Richard Levitt says big goals are a good thing to have, but its baby steps that get you there.

A decade ago, the Giants won a World Series and Joan Dentler's son began his recovery from addiction.

An early-morning walk with her dog awakens Beth Touchette to the intense beauty of the pre-dawn world.

For adopted children, the chance to meet birth parents is filled with endless questions and a chance to open a new chapter in their life. Mateo Berger has this Perspective.

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau looks at how we remember the animals we have loved.

Joan Steinau Lester worries that the Supreme Court is coming after her same-sex marriage. 

Evan Ho says an historic drought means Californians have to save a lot of water, a little bit at a time.

Michael Ellis has this perspective on a sociable and long flying bird. 

Johanna Rauhala is a proud resident of Richmond, a city with a less-than-deserved reputation.

Gillian Reynolds is exceptionally unexceptional at everything she tries. But she’s learned how exceptional that can be.