Thank you for your cover story, “The Optimism Bias” [June 6]. The cover’s subhead says, “Hope isn’t rational — so why are humans wired for it?” The answer is pretty obvious, not least in evolutionary ...

Bobby McFerrin won the Grammy for Record of the Year with the catchy tune “Don’t Worry Be Happy” (1988). Madison McFerrin is coming to Wolf Trap. (Courtesy Wolf Trap) This Sunday night, his talented ...

Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are solely the opinion of that person and not the Daily Journal. Our music director at church sometimes asks me to fill in for her during a Sunday service. Tammera knows ...