Faith Calendar – Everett Herald
Affordable preschool classes: Prince of Peace Preschool, for kids ages 3 to 5 at multiple locations. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 9320 Meadow Way, Everett. 425-338-1933. Buddhist meditation classes: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Anabel’s Framing & Gallery

Marged ‘Maggie’ Richards – Journalism.co.uk
Regular contributor to: I’ve written for: The Guardian, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent, The Daily Mail, BSkyB, Procter & Gamble, Wella, AOL, Spirit & Destiny, Cosmopolitan, The Evening Standard, Best, handbag.com and more. And produced

Daily Planner: January 31 – Chico Enterprise-Record
Snow Goose Festival: Last day of 11th Annual Snow Goose Festival in Chico celebrates the spectacular winter waterfowl migration in the North Sacramento Valley through in-town workshops and field trips. See list of programs and available spaces at www

Extend ‘moment of silence’ time – Times Union
This added time in reflection, prayer or meditation would do no harm and has the benefit of calming and preparing the members for their agenda of the day.

Decide whether you want to be right or happy – Honolulu Advertiser
The year 2010 is upon us, but it can only be a happy new year if we practice forgiveness. If we choose an “I was right and she was wrong” attitude, we are really choosing loneliness and separation from those who hold meaning in our lives. The

Opera reveals 2010-11 lineup, including Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’ – Minneapolis Star Tribune
The season opens Sept. 25 with “Orpheus and Eurydice,” Cristoph Gluck’s 18th-century meditation on the Greek myth. Countertenor David Daniels makes his Minnesota debut with Susanna Phillips, who sang in “The Fortunes of King Croesus” two seasons ago