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Several years ago a couple of teachers sat next to us in a downtown Waterville restaurant, talking about their impending retirements. They were older than I. I asked how a person knows when it is time ...

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. That doesn’t mean everyone’s opinion is always right. Alex Taylor is the assistant editor for WyoSports and covers University of Wyoming athletics. He can be ...

"Black History Month is all 12 months for me. We celebrate Black excellence every single day of the year." — LeBron James, NBA legend. March is here, which means it’s time to place Black History Month ...

SACRAMENTO — The race for California governor couldn’t be much closer. And that’s scary for Democrats. Only the top two vote-getters in the June 2 primary — regardless of their party — will advance to ...

When my wife and I moved to the Gaylord area the summer of the country’s bicentennial (1976 for you non-history folks) one of the first things we did was apply for a library card at the Otsego County ...

Akul Gunukula/DAILY. Buy this photo. Having served since 2019, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is officially term-limited and unable to run for reelection in the 2026 Michigan gubernatorial election. The stakes ...

A friend sent me a meme, a photo of a smiling young runner and a headline that said: “New Report Finds Most Effective Way to Run Well and Recover Quickly is to be 20 Years Old.” I’m guessing a sizable ...

Longtime New York Times Opinion columnist David Brooks discusses his departure from the paper. After 22 years, columnist David Brooks is leaving The New York Times. His final column, "Time to Say ...

Grace Wasielewski is humble about her running—she’s not fast, she tells Runner’s World. Of more than 100 marathons she’s run, her personal best is a 3:29 (which is fast in our book). But the Prospect ...

Michael Mason, a former assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Washington field office, retired as the executive assistant director at FBI headquarters in 2007. His column is in response to the ...