Shadia: Dating while Muslim is complicated

By Mona Shadia

I was never the girl who fantasized about Prince Charming charging in on his camel and sweeping me off my feet.

City Lights: Slow and steady makes the race

By Michael Miller

Jim Christensen will run the Surf City USA Half Marathon this weekend — which means, mathematically speaking, he will run 13.1 miles.

In the Pipeline: After 50 years, Duane Eddy will travel

By Chris Epting

He's wearing black slacks and a black shirt and cowboy hat. There's a bit of silver woven in, too, that picks up the light in the small...

Joe Surf: Kneeboarder has remarkable win after injury

By Joe Haakenson

We've all heard the sports phrase "playing hurt."

Natural Perspectives: Winter snows crucial to our water supply

By Vic Leipzig and Lou Murray

Thursday is Groundhog Day. According to legend, if a groundhog comes out of hibernation and sees its shadow on this day, we will have six...

Greer's OC: Wine Knot raises funds for sailing foundation

By Greer Wylder

Celebrate with your Valentine early this year with plenty of wine and decadent chocolate at the second annual Wine Knot tasting event from 6...

Shadia: In Islam, men and women are equal

By Mona Shadia

It is safe to say that those who know me would describe me as a tough, assertive girl with a conviction that women are equal to men.