Community

Sympathy, empathy, and compassion aren't the same thing. A plain-spoken guide to the difference and how each one helps us be better neighbors.

Video poker machines are replacing restaurant tables and storefronts. How the chase for gambling money is wearing away the look and feel of our communities.

Life is a long-game investment. On planting trees whose shade you'll never sit in, practical ways to leave things better than you found them, and why greed fails the next generation.