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July 2003 |
| Couples are paying lofty fees to egg donors with the perfect combination of brains and beauty. |
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May 2017 |
| "The end of Jim Crow is not the end of structural racism. It is one iteration of it. While it is a great victory, it is not the end of the story." |
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March 2019 |
| "If you follow your passions in a way that effectively deploys your unique gifts and skills…you…will feel happier, healthier, and younger in retirement." |
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May 2019 |
| "They do not know where to turn, and are becoming desperate for a new way of being and relating as men." |
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January 2018 |
| "I went on stage, danced, and got naked to a Pearl Jam song, and then one by Beyonce. . . . The butterflies in my stomach went away as soon as I got into the groove of the music." |
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March 2021 |
| "The entire process [should be] geared toward finding the win-win solution for both parties and their children. . . 'what they will need to want to wake up in the morning and live their new lives.' " |
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July 2012 |
| The vast majority of senior citizens prefer to age in the comfort of their homes as opposed to an assisted care facility or nursing home. |
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May 2013 |
| "The Administration and political leaders in Congress appear incapable of agreeing on how to address any present issue of national import, including ones that have vexed the nation for decades, like Social Security and Medicare." |
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September 2001 |
| The sexual revolution, women's liberation, relaxation of divorce laws, and greater mobility are fracturing the traditional family structure. |
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January 2022 |
| "The U.S. always has been a nation of immigrants, and most Americans instinctively understand that immigration still has a vital role to play in its aging future." |
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March 2008 |
| "Children in this country who face [hunger] do not have wide eyes and bloated bellies, but come in all shapes, sizes, and ethnicities. They live among us in our communities and are closer than you think." |
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May 2011 |
| While most investors in precious metals may track prices closely on a daily basis, they are unlikely to consider how much their jewelry, silverware, and other collectibles have appreciated in value. |
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January 2003 |
| "By using the national shelter infrastructure already in place to provide immediate housing, we can enhance services to be comprehensive and focused on building long-term skills that foster independence and economic viability." |
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March 2004 |
| "The sport utility vehicle has been called the modern muscle car. What SUVs lack in acceleration, tire-burning ability, handling, and gracefulness, they compensate for in size, weight, and machismo." |
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January 2016 |
| "You worried about your children when they were in diapers. You worried about them when they headed off to school, and you still worry about them even though they, too, now have grey hair." |
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November 2016 |
| "Instead of sugarplums, the visions that are dancing in your head [this holiday travel season] involve hours of nonstop crying, the smell of dirty diapers, and spit-up all over the back seat." |
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May 2015 |
| "… The popular conception of the 'self-sufficient modern mom is a myth. It really does take a village to raise a child, so enlist yours to help take some of the pressure off. You deserve it." |
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January 2014 |
| ". . . One reason social media is so addicting: it is like experiencing human hugs all day long." |
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January 2017 |
| "According to the National Institutes of Health, about 47 teens are bullied every five minutes; 71% of students report bullying as an ongoing problem; about 282,000 students reportedly are attacked in U.S. high schools each month…" |
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September 2016 |
| According to the US Dept. of Justice, "The media has widely reported that there is a witness testimony that [Michael] Brown said 'don't shoot' as he held his hands above his head. In fact, our investigation did not reveal any eyewitness who stated…" |
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July 2001 |
| "Whether planning for a hurricane, tornado, flood, fire, or even earthquake, disaster mitigation in advance can yield the same result: fewer lives lost and less damage to property." |
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March 2010 |
| "Bubbles and credit crises happen too often as it is. Governments should not increase their frequencies and depths by creating artificial housing and real estate shortages." |
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September 2020 |
| "The cost in human lives, as well as the growing economic fallout, from this COVID-19 contagion clearly illustrate the desperate need for a revised public health regime. . . ." |
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March 2002 |
| ". . . The haphazard collection, retention, and dissemination of personal information continues unregulated on an unprecedented scale--largely concealed from the individuals whose data is being used." |
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January 2012 |
| "The reality is that many perpetrators are not shady men in dirty, threadbare trench coats living in seedy hotels, but are, in fact, pillars of our community." |
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March 2006 |
| ". . . It is evident that differing color holds considerable importance within the black community and is measurably influencing self-esteem, prestige, and marital status." |
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July 2020 |
| "Humans have evolved to be very sensitive to illnesses, contamination, and contagion, and these threats have certain unique properties--they are relatively 'invisible' and ambiguous." |
