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Modern conveniences such as self-checkout and contactless payments are often taken for granted. Because of this, it’s natural to overlook the critical technology that makes such everyday efficiencies ...

As the temperatures drop and the holidays wind down, Whidbey Island beckons as the perfect setting for a cozy, winter retreat, whether you’re a reader or a writer. The island offers a slower-paced, ...

Inferno is a rather complicated comic. It deals with the consequences of Xavier, Magneto, and Moira MacTaggert’s actions in creating Krakoa, the cost of the secrets they kept, and the end of the first ...

It can be a pain to wait at a toll booth. Luckily, RFID toll tags can help. RFID toll tags are small devices that drivers attach to their vehicle windshields, usually behind the rearview mirror. Each ...

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Readers respond to writer (Jan. 5) who decided to stop coloring her hair: DEAR ABBY: Regarding “Silver Girl in New York” (Jan. 5), whose husband is making her feel less loved because she decided to ...

I was surprised that The Oregonian/OregonLive allowed a wine writer with no evident medical training to question the U.S. surgeon general’s widely supported opinion that alcohol should have cancer ...