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  • Yes, What You Wear to Church Does Matter

    Yes, What You Wear to Church Does Matter0

    “Does your mom let you wear jeans to church?” So spoke a family friend who was babysitting me and my siblings many years ago when our parents were away for the weekend. I had come downstairs that Sunday morning wearing jeans, a sweater, and a scarf. “Yes,” I said without hesitation. I thought her question

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  • Yes, We’re Getting Dumber. But Why?

    Yes, We’re Getting Dumber. But Why?0

    This morning brought the news that long time economist Thomas Sowell is retiring from his position as a syndicated columnist. Curious, I flipped through an archive of his many columns and stumbled on one entitled Education: Then and Now, written in early 2006. One paragraph in particular caught my eye. Like many of the older

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  • Yes, We Need Standardized Tests

    Yes, We Need Standardized Tests0

    While nobody really likes standardized tests, they do serve a purpose. That’s why calls to do away with them, particularly by teachers union lobbyists, should be met with skepticism. In Minnesota, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports, “The Legislature has made a raft of changes to public school testing in recent years, including eliminating high school

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  • Yes, We Have Ruined Childhood. But There’s Hope for Restoration.

    Yes, We Have Ruined Childhood. But There’s Hope for Restoration.0

    Over the weekend the New York Times published an article entitled, “We Have Ruined Childhood.” Author Kim Brooks states her premise bluntly: “To put it simply, our kids are not O.K.” Many of us would agree. We see it in the young faces around us and we read about it in the rising suicide rates

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  • Yes, We Have Bananas… in All Shapes and Sizes

    Yes, We Have Bananas… in All Shapes and Sizes0

    “Yes, we have no bananas” was a hit song from the 1920s. Here a Greek fruit vendor answers all questions with “yes,” even when the answer is negative. In today’s America, we have lots of bananas. First, of course, are the curved yellow fruits sold in bunches. You may be living in Alaska or Massachusetts,

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  • Yes, There Are Benefits to Studying Latin

    Yes, There Are Benefits to Studying Latin0

    Is the study of classic literature and languages like Latin and Greek dead? Many would answer that question with a yes. After all, it’s cooler to have a degree in woman’s studies – or at least some type of diploma that can land a person a decent paying job. But recent developments at the University

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