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September 2020 |
| "These (purposefully) chaotic times are an opportunity for a movement toward government control and the suppression of individuality. Lockdowns keep us apart and stifle the free exchange of ideas and social communion." |
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March 2016 |
| "We need a mom's code in our worl [to] celebrate honest friendships and decry the soul-crushing nonsense that leaves a mother isolated, disillusioned, or sad." |
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March 2007 |
| "An awakening and urgent cry for change, the affair has multiple meanings. Above all, it is a desperate move toward a fuller, richer life." |
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March 2003 |
| "Having a plan isn't a guarantee that nothing bad will ever happen, but it does mean that you and your companion animals have a better chance of surviving and staying together." |
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January 2006 |
| "If New Orleans lacks material wealth, it possesses a cultural richness . . . a certain nobility . . . that defies description." |
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July 2018 |
| "You tell yourself that no one understands him except for you, making you want him even more. He soon will become your No. 1 priority and you will grow emotionally attached to him. . . . Too bad it will end in havoc and mayhem." |
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January 2005 |
| "Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit"; a documentary on the English language, as spoken in the U.S., is airing on PBS. |
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September 2020 |
| "The challenge of finding new health insurance might become more common across the country thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic." |
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January 2019 |
| Nichelle Nichols, the actress who played Lt. Uhura in the original series, had decided to leave the show--until a conversation with the civil rights leader changed her mind. |
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July 2018 |
| "We have . . . created a community of strivers, as '1Lifers' are pulling each other to new heights, one young life, one inspiration, one Dare2Dream day at a time." |
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January 2018 |
| ". . . The very industry that is supposed to lead us to true, safe, and productive ways to better our health instead is lying through its biceps and feeding us a bunch of nonsense--expensive nonsense at that." |
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March 2021 |
| "On average, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the U.S. Nearly half of all American women and men have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime." |
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May 2010 |
| "If there is one overarching message [for] potential adoptive parents, it is: Do not give up. Even today, with so many resources at your fingertips, adoptions takes time." |
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November 2015 |
| "Many cancer patients live long and happy lives, well after their initial diagnoses. Holiday periods nourish their spirits and remind them how much they have to live for." |
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November 2007 |
| "Adults who formerly were in foster care are more likely to be homeless, unprepared for employment, limited to low-skill jobs, dependent on welfare or Medicaid, and convicted of crimes and incarcerated, as well as to succomb to drug and alcohol abuse." |
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November 2021 |
| "There are at least seven claimants for the status of first Thanksgiving--in Texas, Virginia, Florida, and Maine." |
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May 2015 |
| "Now is a wonderful time to tell your mother all the things you did not know to express when you were a kid." |
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March 2001 |
| "In the area of gun control, it is time to leran from the experiences of other developed nations in a manner that preserves individual rights, improves informed consumer choice, and encourages responsibility and accountability." |
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November 2011 |
| For the present time, Catholics and Jews are free to beat one another for pleasure, but may have little time remaining to circumcise their sons into the covenant. |
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March 2012 |
| "Clear, up-front communication before and during vacation lays the foundation for a wonderful journey for everyone." |
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March 2012 |
| ". . . We need to ensure our nation's at-risk kids have a fighting chance at safe and fulfilling lives as teenagers--and adults." |
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January 2022 |
| ". . . Homebuyers typically [are purchasing] their homes for 100% of the seller's asking price, with another 35% purchasing their home for beyond the asking price." |
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July 2017 |
| "The suffragists publicized their cause through letters, tracts, and newspapers. Lecturers took long rides by stage coach, buggy, train, ferry, and ocean liner…" |
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January 2008 |
| ". . . If all of the members [of the Senate and House] who exercised school choice for their own children had supported school choice in policy, every major legislative effort in recent years to give parents school choice would have passed." |
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January 2007 |
| When individuals learn to throw off the shackles of predisposition and engage in the art of "soft power," watch the words and passion flow. |
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July 2011 |
| The typical American adult has an unhealthy, strange relationship with sleep. |
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March 2015 |
| "When bad communcation habits take over, the reputation you worked so hard to cultivate takes a beating. These habits are the punishment that keeps on giving." |
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March 2014 |
| "Because the Hispanic vote overwhelmingly favors Democrats, the abuses [concerning the child tax credit] are ignored by the Obama Administration and Senate majority. . . ." |
