Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

I wondered if it was still cool for kids to write letters to Santa Claus. An old-fashioned letter, handwritten on paper, sealed in a paper envelope, with a return address and postage stamp. I used to ...

During budget debates, Coun. Aaron Paquette proposed a plan to restore $64.5 million to the City’s financial stabilization reserve, which would have pushed taxes above 9 per cent this year but lowered ...

Reporter Samantha Swindler received a tough assignment a few weeks ago: The Oregonian would be celebrating its 175 th anniversary. Could she write the front-page story commemorating that major ...

Re “A blockbuster not-yet-agreement with the devil in the politics” (Nov. 28): I believe this memorandum of understanding is pure politics and the controversy much ado about nothing. I see a Prime ...

If your starter word contains a J, rethink your strategy. Here are the most commonly used letters in the alphabet. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is ...

On Friday, I’ll be standing outside for a couple hours, selling newspapers until my fingers and toes are numb, and it’s probably the most meaningful thing I’ll do this holiday season. Every year, our ...

One of southern California’s oldest giant sequoias holds more leaves than there are people in China. It has stood since there were fewer people on Earth than live in modern Japan—more than 3,000 years ...

An 8-year-old girl co-wrote a heartfelt letter to Globe Santa with her mother requesting a return visit to their home north of Boston this year. “This Christmas I wish my mom is healthy so we can ...

While in her early 70s, Carter Catlett Williams found a treasure trove of letters written by the father she lost when she was not quite two years old. The letters were in a box in her attic, having ...

India’s first Prime Minister, freedom fighter, statesman, lawyer, author and visionary Jawaharlal Nehru is a towering figure in its pre- and post-Independence history. But, like everyone else, he was ...