Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is a gooey confection of seasonal sentiment. It also is an economic manifesto that Dickens hoped would hit with “twenty thousand times the force” of a political tract. It concerned a 19th-century debate that is pertinent to today’s argument about immigration. Last week, a disagreement between two conservative think tanks erupted when the Heritage Foundation excoriated the immigration reform...

Climate change skeptics often shrug off the pesky facts scientists present by pointing to the big, over-simplified picture. Climate is always changing, they say. Nature goes through cycles.

It's Earth Day every day at these eateries where “Eco-conscious” and “delicious” are the themes.

A sanding drum is efficient and cool

Location, design and plants for a pest-free garden

A photo of Jennifer Aniston's red carpet faux pas revives an interest in cupping, a Chinese healing method.

A fly fishing first-timer's account.

The buddy system is important to weight loss success.

Reading food labels is complicated to say the least, so here are three ingredients that nutritionists tend to stay away from.

Healthy desserts? Yes, they CAN be a match made in heaven.

Word of the Day, Website of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today's Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.

Candy bar connoisseurs share their tips and recipes for making grown-up, homemade versions of childhood favorites.

Hit the picnic circuit this year with fresh potato salad recipes sure to please.

Words of advice on cooking luscious sauces along with 15 flavorful sauce recipes.

10 tips to spruce up your yard for spring

Expert tips for safely climbing backyard trees

Keep notes and ideas within reach

Expert advice on getting started with honeybees

Caregiving expert Patricia Smith helps a woman suffering from compassion fatigue reclaim her life.

How furry friends can help the healing process begin.

A new study suggests "light drinking" does not affect baby's brain

Exactly 5 months ago today I had a biopsy done on the lump in my breast. I found it during a self-exam and figured I better get it checked out to be safe. The little research I did showed 80% of all biopsies are negative for cancer and the biopsy test itself is about 97% accurate. Well, I need to stay away from the casinos!Lol.

Phelps County Commissioners Thursday awarded a contract to CSE Enterprises Inc. to replace the outdoor concrete steps at the main entrance to the county courthouse.

Construction in the Rolla High School cafeteria expansion and renovation project starts Tuesday.

Mistakes were made. This, we are supposed to accept, is the conclusion to be drawn about the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, despite congressional testimony suggesting that significant efforts were made to camouflage those mistakes. As Democrats and Republicans alike know all too well: It’s always the cover-up. Yet in this case, where so clearly the State Department and others in the Obama administration took...