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July 2020 |
| With an increase in distress calls and a decrease in actual reports of domestic violence, victims may be delaying reporting eiother until they feel safe enough to do so or until a threatening situation escalates. |
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March 2009 |
| "Today's kids have it rough and, as parents, we not only have to endure our children's suffering but, for some of us, it is forcing us to relive our own." |
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May 2017 |
| "…There is no such thing as a child prostitute. Minors used for sex by adults are, by definition, abuse victims. Pimps are, by definition, human traffickers. 'Johns' are, by definition, child rapists. Calling a survivor of child rape a prostitute…" |
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July 2016 |
| "…Curiosity is something that your children were born with. Your job is to learn how to foster and encourage your offspring's natural impulses to ask questions and learn new things." |
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November 2015 |
| "As you psyche yourself up for the holiday season, remember that everyone loves a pregnant woman." |
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May 2001 |
| An in-house elevator can be the solution to inability to climb stairs. |
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March 2011 |
| "Race is not going away, but it cannot be allowed to divide an ostensibly equal rights nation between white and black or between white and brown." |
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July 2017 |
| "Right now, this movement [as illustrated by the Women's March on Washington] seems to be against something--the President--but is still in some ways searching for what it is for. This is in constrast to single-issue movements in the past…" |
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May 2008 |
| "Science, with [the Muscular Dystrophy Association's] years of backing, is making dramatic headway against the genetic defects that lie behind so many muscle-wasting diseases." |
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July 2010 |
| A homeless victim of the recession recounts how the words of Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas saved his life. |
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May 2010 |
| "There often is an edge of aggressiveness and cold-heartedness to adults who never have resolved or come to terms with who and what their mother was." |
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May 2022 |
| "Sometimes what you need and want are the same thing, and they are wrapped in coincidence. Then you end up in a grocery store during a pandemic. It's there you witness the raw nerve of humanity." |
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May 2005 |
| "Facing our mortality provides an internal shift--a different perspective on time. The sobering new focus presents us with an urgent call to live fully." |
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July 2021 |
| "So, what can students do?--be cheerful or reluctant participants in a massive uncontrolled experiment and hope for the best? Seek an exemption? Perhaps pause their education plans--and outrageous tuition?" |
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March 2016 |
| "…While you will not be able to eradicate whining overnight--or once and for all--you can help your children learn to use more productive, less annoyign means of communication." |
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May 2021 |
| ". . . Gear such as garden hoses, lawn edgers, lea blowers, pruning shears, wheelborrows, and chainsaws cause 73% of [yardwork] injuries." |
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November 2010 |
| "Does the cougar merit an 'atta girl' for finally staking out the grounds of sexual power and privilege previously allotted to successful men?" |
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January 2009 |
| "The runaway and throwaway issue has been a silent crisis far too long. We badly need a little noise, and the hope is that government officials, educators, and ordinary citizens join in the clamor." |
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January 2021 |
| ". . . City policymakers are struggling to contemplate . . . how much of this shift will be permanent. . . ." |
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July 2005 |
| "Voluntary contributions advance economic growth by providing a third pot of resources to address problems and create opportunities when government money and corporate investment are not available." |
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January 2010 |
| "The unassailable priveleges of the white races have been thrown away, squandered, betrayed. . . . The exploited world is beginning to take its revenge on its lords." |
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November 2015 |
| "…Lay of the juice, master the exit, review a few names, partner up smartly, and think about the party as a celebration and not as a Santa-themed networking event." |
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January 2017 |
| "…It is crucial for parents to be able to recognize the signs that their children may be cyberbullies, and to know how to handle and prevent this behavior." |
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November 2018 |
| "After decades of marriage in which they were focused more on the joint effort of raising the kids and making a living than they were on each other, [couples often] discover that they have grown apart, rather than together." |
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September 2008 |
| "Rituals, including the rites of organized religion, are critical parts of life. They provide context, meaning, rhythm, and connection." |
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November 2005 |
| ". . . We need to ask ourselves how it is that one of the most progressive countries in the world is killing such large numbers of . . . Lost and homeless pets." |
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March 2012 |
| "The old feminism tries to overcome . . . Basic truth by compelling us to live under the aegis of gender neutrality. It sounds like liberation, but it is not." |
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March 2005 |
| A well-known shoe company has set out to find fresh faces of kids--and, apparently, canines--to be part of its latest ad campaign. Sound familiar? |
