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  • My Fourth of July: Hope for America

    My Fourth of July: Hope for America0

    My Fourth of July began when I placed six small American flags at intervals along the sidewalk of the front porch of my daughter’s house. As I pushed the flagpoles into the grass, I thought of my deceased wife, who had purchased these and other American flags, and who for years had decorated the lawn

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  • My Favorite Patriotic Recipes for Independence Day

    My Favorite Patriotic Recipes for Independence Day5

    Independence Day is just around the corner! I’m planning to celebrate with a feast. What better things to cook than classic American recipes? Much of what we think of as “American food” actually comes from Western Europe where the majority of immigration to our country originated. Most of the immigrants were poor, simple, and hardy,

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  • My Family Fled Communism When I Was 6. Now We Fear Our Nightmare Has Followed Us Here

    My Family Fled Communism When I Was 6. Now We Fear Our Nightmare Has Followed Us Here0

    Following the State of the Union address, I found the state of the nation surreal. I kept skimming past articles about the Democratic Party’s proposed economic stimulus packages, collectively known as the Green New Deal. They propose to fund unsustainable sectors like solar panels—which are already heavily government-backed—by targeting more self-sufficient industries, like meat production.

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  • My Egg Donor Went to Harvard. Did Yours?

    My Egg Donor Went to Harvard. Did Yours?0

    A feature in the Harvard Crimson, the university’s undergraduate newspaper, gives a fascinating anecdotal picture of the sperm and egg donation industry on the fringes of Ivy League campuses. Parents who want smart kids. It opens with an interview with a 41-year-old Vancouver woman, Shannon Copeland, who was unable to have a child in her

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  • My Daughter Went Transgender. I Was Powerless to Stop Doctors From Harming Her.

    My Daughter Went Transgender. I Was Powerless to Stop Doctors From Harming Her.1

    • April 1, 2019

    I am a mother whose daughter has identified as transgender since the age of 14. I love her, and I care deeply about her and other kids who identify as transgender. There are young people, like my daughter, who are in turmoil, and who are not getting the compassionate care that they need and deserve.

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  • My Daughter Plays Like a Trad Wife

    My Daughter Plays Like a Trad Wife0

    Having just one almost two-year-old girl, I am a relative newcomer to the world of little girls. My first two children were boys who were drawn towards roadworks, train tracks and diggers. Hence my little girl has a wide range of vehicles to choose from. Yet, unlike either of my boys, she insists on playing with her “babies”,

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