100 Things Every...

The series. One hundred things every man, woman, dad, mom, young person and grandparent should know, do or own.

Raise a Boy Strong Enough to Be Gentle

Gentleness isn't the opposite of strength in a boy. It's strength with a brake pedal, and you have to teach him to use it.

GuideNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

What It Actually Takes to Get Your Name on the Local Ballot

Most people who say they'd run never call the county clerk. That call takes ten minutes and settles almost everything.

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GuideDatingMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

If You Have an Excuse Ready, That's the Warning Sign

The problem was never the behavior. It's how smooth you've gotten at defending it to people who love you.

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Sell Your Car Yourself and Keep the Dealer's Margin

The private sale is worth thousands more than a trade-in, and most of that money is earned in the two hours before you list.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

StoryNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

Why Your Local Paper Closed and What Took Its Place

The classifieds went to Craigslist, the newsroom went to the debt collector, and a Facebook group with no phone number got the beat.

GuideHealthCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Snoring Is Noise. The Silence Is the Problem.

If your spouse lies awake counting the seconds until you breathe again, that's not a personality quirk. That's a medical finding.

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GuideCarsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Find the Rust Before It Finds Your Brake Lines

A flashlight, a magnet and twenty minutes under the car will tell you whether you're looking at a project or a trap.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

How to Read a Religious Liberty Ruling for Yourself

Court opinions are free, public, and shorter than you think. A working method for finding the holding, counting the votes, and spotting what a case didn't decide.

GuideHealthCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Give Your Chronic Condition Ten Minutes a Day, Not All Day

Diabetes, high blood pressure, an autoimmune diagnosis — the disease expands to fill whatever space you give it. Here's how to shrink the footprint.

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GuideCarsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Pick the truck by the door jamb sticker, not the tow rating

A half-ton that says it tows 11,000 pounds will still be illegally overloaded by a 7,800-pound travel trailer. The math is in the door.

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GuideNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

How a Bill Becomes Law, in the Order It Really Happens

The schoolhouse version skips the parts that decide everything: committee referral, the Rules Committee, cloture, and the rulemaking that comes after the signature.

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