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July 2019 |
| "We can end homelessness as a country. We choose to allow homelessness to exist, but we can choose differently." |
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January 2021 |
| ". . . We should bring back the civilization that we had [before the pandemic] so that the cure [for COVID] does not end up being worse than the disease." |
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November 2004 |
| "No justification exists for limiting the rights of citizens to donate to campaigns or fund political advertising as a way to promote" people going to the polls. |
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September 2010 |
| "Sharing a photo may help us connect with someone that we never would have met otherwise. It is making our world smaller, and frankly, much more memorable." |
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July 2021 |
| "As the retrospectives of the pandemic are written, it is crucial we try to understand the economic incentives at play in how people behaved and so where government action might have helped or hindered public health efforts." |
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September 2015 |
| "While our drivers are taking every possible precaution to avoid accidents, communities need to do their part and practice common sense when sharing the road with sanitation trucks." |
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May 2016 |
| "While we cannot necessarily make our workdays shorter or push a button to reduce our stress level, we can still enjoy the long and blissful sleep we deserve." |
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January 2002 |
| ". . . With proper planning and the help of qualified professionals, the home-buying experience can be a triumph, not an ordeal." |
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May 2012 |
| When public policy issue debate leads to nasty, irrelevant personal attack, as mandated insurance for contraception has in the case of Rush Limbaugh, opponents will turn the issue to the untowardness of the attack and ignore the points at issue. |
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November 2007 |
| "Most homeless kids are on the streets because they . . . believe they are safer alone than in the home they once knew--if that home even exists for them anymore." |
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March 2017 |
| "People tend to feel guilty when they like the cheapest one, but that's actually awesome. It saves you a lot of bucks." |
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July 2015 |
| "Do not cave in to whiny demands and offer a reward for a measly effort at self-control, or no effort at all. This is … kiddie extortion … Parents are held ransom by a fitful child until they, too, want to scream." |
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September 2011 |
| "The World Trade Center site is now one of the most historic places in America. What a shame it would be for kids to visit New York City, walk by the Ground Zero construction site, and never understand what happened there." |
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November 2009 |
| ". . . Thanksgiving . . . is a special day that involves family visits and a four-day weekend for many [while] young adults regard Christmas as their most cherished holiday [with its] rich family and religious traditinos. . . ." |
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March 2012 |
| ". . . This idea that there is only one thing better than having a baby, and that is having a smart baby, [is] almost unbearably sad." |
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May 2016 |
| "Seeing that they go somewhere that offers assistance, socialization, and activites can help cure the loneliess and put them back on track to a more fulfilling, active, and engaged life" |
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July 2008 |
| Visiting the gravesites of U.S. presidents is nothing new--but vice presidents? One man's journey across the country to learn about our forgotten leaders yielded some interesting lessons about the nation . . . and himself. |
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March 2020 |
| "One can debate endlessly about the role of nature or nurture in molding a person . . . But sex is 100% nature. It is not 'assigned.'" |
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July 2018 |
| "I knew the boys loved us both and would need time with each of us. For them to be brought up well, they would need parents who were healthy human beings." |
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November 2018 |
| "The holidays are an emotional time for many people and even more so when those individuals are going through a divorce. It is very tempting to be vindictive and do things to annoy your soon-to-be ex during the holiday season. My advice is to resist." |
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Life In America |
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July 2015 |
| "… As parents, we all may not be in the same boat, but we all are on the same ocean." |
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Life in America |
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July 2004 |
| ". . . Success and prosperity for the majority of black Americans in the 21st century only will be achieved by a strong coalition of Christians and Muslims who are dedicated to the values of democracy and social justice." |
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Life in America |
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January 2001 |
| "Rather than trying to find the 'one right way,' parents need to be flexible and creative in finding strategies that work for their particular family." |
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Life in America |
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January 2014 |
| "Technology has encouraged communication on our terms and led to an explosion of self-expressive me-first messages [but] what you want to say never is more important than what you want to accomplish." |
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Life in America |
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September 2006 |
| "American society does not deal will with death in general and with pregnancy loss in particular." |
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Life in America |
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July 2002 |
