of much scorn in recent years. The American Medical Association has now weighed in to say that doctors should look at factors beyond BMI to determine whether a patient is unhealthily obese.
Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023 Editorial: Summer thaw in Beijing: Despite GOP naysayers, Blinken visit to China is a good thing “This is very good,” said Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday at the start of his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People. We agree.
Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023 What one hospital’s slow recovery from a cyberattack means for patients In fall 2021, staffers at Johnson Memorial Health were hoping they could finally catch their breath. They were just coming out of a weeks-long surge of covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths, fueled by the delta variant.
Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023 Foster kids in casino hotels? It happened in rural Nevada amid widespread foster home shortages ELKO, Nev. — Brandy Holbrook spent April driving hundreds of miles across four counties in northeastern Nevada to deliver a plea to local leaders about a smoldering crisis in the regional foster care system.
Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023 Commentary: An easy congressional fix can help families in the SNAP program Among Congress’ 2023 action items is the massive Farm Bill, legislation that is reauthorized every five years. The bill includes federal assistance for low-income families like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the principal method by which the U.S. government helps low-income families buy food.