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Sure, accept Muslim immigrants… but they should prepare to be assimilated. That seems to be the general message of James Kirkup in his editorial today for The Telegraph titled “Yes, Muslims are different. No, we shouldn’t accept that.” His piece was in response to a British politician’s recent statement that attempts to integrate Muslims into
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An editorial from The New Zealand Herald this month states that a proposal to pay New Zealand stay-at-home mothers has merit, commenting: “many parents who return to paid careers when their child is still very young cite financial necessity. It would be interesting to see what their decisions would be if it were possible to
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The idea of apprenticeship as an alternative to college has gained acceptance by leaps and bounds in recent years. After all, who wouldn’t like the lower cost, the hands-on training, and the practical aspect of the concept? The question is, why does a student have to wait until he has completed high school to begin
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Some close friends of mine regularly invite children from an inner-city program to their hobby farm. The kids always have a blast doing all the things that farm kids do: chasing chickens, running by the garden, through the orchard, and so on. After one of these outings, my friends were driving the children back to
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Thriftiness is a highly admired quality… but have you ever noticed how hard it is to be thrifty in a grocery store? Food prices seem to be continually high and rose again in July for the sixth month in a row. According to the USDA, a moderate-cost meal plan for a family of four is
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A while back, I asked what seemed to be a taboo question, namely, “Do men secretly want stay-at-home wives?” According to the responses and other polling, the answer to that question leans strongly in the affirmative direction. Other data suggest that women would answer a question about whether they secretly wanted to be stay-at-home wives
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