Charles: Daily Valentines By Cheryl Charles | February 13, 2019 7:44 PM Could there be a more angst-ridden, anxiety-producing, made-up holiday than Valentine’s Day? We’ve barely snatched up the last of the
Charles: Trust? Not until you verify By Cheryl Charles | January 30, 2019 7:26 PM Last week my husband and I watched both Fyre Festival documentaries, one on Netflix, the other on Hulu. If you’re
Charles: We still have not overcome By Cheryl Charles | January 20, 2019 9:03 PM Let’s get uncomfortable, shall we? We are six days removed from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s actual birthdate, and today
Charles: Resolutions? How about we keep on keepin’ on By Cheryl Charles | January 2, 2019 9:36 PM So, it’s the third day of the new year, and people are undoubtedly still asking about your resolutions. And we’ve
Charles: Sunshine, throwing shade, and tough lessons By Cheryl Charles | December 19, 2018 9:48 PM Time marches on. It heals all wounds — and wounds all heels. But the one thing time does not do
Charles: Pausing the panic button By Cheryl Charles | December 5, 2018 8:10 PM I’ve decided that I’m not going to panic this Christmas season. This is the first full week of December and
Charles: Put away the stuffing, time for more stuff By Cheryl Charles | November 21, 2018 7:22 PM It’s Thanksgiving Day, but I’m not going to bore you with a sappy list of all the things I’m thankful
Charles: Let the chewing continue By Cheryl Charles | November 7, 2018 6:39 PM So, have those waistbands started feeling a little snug yet? No? Well, good. Congratulations on completing the first leg of
Charles: This day was a win By Cheryl Charles | October 24, 2018 9:13 PM Some days are better than others. And some days, perfectly laid plans fall by the wayside, and we realize that
Charles: Mirror, mirror By Cheryl Charles | October 10, 2018 9:53 PM I wish this wasn’t true: if you live long enough, you’ll undoubtedly become one of the people you used to
Charles: Sexual assault is the ultimate imbalance of power By Cheryl Charles | September 26, 2018 10:22 PM Fair warning: The story I’m about to tell is about a sexual assault concerning children. And this story has a
Charles: Hide and seek By Cheryl Charles | September 12, 2018 9:15 PM I had to laugh when reading my colleague Bridget Turcotte’s column a few weeks ago about her keto diet. The
Charles: What makes us happy? By Cheryl Charles | August 29, 2018 8:38 PM There are bees in my backyard. They are pollinating the wildflowers along my fence, the ones I planted a couple
Charles: How about a living wage? By Cheryl Charles | August 15, 2018 9:31 PM Imagine you worked at a job where you never knew how much you would make, day to day, week to
Charles: Ah, there’s the rub By Cheryl Charles | August 1, 2018 4:10 PM My daughter, the light of my life, gifted me with a massage last week. She got one for herself as
Charles: Who’s watching you? By Cheryl Charles | July 18, 2018 4:57 PM Raise your hand if something like this has happened to you: A few years ago, I developed pain in my
Charles: This is my America By Cheryl Charles | July 4, 2018 9:37 PM Last week I was on my way to one of my morning dance classes, when as I headed down the
On immigration and children, have we lost our heart? Soul? Mind? By Cheryl Charles | June 19, 2018 7:18 PM Human beings are not illegal. It also is not illegal or criminal to be black, brown, yellow, red — or
Charles: Summer of irrelevance By Cheryl Charles | June 6, 2018 11:44 PM Are we all graduated out yet? Have we had our fill of speakers telling their audience, be they kindergarten, middle
Charles: Thank a teacher By Cheryl Charles | May 23, 2018 7:09 PM My apologies to Willie and Waylon (and, of course, songwriter Sharon Vaughn), but my heroes have always been teachers. And
