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Carla Fernandez On Navigating ‘The Wild Ride’ of Grief
Through years of hosting dinner parties with fellow grievers, Carla Fernandez, writes that she learned to approach grief without sweeping it under th…
1 year, 1 month ago
Chronicle Investigation Tracks Abuses, Understaffing at CA For-Profit Psychiatric Hospitals
California is increasingly relying on for-profit psychiatric hospitals to care for the tens of thousands of people experiencing serious mental health…
1 year, 2 months ago
Can You Change Your Personality? Olga Khazan Tried.
“I possessed a unique ability to find suffering in even the best circumstances,” admits Atlantic writer Olga Khazan. That trait is one reason why she…
1 year, 2 months ago
Who Should Lead the Democrats?
Who is the leader of the Democratic party? It was a question that appeared to stump Minnesota governor and vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz in a …
1 year, 2 months ago
What Trump’s Threatened Education Cuts Mean for Students, Schools
The Trump Administration cut $400 million in grants to Columbia for its alleged failure to address anti-semitism on campus. And 60 more universities …
1 year, 2 months ago
Is It Time to Say Goodbye to the Penny?
Pennies are as lucky as ever, but the U.S. Mint reported losing more than $85 million last year producing the coin. Now President Trump has added his…
1 year, 2 months ago
TechEquity's Catherine Bracy On What Venture Capital is Doing to our Economy
Venture capital is meant to infuse burgeoning companies with cash to grow, but instead it’s become a sector that is too obsessed with raking in short…
1 year, 2 months ago
Are You Affected by the NOAA Layoffs?
Scientists who study and keep the public informed about wildfires, hurricanes, avalanches and climate change are reeling from the Trump administratio…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Pandemic’s Lasting Effects on Student Learning, Mental Health
The average American student is “less than halfway to a full academic recovery” from the effects of the Covid pandemic. That’s according to a 2024 re…
1 year, 2 months ago
Patrick Hutchison Shares His D.I.Y. Adventures in ‘Cabin’
In 2013, Patrick Hutchison bought a derelict shack in the Cascades not far from his home in Seattle. Within a few years, the weekend renovation proje…
1 year, 2 months ago