| "Americans are living longer, marrying later, exiting marriages more quickly, and choosing to live together before marriage, in between marriages, and as an alternative to marriage." |
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Life In America |
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January 2016 |
| "How much money you make and how much 'stuff' kids get is far less important than making sure everyone is contributing to the family, and that children are learning the value of giving back to others and to society." |
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Life in America |
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March 2022 |
| "She needs her space and he wants to find himself. [He] will move into a smaller place near the woods, where he can stand outside with a cup of coffee in the dark and pretend to be Thoreau," but where does that leave the kids? |
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Life In America |
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November 2020 |
| "As a black man, I take tremendous pride in belonging to a group that epitomizes courage, perseverance, and faith. In looking back towards our past, I am propelled to create a brighter future." |
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Life in America |
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September 2007 |
| A grumbling and disenchanted workforce can learn a lot about gratitude from those who treasure any job they can get--individuals with mental retardation and other severe developmental disabilities. |
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Life In America |
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May 2020 |
| We cannot hand our lives over to the government, particularly when the virus has become an opportunity for Congress to pass pork-filled legislation, showboating governors to out-quarantine each other, and tech companies to share cell phone tracking. |
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Life in America |
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July 2020 |
| "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them." |
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Life in America |
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January 2020 |
| "When we try to fix our cities by making them bigger and better, we are taking a shortsighted approach that discounts the way cities have evolved throughout history." |
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Life In America |
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January 2021 |
| ". . . The pandemic . . . has served to shine a spotlight on the grit, resourcefulness, and optimism that thrives at the local level." |
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July 2019 |
| "…When the issue of fatherless families comes up, the race card quite often comes out. No surprise there--it is the hackneyed go-to response of the Left on so many topics." |
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September 2003 |
| ". . . It is vital that parents, law enforcement agents, and policymakers understand the complexities of the missing child problem in order to respond to the different types of these episodes appropriately." |
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September 2005 |
| "Nannies . . . are one type of secular miracle worker within a much larger phenomenon. Experts in nearly every sphere of daily life are featured on television programs that presume to 'make over' their charges." |
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Life in America |
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July 2009 |
| "Let us hope that American English does not turn into a bland, homogenized, pasteurized, assembly line product. May our bodacious language remain tasty and nourishing--full of flavor, variety, and local ingredients." |
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Life in America |
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July 2013 |
| "American English is an incomparably broad, vigorous, versatile, mutable tongue that can withstand an unintended daily pummeling by millions of those who speak it." |
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Life In America |
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March 2020 |
| ". . . Political opinions should go viral, not be quarantined. Many folks with opinions differing from those of the tribal chieftains find themselves whispering in dark corners like drug dealers." |
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Life in America |
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September 2009 |
| "Since incest taboos are so ancient and continue today very much as they did in the past, having near unanimity regarding their moral necessity, it seems safe to assum that they still serve some practical need." |
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September 2018 |
| "As the population of ride-share companies continues to increase, so do criticisms about the safety of using them as an alternative to taxi and limosine services." |
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January 2022 |
| "Do religious marriages formed by twenty-somethings face different divorce odds than marriages formed by secular Americans in the same age group?" |
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January 2011 |
| There are plenty of excuses made by lots of men after they have had to come clean about their affairs. |
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May 2005 |
| "Differences in expectations of what parenting will bring to the marriage, and how to handle children, money, power, decisions, and chores all factor into the stresses that erod so many unions." |
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Life In America |
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July 2020 |
| "Many worry the inequalities of this digital divide will worsen during the COVID-19 crisis, even as there is hope the spotlight on the problem will lead to a fix after years of waiting." |
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September 2016 |
| "One worrying aspect of today's welfare system is the extent to which benefits are provided to those who do not meet the federal definition of poverty." |
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May 2018 |
| "The ability to go over, under, around, or through any obstacle is the essense of this 'never quit' mindset that is akin to the Samurai warriors of Japan. . . " |
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