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To make hosting less stressful, strive for connection and not perfection

Inviting friends and family members over for a celebration, holiday or routine dinner provides an opportunity for connection, but pressure to serve good-tasting food in a clean and welcoming environment can deter many people from hosting or prevent them from being fully present with their guests when they do. But there are not only ways to reduce the stress of entertaining at home, but strong arguments for throwing a party, planning a game night or bringing guests together over a shared meal, according to mental health experts and experienced hosts. Without in-person social gatherings, ...

Please pass the salt and pepper of loss

I swam in the beautiful bay water three times that day. Salt on skin does wonders. Six of us had a sundown dinner on the roof, with a homemade almond cake a la creme and fruit for dessert, a ferry and lighthouse in the distance. Everyone around the table at the house party was a true-blue friend. Some I'd known forever, so it seemed. Our host created a spell, a consoling space of light in these times. My spirits suddenly took flight once we left Washington and crossed the silver Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The Eastern Shore land, with corn growing on all sides, held a promise that things ...

Other Voices: Keep an eye on the rise of Democratic Socialists

The story of the year in American politics so far, after Donald Trump ’s falling popularity, is the rise of the Democratic socialists. Their influence bears watching as the next generation tries to fulfill Bernie Sanders’s goal of taking over the Democratic Party. Avowed Democratic Socialists of America candidate Janeese Lewis George won the Democratic nomination for mayor of Washington, D.C., last week, and it wasn’t close. The 38-year-old won 53.5%-35.9% over mainstream black Democrat Kenyan McDuffie, and she did better in some upscale white areas than in the city’s black ...

Moon Brook CC hosts Charity Classic

The Frank A. Farrell Jr. Moon Brook Charity Classic was held Monday, and it featured plenty of headliners. First, Cody Endress, Dwayne Randall and David Patronik tied for low-professional honors with a 1-under 71, which earned each a winner’s share of $1,336 from a $10,000 purse. Secondly, the winning pro-am team was made up of Kyle Benish of Holiday Valley, Ricky Turner, Billy Evans and Matt Churchill, who shot a 124, followed in second place, also with a 124, by the team of Rob Krajewski, Scott Farrell, Frankie Farrell and Sy Farrell. Following are the third- through 10th-place ...

The Dutch, Germans clinch World Cup groups

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brian Brobbey scored his third goal of the World Cup, the Netherlands got a pair of goals that deflected off Tunisia into its own net, and the Dutch rolled in the rain to a 3-1 victory Thursday night to advance to the knockout stage as the winners of Group F. The ...