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Why 'Popcorn Books' Are Good for You
- Culture, Featured, Literature, Uncategorized
- March 21, 2025
In a few months’ time, my wife and I will send our second child to daycare. Like all parents, nothing is more precious to us than our children. So it’s surprising that the people whom parents trust to take care of their kids—childcare workers and preschool teachers—get paid median salaries of just $22,290 and $28,990
READ MORETax season is a good time to remind us that the history of taxes tells the story of whole civilizations. What is taxed, and how much is it taxed, tells us what the rulers valued. What was exempt tells us who had the political pull to be excluded. It is no different today. If you’re
READ MOREWhen North Carolina teachers joined a growing list of recent teacher protests and walked out earlier this month, objecting low pay, it was a little odd. North Carolina teachers make about $46,000 a year, the same as the state’s average wage. It’s not a high salary, but it’s certainly not a low one. Why do
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